—”I am just sick of all of it.”
The primary objective for many of the interlopers is to disrupt the normal flow of ideas and social discourse.
By encouraging a race to the bottom, removing structure and order. This makes an opening to change the shape of the discussion.
If participation in FreeRepublic drops to zero they have won.
Long ago I took a class because my buddies said the instructor is a former Army Military Intelligence Officer and is most helpful to veterans.
He was helpful, and even loaned me books from his collection.
If only I had put in more effort because his favorite topic was propaganda.
Notice how little serious discussion takes place on the Ukraine topic, and this is a loss for there some here that have knowledge and insight about that area.
The other day someone posted about Erdoğan’s Neo-Ottomanism being on a collision course with Putin’s new Russian empire.
A fantastic comment; and then back to the usual name-calling.
Please, it is important to stay healthy because...
“The only thing necessary for evil to triumph in the world is that good men do nothing”
"...this is a loss for there some here that have knowledge and insight about that area...
That is absolutely what bothers me most. I have been a paying member here for many years, and for good reason. I come here to learn. This dynamic completely inhibits that.