Sadly it’s something I’ve observed a lot on FR lately. Not only on Ukrain v Russia threads, but Covid and others as well. Aside from some early attempts to get information on the disease, I have not participated in either topic for just this reason.
I no longer read the posts of Free Republic to learn anything because it’s a piss poor place to do that.
It is interesting how many Russian, Chinese and Iranian agents and US left wing democrats posing as Conservatives post just to throw a monkey wrench into the works.