FR needs a like button
Not to go off in a different direction…but…
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4321860/posts
Others have also pointed out the racial ugliness, as well as other beastly mindsets and Godless trash (quoting AAABEST).
I believe we are seeing a few things that are creating a perfect storm:
-people feel more comfortable wearing their bigotry nowadays. I believe it started in 2020 with the riots. Little by little, people’s masks fell off, and few people chastised them. Safety in numbers. Parenthetically, the left is more bigoted, but they have the media and Hollywood to give them air cover.
-free speech can be ugly. FR has a commitment to free speech, within the boundaries of the owner.
-this is speculation, but I think some older member have joined the dark side and are paid provocateurs.
-Mods can’t be everywhere.
-FR depends on donations. The trolls probably donate. Good people leave. Rinse and repeat.
Recall the quote attributed to Churchill: Democracy Is the Worst Form of Government Except For All Others Which Have Been Tried.
Freerepublic Is the Worst Form of bulletin board Except For All Others Which Have Been Tried.
When I was active in Boy Scouts, we would always police our camp site. That included a full sweep of the grounds before we left, to leave the site cleaner than when we got there.
Same here. I’m a lowly sinner. I’m not beyond reproach. But I’ll continue doing what my Lord expects of me - point out Truth, and call out idiocracy to their face. It’s a different way of picking up trash and doing a good turn daily.
And you never know…someone may change their mind.
Have a great day.