Free Republic is not a free speech platform.
Gab IS a free speech platform.
Compare and contrast the content of those two forums.
It might be a good idea to figure out a way to make a free forum (advertise it that way) which each user could tailor to their own liking.
Don’t like cussing? Then set your profile to filter all that out.
Don’t like AJ? Or people that like him? Your profile filters all them out.