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Why JLS, you're just another hater. Give it up. Bad for the health...blood pressure and all, ya know? Your opionions really don't amount to much except to you. God gave us free will. You are free to not send your kids anywhere. I am free to do as I please. Get back on topic.

You are posting on FreeRepublic. Here is the welcome message to FreeRepublic with the bold added:

Free Republic is the premier online gathering place for independent, grass-roots conservatism on the web. We're working to roll back decades of governmental largesse, to root out political fraud and corruption, and to champion causes which further conservatism in America. And we always have fun doing it. Hoo-yah!

Now if you are just using us because of one issue, the Duke hoax, that is fine with me. But you should expect the rest of us here to be conservatives. You should expect us to care more about just a few individuals in this case or a particular school. Brodhead either gave the 88 far more influence than they deserved or the 88 reflect the values of Duke. This should be used to put a stop to their racists and sexist behavior. Also you will be happy to know that unlike those on the left, we here mostly don't hate our misguided political opponents. In addition, know that my blood pressure is fine and my health is quite good for a 53 year old.

BTW, no one said you did not have the right to foolishly send your child off to a school/city where clearly a significant fraction of the faculty, adminstration, citizenry and police force do not like them. But I certainly have the right to point out how foolish that is too and to encourage people not to send their child to such a place. If you believe Duke screwed up here, then you should be calling for Duke to suffer some of the pain. If you don't believe, Duke screwed up here too, then you are not paying attention.

I wasn't aware that anyone here was being used by anyone else. I thought we all wanted the same thing: an end to the misjustice being suffered by David, Reade and Collin.

To try to discount a person's value based on political feelings is downright stupid. Unfortunately, it is a tactic often used. After all, divided we fail. (Yes, that was a play on "divided we fall.")