I found out what a "Freep" is at Democratic Underground

[Hudobna]

You might be freepy but they are creepy

[Hudobna]

I, an Italian woman living in Rome, chanced upon the Democratic Underground forum. And was banned for being a "disruptive Freep" for the sin of suggesting to an American Indian forummer that people born after genocides shouldn't be blamed. I came to that conclusion, having been married to a German who was constantly being treated like a murderous Nazi, despite the fact that he was born in 1955.

But never mind such outlandish logic. The problem was I didn't know what a Freep was. Well, after searching around, I discovered the Freeps are you!

Politically, I don't know how I would stand in America, probably a libertarian, maybe even a little left of center. Today those kind of labels are very complicated, especially when discussing politics with Americans who have other points of reference.

Is it a such a sin in America to suggest to an Indian to bury the hatchet?

I cannot believe what happened to the Democrats of the USA. I was not even kicked out so fast from Salafi Islamist sites telling the Imams to be nicer to women! Your anti-freep blog brothers are even faster and more draconian than Allah!

Why should my "bis nonno," my great grandfater be blamed for handing out blankets with smallpox to the Apastroke Indians? He was in Piedmont milking goats! Why should I carry the weight of the Trail of Tears?

These people you say are crazy, ARE crazy. Unhappily crazy. Okay, I'm sorry for Custer, but then I want the Indian to apologize for Attila the Hun!

Well, now though I'm trying to get back in, because these people need evangelization of rationality more than the ancient Irish needed St. Patrick, let me thank you for being freeps.

But I don't even know your site yet, maybe I'm hasty and you are the reverse reflection. If I say I don't like Coca Cola and I don't like the orange hair of Ronald MacDonald, maybe you will ban me for being a DU disrupter?

[js1138]

Time to find out what BTTT is.

[DYngbld]

Welcome to FR. I think.

[Jet Jaguar]

weird post.

[Salamander]

The DUer's general ideology is that it's always somebody else's fault for [fill in the blank].
Barring a handy live scapegoat, they'll dig up a few hundred dead ones to cheerfully flog.
"Personal responsibility" is an alien concept to them.
Now quit going to that disgusting place...it's full of nasty humours and myriad maleficent miasmas...:)

[JoJo Gunn]

....because these people need evangelization of rationality....

No, what they need is to have electrified fences placed around their mental wards, and perhaps you need some medication for thinking you can change the deranged.

Welcome to the Free Republic.

[tiamat]

Hello!

Welcome!

Yes, Democratic Underground is a sick, sad place.

We have our share of crazies here on Free Republic, but they will usually at least start out being polite.

I'd like to tell you, of Woman of Rome, that we here in America say, "Thank You!" for the help your soldiers having given us in Iraq.

Italy is our true and steadfast friend.

[piasa]

I'm not particularly fond of McDonald's either.

This is a forum for the promotion of conservatism but you're welcome here as far as I am concerned.

Good luck on trying to evangelize over at DU- I've found them to be a lost cause, though. For entertainment- and more on DU- you can try inserting "DU" or "democratunderground" into this website's search engine.

[Salamander]

I make lots of weird posts.
You say it like it's a *bad* thing....;))

[js1138]

Don't be too shocked at what you find here. There's a wide range of opinion, even a few stray liberals.

[Ditter]

Welcome to Free Republic! I hope you will be very happy here.
I don't like Ronald McDonald either OR his hamburgers.

[Hudobna]

What is a BTTT? I am crazy about American acronyms!

[Salamander]

"even a few stray liberals"


Was that a convenient "spay/neuter program" plug?....:)

[Salamander]

Bump To The Top

[Drango]

But I don't even know your site yet, maybe I'm hasty and you are the reverse reflection. If I say I don't like Coca Cola and I don't like the orange hair of Ronald MacDonald, maybe you will ban me for being a DU disrupter?

Most likely if this keeps up:-) Read and lurk for awhile. Vanities from newbies are discouraged.

[Jet Jaguar]

lol

[piasa]

A PJ COMIX THREAD ON DU - DU UPSET OVER BEING LABELLED 'EXTREMIST'

[MadIvan]

Welcome to Free Republic. To give you some idea of the political parameters here, Silvio Berlusconi is considered one of the good guys. Fabrizio Quattrocchi is considered a martyr, now resting with the saints. Orianna Fallaci gets the occasional marriage proposal here.

Romano Prodi is considered a fool, the Olive Tree Coalition considered worthless, Brussels a nightmare and the Euro a disaster.

Regards, Ivan

[Salamander]

*snork!*.....;))

[Jet Jaguar]

Welcome to the FR.