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FreeRepublic ^ | Dec 31 | RandFan

Posted on 12/31/2020 2:03:58 PM PST by RandFan

So, I checked out thedonald.win after someone referred me to it on here hoping to spread a message of unity and conservatism but jeeez... All I got was abuse and fighting.

Are they children? Younger people?

F this, F that in comments to me. The don't like Rand much. Heck, I don't think they like anyone.

I know this is a difficult time but I tried to reach out and point out we're on the same side but it falls on deaf ears. I like FreeRepublic because it is a more mature place. Yes there are heated debates but I have never seen this place descend into what that thedonald forum has...

I did manage to get a "PARDON SNOWDEN" story nearly 600 upvotes so I was particularly happy about that despite all the hate and nonsense.

Sure there are good people there no doubt, just that I didn't feel very welcome which is a shame and I think hurts the cause more than anything.

Stay safe, FRiends and have a Happy New Year.


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To: Crolis; RandFan

Also, a lot of the weird remarks might be inside jokes. They’ve been a community for 5 years, starting on Reddit, and like us, they have a lot of running jokes. Remember Viking kitties, and a rabbit with pancakes on its head, the Rachel Corrie references, and “Thailand??”


41 posted on 12/31/2020 2:40:54 PM PST by A_perfect_lady (The greatest wealth is to live content with little. -Plato)
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To: RandFan
It's called TheDonald.win for a reason. Try TheRand.win instead.
43 posted on 12/31/2020 2:43:02 PM PST by McGruff
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To: A_perfect_lady

The Snowden post got 600+ votes and still going.

I know it’s a Donald Trump forum but there must be some interest in politics and the message of liberty. At least I would think so


44 posted on 12/31/2020 2:43:20 PM PST by RandFan
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To: RandFan

Sure. But the post can also be interpreted as a “Trump’s done, let’s talk about my guy now” one.

(Which is why I think you’ve got CovidToes on your back)


45 posted on 12/31/2020 2:43:29 PM PST by Skywise
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To: RandFan

You need to Suck It Up, Buttercup! Follow my lead...

I get put in ‘Facebook Prison’ on a regular basis, as well as being ‘Democratic Underground’s Poster of the Week’ from time to time.

You’re just not trying hard enough, Bunky! ;)


46 posted on 12/31/2020 2:44:07 PM PST by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust post-Apocalyptic skill set. )
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To: RandFan

If you’re new, you’re gonna get roasted. They’re both brutal and nice, over there. If you’re nice they are nice back, as a rule.


47 posted on 12/31/2020 2:44:10 PM PST by 4Liberty (How does a kids car-donation nonprofit pay for so MANY radio ads if it's a charity?)
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To: RandFan

it IS - once the handshake icon is off your name things will be a little different - but it’s a LOT of activity you have for a “newbie”.

Not that there’s anything wrong with that per se - just that the group is protective.


49 posted on 12/31/2020 2:45:20 PM PST by Skywise
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To: McGruff

I understand this.. but like I said, no greater friend in the US Senate than Rand Paul for Donald Trump. They’re in the same party, share many positions and policies and speak often on the phone.


50 posted on 12/31/2020 2:45:23 PM PST by RandFan
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To: Skywise

OK Sky. I will try and be a better poster there and prove myself to them... It’s a tough crowd.


51 posted on 12/31/2020 2:48:15 PM PST by RandFan
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I think it is still influential and I hope it continues to be. Those kind of communities can build momentum and can help sustain movements and bring more people into the fold.

After how they were treated on Reddit, they have a certain glee about pushing back on the left and especially big tech.


53 posted on 12/31/2020 2:49:04 PM PST by Crolis ("To have a right to do a thing is not at all the same as to be right in doing it." -GKC)
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To: RandFan

Oh, a lot of them really like Rand, as he’s not a RINO. Stick around.


54 posted on 12/31/2020 2:51:57 PM PST by A_perfect_lady (The greatest wealth is to live content with little. -Plato)
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To: 4Liberty

Yep, agree with all that. There’s an energy level that FR can’t match.


55 posted on 12/31/2020 2:53:16 PM PST by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: RandFan

it can be - there’s decent people like you find here on freep too. I’m there and I know a few other freepers are too.

You might also checkout kotakuinaction2.win as well - Thats a group that discusses the pop culture war and censorship/liberty in more general terms.
(Kotaku is a game review site that was part of the whole gamergate debacle - gamergate was when certain, really bad, games made by women were being highly reviewed by sites like Kotaku and other media. When the gamers voiced their opinions on the game, Kotaku and others blamed the gamers for their misogyny and hate speech. After some investigation by soem of those gamers - Turns out that the women were giving sexual favors for reviews - that REALLY ticked off the gaming sites and started a whole cultural attack on gamers for their hate and misogyny and that games were really about and for women all along. (and LGBTQXYZ peeples)


56 posted on 12/31/2020 2:53:17 PM PST by Skywise
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To: malach

Yeah, FR is a lot tamer now. We used to have a lot more... something. I don’t know. I guess we’re all just older now. I’ve been here 20 years (18 on this account. My first one got Zotted.)


57 posted on 12/31/2020 2:54:51 PM PST by A_perfect_lady (The greatest wealth is to live content with little. -Plato)
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To: Crolis

I like to spread the message and reach as many people as I can so think its worth sticking with for now and seeing if they will gradually accept me especially if I lose the newbie status as Sky suggests.

I’m certainly not there to cause trouble or problems.


58 posted on 12/31/2020 2:56:29 PM PST by RandFan
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I like it. Man, it’s refreshing to see the younger generation pick up the mantle of conservatism. May not be what we all agree on but they’ll figure out what works and grow into it. I’m just grateful they get it.


59 posted on 12/31/2020 2:58:18 PM PST by Caipirabob (Communists...Socialists...Fascists & AntiFa...Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
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To: gw-ington
"High-schoolers and recent college grads despise being told they're actually wrong about something."

Sounds pretty much the norm for most if not all generations during that post puberty stage. I was that way. My son was that way and grandson is as well but he doesn't act out around me. lol

60 posted on 12/31/2020 2:59:31 PM PST by ImpBill ("American! Where are you now?")
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