Posted on 08/05/2020 10:01:32 AM PDT by MeganC
I've been a member here since 2009 and over the years I've made an observation of my own. It's not scientific and it's not anything other than my own personal anecdotal observation.
It seems that if we will see someone start to post negative comments about a conservative or conservatives in general these posters tend to have been on FR for more than a year but less than two years. There's the obvious trolls who sign up and get zotted in their first week or so.
But these folks are what I would call 'sleepers'.
They know how FR culture works and they get on here and establish credibility and then after about a year they start posting things that are contrary to the general spirit of FR.
In 2016 I observed the posters who had the most negative things to say about GOP policy and Donald Trump had signed up in 2015.
Ditto this year I am seeing people who signed up in 2019 now starting to post things that are not exactly what I'd expect on FR. And when I look at the user's posting history the new posts are not in line with how the poster had previously presented themselves.
I guess I'm just saying to use a little caution this year as we read what gets posted on FR. Anything that sounds like the party line from the left should merit scrutiny.
Megan
As someone who has been a longtime member with few posts, one cannot judge by number of posts alone. One should judge via the content and if one doesn’t agree with points made, post a meaningful retort. Generally not a good idea to get into a name calling match. Remember: Don’t feed the trolls!
I dont know that.
Yaaaaa....,
It’s ironic, threads like this always bring out the political posers who’ll get up here and play innocent and attempt to rationalize their never-Trump agenda.
It’ll get much worse as we approach November. Check this thread below when some of them came out of the wood work to bad mouth Trump back in 2015, when he announced his run. Some of them got booted, others still remain.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/3301055/posts?q=1&;page=1
Then, there is some serious syndrome that seems to infect long-time FR's. Apparently and unfortunately, this can affect those from the beginning of the internet and FR itself.
This tragic medical issue is known as the Sipow Syndrome.
Never a fan of the Ole Opry myself but I will admit that Minnie Pearl was kinda cute and Roy Clark was one heck of a picker......
Do you really believe people willing to loot, burn down our cities and murder police officers wouldn’t come here to create havoc? Come on Okeydoker...
Democrats are people of the lie...
Really... do you have a link? Sounds like a liberal hit piece at best.
Do a search. Expand your learning.
Why are you lazy. Use your thinking cap.
Woah. I think MeganC is on to something here.
Youre over reaction betrays you, and its rather insulting, albeit you manage to avoid using crude language.
I see that you signed up in 2017. Thou dost protest too much
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Agree.
That one quickly outed him/herself.
MeganC set the troll trap....and.....SNAP!
Trolls are easy to spot.
I don’t consider “troll” to be a dirty word. One of the things I love about Trump is that he is the master troll. And I’m a “troll” on liberal sites, according to them.
Troll is simply a catch all phrase used by some as an excuse to get someone banned.
I’m an adult. I don’t let people “overtly” troll me. If they are able to, kudos to them.
The problem is that the definition of “troll” is similar to the definition of “racist”, or harassment. i.e. it depends on what it means in the mind of the accuser.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/aug/31/putting-faith-faithless/
“Democrats ready to replace worship of God with worship of the state”
This one Vermont?
Really friend? You really believe that Free Republic is so instrumental in accomplishing anything that it is a target for organized groups? You really believe that?
Thanks MeganC, have a great day all. There are other sleepers -- people with no posting history since 2016 or other election year -- suddenly the acc't comes back to life.
Pipe down troll. Heh.
I believe it.
Organized groups on the left use these forums to deceive, confuse and demoralize the primary users this site was setup to inform. Do you really believe retired union organizers and political hacks don’t try to spread disinformation?
I believe it.
Organized groups on the left use these forums to deceive, confuse and demoralize the primary users this site was setup to inform. Do you really believe retired union organizers and political hacks don’t try to spread disinformation?
I should check my
Replies too,
I’m here for the
Jokes.
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