The ugliness has gotten so bad that I can barely read the comments on most threads. Good people just walk away and quit engaging when the bullies and trolls aren’t dealt with.
There is anecdotal evidence that some longtime Freepers have disappeared from this site.
We don’t really know why they left but it would not be surprising that the level of discourse on Free Republic has turned some people off.
This seems to be an ongoing problem . We do see from time to time the Robinsons put up their message about everyone being civil here.