I remember when people on Freerepublic not only read the articles before commenting, but many of their comments actually added information to the article. I liked it better that way.
Well said
Amen. Now it’s all about “Amish” or “the usual suspects”, and who can make up the cutesiest name for the libs, and who can make up the most gruesome punishment for some criminal or politician, and going on threads just to comment that they don’t care about topic of the thread. That and the doom and gloomers and the despair trolls. It’s become so predictable and shallow it’s a far cry from the intelligent comments and witty repartee that attracted so many here.
Funny, you should know better! The FR way does not include clicking click-bait or reading articles. :)