I don't think you read the embedded link in the original post of this thread. I'm a big fan of the Brits too, but the folks that you sent your post to are not our "allies". If you read their message board, they are clearly on FreeRepublic to poke fun at Americans in general, Freepers specifically, and especially Jim Robinson (whom they call Virgil). Unfortunately, you can only go back a few days on their board, and they've cleaned things up considerably since it was highlighted on this thread. But some of their comments from there have been posted to this thread already. Read post #11 for example. There were several similar comments on their board. Several of them have been banned repeatedly, and make of game of seeing how long they can survive before getting banned again.
It is all part of life on an internet site, but just don't confuse them as being supporters of this country or especially this site.
"...whom they call Virgil."
No, from what I can gather one of the posters coined the name Virgil the Vigilant for a rather zealous moderator.
You are clearly in that minority of anti-British posters I mentioned...