Posted on 12/14/2013 10:33:19 AM PST by The Bat Ladys Husband
First of all, let me say that I have been a lurker on FR since 2000. My wife (The Bat Lady) has been registered and a poster since the same time. I generally use FR as a news source and in years past as an info source for FR organized protests/demonstrations. I don’t generally comment on articles because I mostly agree and don’t need to preach to the choir. However one article fired me up and I finally register in August 2013.
That being said, I recently commented on an article regarding Steve Stockman running against John Cornyn. Knowing a lot about Texas politics I said Stockman was not a viable candidate. OMG! You would have thought I said I pissed on Reagan’s grave. I was called a troll, a Cornyn plant, a GOP-e (if my friends had heard that they would be laughing their asses off.) With all the name-calling I had to look to see if I was on FR or DU. Conservatives pride themselves on the quality of their debate versus liberal knee-jerk name-calling. I guess some here on FR can’t raise themselves above that level.
Sticks and Stones! But more disturbing to me is the rise what I like to call the FR-e. Those are the posters that think that because they have been on FR for a long time that they are some kind of royalty and that newcomer’ comments and insights have no validity if they do not parrot their particular perception. I was called a noob “prattling"
(prat·tle talk idly or childishly: to talk in a silly, idle, or childish way silly, idle, or childish talk)
Just because someone has recently discovered FR or recently joined after lurking they prattle? Oops, my bad, I guess they don’t prattle if they agree with the pompous long-term freeper. Maybe we could cut back on the fundraisers if we encouraged new members rather than drive them off or turned them off with vitriolic discourse and vicious name-calling
(vit·ri·ol·ic adjective - filled with the intention or desire to do evil.)
If you haven’t looked at the Home page (click Free republic at the top left of the browse page) I invite you to look again: Jim Robinson states: “Believing that the best defense is a strong offense, we (myself and those whom I'm trying to attract to FR) support...”
Jim is trying to attract people to FR. How does denigrating a new reader attract them to FR? Being a victim of a verbal knock-out game by a supercilious FR-e certainly does not encourage a "newbie" to participate or even hang around
(su·per·cil·i·ous adjective 1. behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others.)
Certainly all long time members don’t fit this category but those who do know who you are (or maybe you don’t) and so do we.
How about YOU shut up, Noob! ;-)
I looked over the posting window before he did post because I have been posting for years.
I said something about "vanity" but the site wouldn't accept where we put it and had to take it out of that category.
I would love to include it as it is important to you and maybe others. Please tell me where exactly to say (Vanity) and thanks for mentioning in a non-namecalling way.
Your request will be followed. That is how discourse can be done.
Not everyone can make a logical argument. In the physical world, those people tend to shut up when they are challenged to support their argument. However, in the Internet world, they revert to 3rd grade.
I suggest you learn when to make you final concise statement and let it rest, comfortable with not getting the last word.
I’m still working on that myself.
Well I suspect you’ll stir up quite a discussion and make friends or enemies along the way.
I don’t know what potential Stockman has but I do know a little of his past.
He has been in and out of TX politics since 1990 mostly on the local level except for
one run statewide at Railroad Commissioner. He failed to get the nomination.
He has been elected twice. His biggest win was in 1994 when he knocked Jack Brooks
out of the 9th CD. He lost the following attempt at being reelected. His 2nd election
was in 2012 when he won the current seat he holds.
There are 79 days until the Primary election on Mar 4, 2014. Stockman according to
the FEC filings has some $30,000 cash on had and debts of over $200,000. Thus he is
facing a cash shortfall and time constaint to make a statewide run.
We’ll know more of his abilities within 60 days as polls, etc begin to show if he can attract
support. All in all it it will make for an interesting few months in Texas politics.
On one hand, I completely agree with you. On another, one has to understand that this is a general public board and they pretty much let anybody post.
I remember not long ago I said something sarcastic about dogs. Now, I own a dog, but you’d of thought I personally went out and killed Lassie! Very, very mean comments, and I’m regular poster! It was eye-opening to say the least.
I got that, most people here seem to know much more on here than me. BTW, I would agree with you on one part. I would find being called a troll insulting. It is unlikely the freeper, read your posts post.
FR is a great place to go if you want to find out that conservatives and libertarians are just as susceptible to bad logic and poor argumentation skills as liberals and socialists.
Far as I can see, with the exception of #50 and possibley #44, ONLY Noobs, BNG or FNG are the only ones that responded to you.
At the Tun Tavern a young man walked in and saw a booth saying USMC Recruiter.
He ambled over, and before he knew it he was the Very FIRST enlisted Marine. After signing up, they gave him a couple of beer chits and was told the wagon would be by to take him and ‘the others’ to PI.
A second young lad did likewise and upon finishing, was given One beer chit and told to wait in the bar.
Upon sitting at the bar, #2 said “Not bad, just joined the Marines and they gave me a free beer”.
To which #1 replied
“BACK IN THE OLD CORPS WE GOT TWO BEERS”
ROFL!!!!! Oh my sides!!! That sure didn't take long!
Painty, panties, panty, sex, 1/2 dozen or the the other.
Heh heh. Thanks for the chuckle.
I’ve shut my pie hole, now.
JRandomFreeper = newb. :=)
Did you know George W. (Washington, that is!)? Heck of a guy, from what I've heard. :-)
No matter what else and how much flak you receive, your post is well written. We must remember though, Freepers are somewhat like Christians. There are those who walk the walk and those that are idiots. You might say though, “saved” idiots. I have been on FR for many years and still get humbled by some of the intelligence that appears here. Take the good and dump the stupid.
For your own sake please repent of that one before the next time you go to church lest you burst into flames upon entry.
Oh my, where to begin...been posting since 2004 but still feel like a noob and don’t know when that feeling goes away. Not a big techie so don’t know how to find out how long someone has been with FR but really don’t care...it’s in the content of their character, er, postings, that matter to me and I’ve always thought that if you put anything out there on line, be prepared to have it chopped off. Remember, you don’t have to be in the same room with any of these people...
So, to thine own self, be true.....and eff ‘em all....and FReep on!
There is a Jedi Mind Trick in this...
Oh, you are so screwed.
Besides, it's not 'pie hole', it's 'muffin cavern'.
So SHUT UP.
All internet fora, over time, are hijacked by people who are there to shout and scream and pick fights. It makes them feel better about themselves, I suppose. But, it has the effect of driving many people away who grow weary of the childish nonsense.
That has certainly happened here. Many of our best conservative thinkers and commentators are long gone and we are poorer for it. The self appointed gatekeepers attack anyone who does not conform to there particular view of conservatism, although exactly what that might be is a little hard to discern given sentence fragment posts and thin hyperbole.
It’s the nature of the internet beast, especially where free and open discussion is encouraged.
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