Posted on 08/09/2026 2:45:45 AM PDT by RandFan
Reading FR then flicking to Twitter/X is sometimes like night and day. There's a lot of dissent there among those I happen to follow (NOT Lefitsts or anything like that) regarding: Israel, Iran War, foreign policy and the Administration generally.
A lot of hot topics that get discussed here all the time and former Representatives or officials are leading the charge: MTG, Kent, Tucker Carlson and Massie the most prominent with many large accounts echoing them.
It's clear to me this is more than just a few rebels who have no influence or standing in fact MTG says in one of her latest posts: "The Movement has begun".
She is referring to 'MAGA 2.0' and a split from the Trump admin who they accuse of breaking promises of no more foreign wars and for their handling of the Epstein saga.
This has implications I think for Vance or anyone else in the administration who might want to run for president in future.
This is just an observation. I'm no troll but feel hesitant to post (or re-post) some of their stuff because it might attract complaints.
Sometimes I feel like walking on egg shells especially with foreign policy posts which I think is the main fissure in play and where some of us naturally agree with them on.
Are Twitter/X ahead of the curve or out of order?
He certainly isn’t getting much help from the so-called Republican Party.
I’d give him high marks for managing to accomplish anything.
It’s just my view on foreign policy, there’s a few who think the same here
But I agree it’s not loads of posters. How representative is it? You have a front row seat to election day.
Oh, you’re just trying to be neutral. Got it.
And in the next breath, you accuse Trump of being George Bush.
You’re not even an American. What the hell are you doing on this forum?
Making that comparison shows you don’t have the slightest idea what the MAGA movement is.
How about getting involved in your own putrid government over in England and staying the hell out of our Affairs?
Nesnah at post number 16 really nailed it.
You ignored my post with that nonresponse response, you do that as you post these threads and work FR.
What I posted to you was this.
“You sound so normal and American, like a concerned American as you post these threads and work the forum.
I wonder if people here know that you are a foreign activist who has never even been to America? You have never even set foot here, have never voted in our elections, a pure foreign agent working the internet.”
You’re being xenophobic and I never uttered the name of Bush someone else did that
You bet.
I am drinking a large quantity of beer as we speak.
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I feel the same way. There is a core group of at least 10 to 15 people on this form, and Randfan is one of them who fit exactly into that description of yours.
They all spout the same crap. They all show up in the same threads.
You are damn right I’m being hostile to you because you’re not an American.
I’m sick of reading the crap you post on this forum day after day.
And you are right. You did not say that directly, one of the other usual suspects did.
But but it’s pretty apparent which side of that you’re on.
He/she pretends to be neutral.
As convincing as the four people cited as important influences.
Needs to try to save Britain more, and post here less.
And the OP has TDS.
Yes. It’s disheartening, because there is no leadership at the top to kick these people off this forum. It’s pretty clear that you aren’t the only person who feels this way.
On any given day, look at how many new threads are started as compared to say, just a few years ago.
And many of those new threads appear to be started each day by the same core group of people whose main motivation appears to be either straight up Trump Derangement Syndrome, or a personal feeling of being betrayed by Trump, and wishing to see the walls come crashing down on his Administration and the midterm elections for Republicans.
It’s pathetic to see. The same people who claim to to be patriots would rather see destruction and degradation of this country in the unchecked ascendancy of the left because it would “prove them right“.
It isn’t just pathetic, it’s sick.
That’s my point. Exactly.
We hear too much from you.
Way to go Joe! 100%
Iran is in the center of the artery controlling Western economies.
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right now every gulf nation but Iran is working on rerouting their oil so it does not have to go through the straight of hormuz.
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Iran wants the entire world to burn so The Mahdi can finally return, kill us all and someone lead to paradise and Islam (submission) for everyone.
Agree they are wack jobs. Its a mystery to me as to why the trump/netanyahu does not take out the next echlon of the irgc.
as well I don’t understand why the US is not agressively seeking out anything that could help the iranians launch a missle because without missle no one would care what the Iranians do or think. all that needs to be done is to maintain the blockade of oil and finances and let the world move on. eventually Iran will shrivel and die for lack of money.
the shia will be overthrown because they are complete dumb asses.
You’re right. As long as the money keeps coming in the powers that be just let anything fly on this once proud site. It’s become an anti-semite and TDS HQ. Pedosky and DU have got to be loving what is happening here.
Well said.
MAGA is Trump
Trump is MAGA
Y’all are not.
Y’all are bullshiters howling at the moon over lunatic nonsense.
Take your nonsense and shove it where the sun don’t shine.>>. Well that makes sense why nothing permanent will get done. Recission packages, and budget cuts, and agencies cancelled cuz that stuff requires legislation.
Thank you for posting this. I agree the TDS here is unbelievable and I think that is the point. We got no where else to go. But it gets harder each day. When Roger Ailes died so did Foxnews hard right edge. Same with FR after Jim’s passing. Man do we miss Jim.
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