and apologized for doing so in my post #51
What's your excuse your snippy and totally unnecessary comment?
Posted on 03/22/2005 2:23:38 AM PST by tadowe
Edited on 03/22/2005 5:20:14 PM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]
Posters Comment #1
The "death knell" is for sites such as this "moderator's" who attempt to raise their popularity by attacking competitors for their success.
The internet is NOT subject to any governmental "enforcement" of the putative "freedom of speech". The various blogs and "news" sites are PRIVATELY owned and no "owner" can be forced to accept the unwelcome words or commentary of another. To lead that inference, as the article attempts to do, is hypocritical in the extreme! That is even more apparent, when I noticed the article because I had been banned from posting on that site (sierratimes) in disagreement with their inference that armed revolution is what you should do with unlimeited funds. . .
Of course, now I am banned again, since I "signed-up" to post on the site under the title "Abannedposter" to highlight their hypocrisy. And, naturally, I was banned again and *threatened* with retaliation if I continued. . .something about the (scary) "Spam Commission" and hints/threats of "federal" felony this-and-that.
I must laugh-out-loud because this site literally *hates* Homeland Security and the Patriot Act, but will NOT hesitate to use it as a threat against an individual who notices what a bunch of two-faced individuals they are, indeed.
Article:
Freerepublic.com has over the years filled a unique and valuable niche for conservatives. In the past, I was also a Freeper, but I ceased posting when Freerepublic.com founder Jim Robinson first began censoring and banning members for any criticism of George Bush. I knew then the handwriting was on the wall for Freerepublic.com; that the situation would only grow worse with time. . .
FR is not dead,it isn't dying,and you third party lunatics caviling over being banned here,would cut off both legs,pull out all of your remaining teeth,and slice off one arm to be allowed back here. That should tell you how "dead" or "dying" FR is.
And as to Mods and bannings, LP and all other sites suspend and ban members too. Forums are private property.
Reading comprehension problems?
Do you still?
Reading is FUNdamental.
Try it sometime.
Go away troll! We don't needed or want this kind of garbage posted here. You are suspect;in the extreme.
You are being attacked by Posters Who Post Without Reading The Article.
I'm sorry about that.
A silly article. The only way something as seriesly addictive as FR is going to hear a "death knell" is when it becomes illegal. Yeah, we all get mad here sometimes, but most of us can't keep away to save our souls.
Besides, which, FR is a wonderful forum. And with great cameraderie, friendships, not to mention the real good that it does.
Arrogance plus stupidity and envy are not the core building blocks of man.
Nope,that they are not. Which is precisely WHY these people get nowhere..........FAST !
Yep, going no where fast or as my Grand Dad used to say "To hell in a hand basket!"
They are reading the Article, but not comment number 1.
That too. :-)
i knew Freerepublic was a big deal when my company started blocking it. It was right after rather-gate. DU was also blocked. However, lots of other lesser-known sites have not yet made their block list.
OK.
You have not been banned so it's not as if you are being prevented from participating in FR. There's no death knell for FR btw. I don't even think there's a death knell for democraticunderground either.
I honestly can't figure what these people's problem is. I see plenty of Bush criticism here. What these people really want, and what FR will never give them, is an opportunity to bash the President without any "back sass" from other Freepers.
Obvious that my comments were directed to T. . . "obvious". . .can't you see it was obvious?
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