To anyone who has observed the brownshirts who now seem to have overrun FR, it's clear that the current environment is even more toxic than in past election cycles because the nuts now have the sympathy, full-blessing, and the empowerment of the ownership.
In reading the arguments of the Caucus of the Angry, the purists, the "true conservatives" here on FR, in assessing their tone and behavior in their interaction with others, we need to conclude that what we’re seeing here isn’t evidence of a political ideology; what we’re seeing is evidence of a personality disorder. Consider:
The Caucus of the Angry, generally, consistently exhibits certain character traits --
-- Perfectionism
-- Inflexibility
-- Stridency and argumentativeness
-- Impracticality/detachment from reality
-- A tendency to view the world from the perspective of the ideal, and inability to consider practical alternatives
-- Aggressiveness
-- Narrow viewpoint and the inability and unwillingness to consider other viewpoints
-- Inability to see the big picture
-- Elitism, and a tendency to consider only their position as being the “right” one
-- Rigidity and the inability to accommodate, compromise, or exhibit flexibility
-- Judgmentalism and defensiveness
-- Lack of civility
-- Negativity
-- A preference to destroy what they disagree with rather than build on previous progress
-- Inability to focus on an overall goal and to work cooperatively with others toward that goal
-- Individuality, to the point of personal isolation
Interestingly enough, these character traits are found in extremists of every stripe, left as well as right. These character traits seem to be common to extremists, independent of ideology, which is why their behavior and attitudes are symptomatic of a personality disorder rather than a political philosophy. In fact, many of these traits closely parallel the symptoms of Paranoid Personality Disorder as identified by the American Psychiatric Association (see http://mentalhelp.net/poc/view_doc.php?type=doc&id=569&cn=8 for confirming information).
FR has some great people on it. Unfortunately, it also has some rude and infantile morons. Sadly, the morons seem to have the run of the place.
Because of my public support here for Rudy Giuliani, I'm surprised I haven't been banned yet. So, I'll save the Mods the work of monitoring my posts for some "banning offense," and simply ask that they delete my account at FreeRepublic. I don't want to be associated with this site any longer.
The signal:noise ratio is already high enough. This place can't afford to lose any more reasonable posters.
I’m sorry to see you go, My2Cents. I agree with what you’ve written and stated many times that, thankfully, not one Republican I know, including the most socially conservative among them, talks the way these few maladjusted freepers talk.
However, I refuse to let some maladjusted people who don’t like the Republican I like run me off the forum. They can continue to whine to the owner and the ultimate decision is up to him.
Well, there's a Freepathon on. We'll see if they can pay for the place.
I’d ask that you don’t quit. Please.
Ah, so your "stale fart" comment raises the level of discourse on FR. Gotcha.
The attack dog Rudy boosters have entered the realm of self-parody.
Just take two weeks off. Works wonders.
To anyone who has observed the brownshirts who now seem to have overrun FR, it's clear that the current environment is even more toxic than in past election cycles because the nuts now have the sympathy, full-blessing, and the empowerment of the ownership.
Ah, what a martyr.
Given that your candidate is an unabashed liberal, has repeatedly stated his agreements with our party platform, has grabbed guns and tried to use his mayoralty to destroy gun manufacturers, defended partial-birth abortion, is a NARAL Champion Of Choice who was funded by them at four times the rate of even Hitlery, well, the list is just too long to recite.
This is a conservative activist website, something you should know perfectly well after so long. The people here are those in the party who adhere to the party platform the most aggressively. And you act injured and surprised that your liberal candidate isn't welcomed here. Here, of all places.
Now you resort to calling us 'brownshirts'. Now, refresh my memory. Was it the Fascists of Italy or the Nazis of Germany who wore the brownshirts?
You know, if we wanted to be called fascists, we could go hang out at HuffPort or DU. But I'm not surprised because you are engaging in exactly the usual Stalinist rhetoric of the Left. Why? Because you support a leftwing candidate.
I'm especially surprised and disappointed at your reference to JimRob's steady conservative views, well known here after so many years. Because if the majority (by FRpolls) of FReepers are "brownshirts", then that makes JimRob our Hitler (or at least Mussolini). Are you sure you want to stand by that statement?
Because of my public support here for Rudy Giuliani, I'm surprised I haven't been banned yet. So, I'll save the Mods the work of monitoring my posts for some "banning offense," and simply ask that they delete my account at FreeRepublic. I don't want to be associated with this site any longer.
Good riddance. Happy anti-freeping.
Those who support Giuliani are wittingly or unwittingly the enemy of conservatism and to the conservative mission of this website. Those who continue to shill for Giuliani on this conservative website are acting in opposition to its mission and against the vast majority of the site's members. I hope that you find a home that is more welcoming to the liberalism and liberal candidates that you've recently espoused and supported on this site. Please take those who continue to work counter to our mission here with you. Then Free Republic can get back to the business of supporting conservatism and conservative candidates without your constant disruption and divisiveness. The distraction you've recently provided from Free Republic's mission has been most unwelcome.
Oh, and by the way, each and every of those negative character traits that you wish to pretend are exhibited exclusively by the conservatives here who refuse to be hoodwinked into supporting the most liberal Republican GOP presidential candidate ever, can be far more substantially attributed to the loud-mouthed, tiny minority of deluded, liberal Rudy supporters that pollute this site.
You nailed it.
Here we go with the martyr complex nonsense again. NOBODY has been banned from here for being a Rudy fan. Not one person.
So, I'll save the Mods the work of monitoring my posts for some "banning offense," and simply ask that they delete my account at FreeRepublic. I don't want to be associated with this site any longer.
The overall conservatism of this site just went up. I almost hope they leave your account intact just to piss you off.
Wow - I am stunned at all this -
Too stunned to know what to say just yet.
Well put.
For what it’s worth a number of folks have gone too
http://www.wideawakes.net