The Covid Days were bad. The worst I saw here were the Tom Tancredo vs. Arnold Schwarzenegger fights. Very ugly. The Cruz vs. Trump fights could also be intense. The Russia-Ukraine war threads were also divisive.
There were a lot more people in the Tancredo vs. Schwarzenegger days. The intense arguments now are not so intense because more and more Freepers are passing away or leaving the site. Only a few FReepers can interact with different opinions and not take great offense, go “hot,” or be driven away.
I think more people would join Free Republic if it were more collegial in its debates. But its tough and requires great discipline and aplomb as things can get hot quick sometimes. It’s hard to find as their are no awards for being collegial. It’s its own reward.
[[great discipline and aplomb]]
Hey hey hey... enough of that fancy talk mr!