This is why we need a LIKE button here.
Free Republic has no “Like” button because the expectation is that people will make thoughtful Reply posts that add to the quality of the content on the thread.
Regrettably, this has become less common than it used to be.
Even our formerly “microwave” society had the wherewithal to post replies with content that increased the knowledge value of the thread.
We are no longer a “microwave” society; we are a “Like button” society wherein the effort of anything beyond a cursory, one-click “uh-huh” has become to much to ask.