This isn’t the nice place it was 20 yrs ago when I joined right after the 2000 election.
You better have sharp elbows and a thick skin.
That is for sure, but I wouldn’t trade it for any other forum. I think FR is great and the posters are great.
You have to admit the Class of ‘98 could be pretty rough. But yes, we are way past the fun silliness of the “All your Base” days.
Those were the salad days. When clinton was finally gone and we celebrated together like it was, well, 1999. Until 9/11. And then .. the bottom fell out and we huddled together around here to support our fearless leader, W. Then the truth set in. And the cynicism began.
And grew through that disaster of a presidency until obama usurped his way into the Oval Office and with him the cynicism and anger grew. And patience and tolerance were true of only a lucky few around here.
We were given a gift when President Trump was elected! The fun came back here! But the coming onslaughts by the media, the courts, democrats, hollywood, the world toward PDJT just started wearing us all down.
To the point that when Biden and the Dems stole the 2020 elections and covid took over the world, we were spent.
We are once again getting it back together here, at home, everywhere
So excuse us if you’re warned you need sharp elbows and thick skin around here. That’s called survival armour.