Hang in there. There are still rational FReepers with reasoned arguments here. The problem is there's a vocal minority of conspiracy theorists who are impervious to evidence and are looking for childish explanations (evil supervillain plotting to kill us all!) for complex issues.
Some of these conspiracy threads have amusement value but don't bother trying to reason people out of a position they didn't reason themselves into in the first place.
Well said, Semimojo.
To Hopefullamerican: FR used to be very different, before that vocal minority came on the scene. We had lively (and occasionally boisterous) debates, but reason and goodwill (prerequisites for productive debate and problem solving) prevailed nearly all the time. There were lots of smart Freepers and I learned so much from them. There still some left.
For whatever reason, this newish vocal minority think they are above following Jim Robinson’s rules (which is disrespectful to him as well as to their fellow Freepers here), but it is what it is. Best to ignore these people when possible. As Semimojo pointed out, they cannot be reasoned with.
The rest of us choose to follow the rules no matter what. They are very good commonsense rules. So long as you do that, you’ll be fine. And welcome to FR. Always happy to see another good conservative join us, especially one who is reasonable and polite — and has more thoughtful fare to offer us in our conversations here rather than just Twitter style insults.