[Mr. Jeeves]

Many of you have locked yourselves into a "Freeper Club" mentality, which could prove to becoming rotten fruit in turning away those who want to become part of the process, instead of part of the problem.

Constitution Party, anyone? ;)

I think it was a lot worse back in 1998 during the Clinton/Lewinsky affair. The groupthink was horrendous, people believed every wild rumor, no matter how implausible (I think a good portion of them were floated by Clinton operatives, to discredit FR and other sites), and ten or fifteen posters pretty much controlled the daily discussion. As FR has grown, it's gotten much better at welcoming newer people and divergent points of view under the larger umbrella of American conservatism.

So, welcome! And don't let anyone intimidate you into not posting if you feel you have something important to say.

[borntobeagle]

Thank you sir, I felt strongly enough about this. I appreciate your kindness.