Posted on 06/16/2002 5:32:24 AM PDT by magnum opus dejure
Well, it's been 4 years since I first found Free Republic. I have always felt like I belonged here and have really enjoyed the banter back and forth between us members. I am afraid all this is now over. I am really suprised and shocked at it's suddenness. Before I leave I want to thank a freeper from Michigan who sent me a DVD player last year to give to my kids for Christmas. You reaffirmed my faith in humanity.
I know this thread will be deleted before many people get to read it, but I just can't go without saying a final word. Every since 911 the 'vibe' here at FR has been decidedly hostile. I guess it was a matter of time before the newbie moderator got around to weeding me out for my sometimes unpopular views. So I join the ranks of A+Bert and so many others who gave FR a interesting flavor. I will miss coming here 20 times a day and keeping up on things. But without posting priviledges there is just no point. I must go find another conservative group to try to be a part of.
In the future, when a freeper who has been a loyal member since August 1998 crosses the line, how about a note instead of banning? Would that have been too much? I may have gotten out of line, how is beyond me, but if such a tresspass would have been pointed out I would gladly have refrained from doing so again. It is just not right to just ban an account with no explaination. Especially when the freeper has been here 4 years. I have no idea what I am going to do with my days now that I no longer have FR. Well, I guess I have said my part. It is a sad day when one has to leave family and friends. I feel like some of you were just that. But apparently I am no longer wanted around here. I bid my good day to you all and hope that karma pays it's respects to those who do injustice.
Me Too.
Ignorance is bliss.
IAC
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you fail to look at issues on how they affect the nation and our future. You want everything sifted through the Bush/Party sifter instead of critiquing a policy/agenda on how it affects us as a nation and whether it grows or shrinks socialism.OK, you have made an assertion. Please back it up.
Give evidence that I fail to look at issues on how they affect the nation and our future. Give specific examples. It would be helpful if you can show the exact phrases in the post I made to which you are replying that give you that idea. Because, quite frankly, your conclusion is incorrect and I fail to see how you made that mental jump anyway.
You want us to cheer lead for the man and the party.Again, provide evidence thereof. Be warned, I can provide plenty of counter-evidence.
Your post travels down much of the same road as Pete's. You are going for emotional reactions with buzzphrases (you even go through the trouble of putting them in bold for emphasis).
I don't play along with demagogues.
If you really want to be persuasive, and I assume you do since you do a good amount of writing and have a pretty good website, you might want to consider making less disparaging assertions and going less for emotional responses. Demagoguery doesn't wash nearly as much as many on here seem to think it does.
Thanks. That right there tells me everything I need to know about it. If I click that link,I'm gonna get mad.
MARCH ON THE FBI AND JUSTICE DEPARTMENT headquarters in Washington DC Pennsylvania Ave. between 9th and 10th St. NW Saturday, June 29 @ 12 noon--(including pdf flyers) The Bush administration announced in the last week of May that the FBI would be seizing vast additional powers to spy on the people of the United States. We must act now to stop this assault on our rights. These powers pose a grave danger to civil liberties and civil rights, and will - unless defeated by the people - lead to a new round of persecution of people based on their political or religious convictions. ENDORSE THE JUNE 29 CALL TO ACTION! and other information
WHAT IS BUSH'S ENDLESS WAR COSTING YOU? Unless you’re the CEO of General Dynamics or own major stock in Lockheed Martin, Boeing or one of the other major defense profiteers from defense contracts, the odds are Bush’s endless war will weigh heavy on the future of you and your family. Every dollar the government spends on war and the Pentagon - and Bush plans to spend trillions - means even less is spent for social programs and human needs.
I was just wondering, because my street was repaved last week, apparently without the expressed authorization of the Constitution, too. We are so oppressed by these unconstitutional graveyards whose occupants ought to pay their own way, huh?
Dr. Paul wants employers to stop taking taxes out of our check and let us pay them ourself.
I wish someone would turn me into a Newt. I'd run for President on the Contract with America.
And did you notice that the White House has electric lights? There's no mention of electric lights in the Bill of Rights!!!!!!
I weep for the oppressed libertarians who are forced--FORCED--to pay for the upkeep of the bones of these socialist deadbeats.
Poor Demidog. Cursed to wear the black iron chains of an unfeeling statist monstrosity.
The ones in custody, compounds, and graves are the ones who resisted. This thread contains a lengthy list of people who not only didn't resist, but are standing on the sidelines cheerleading. By way of reference, I offer a prior post with my unposted reply to Ms. Antifeminazi:
"To quote a favorite President of mine:
"Either you're with us or you're with the terrorists."
Saying that our government is to be feared more than the terrorists speaks very plainly to where loyalties lie."
This is exactly the kind of simplistic thinking that put Hitler and FDR in office.
No,he doesn't,and you are slandering me by trying to suggest he does. He DOES happen to be right about this, though. Too bad you are too blind to see it.
Being "tough" on a political web site is a indicatior of how good your mind and ideas are,NOT how big your muscles are. And as you said,there are some women here who are as tough as it gets. You and I know this,but there seems to be some posters who are too stupid to understand it.
Patriotism is not restricted by gender.
Right again.
"To quote a favorite President of mine: "Either you're with us or you're with the terrorists." Saying that our government is to be feared more than the terrorists speaks very plainly to where loyalties lie."
This is exactly the kind of simplistic thinking that put Hitler and FDR in office.
1295 posted on 6/17/02 2:22 PM Pacific by B. A. Conservative
Hahaha, yep that's me! I'm a simpleton! (and a NAZI democrat too! shhh - don't tell anyone - the AntiFemi part was supposed to throw 'em off)
And since these topics are among the topics you post about the most here, I think it is safe to say that your posting persona would be one that Ramsey Clark would approve of, quite a bit.
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