- LP is FR's Devil's Island.
Or the Island of Dr. Moreau...
Posted on 03/21/2004 11:52:41 AM PST by Beck_isright
A few days ago, the esteeemed host and founder of this foremerly great website invited me to do the following:
"654. To: JohnGaltfla (#367)
Oh, it's much better to go out in a blaze of glory. Martyrdom, 72 virgins, plaque on the "Great Ones" wall of fame and all that rot.
jimrobfr posted on 2004-03-19 03:29:45 ET"
Obviously, he was concerned that some of his better non-bot posters had abandoned FR for greener fields where our financial and intellectual contributions would be appreciated. It was amusing to watch former FReepers belittle, banter and blast JimRob in various forms.
I was wrong.
FR has changed.
Deal with that fact boys and girls.
Many of us grew up in a more conservative era, where our nation and our freedoms were first and foremost. Now we learn that it that is not the case. Principles are for losers according to the Bots and most of the ignorant posters here on FR. To create noise and call those of us who have been loyal to the conservative cause such creative and wonderful names as "Soros lovers", "Mobyites", "communists"(now that's a good one for those of us who have been overseas staring at AK-47's), "DUers" and names which are forbidden for me to mention but ok for the Bushbots.
The noise has driven off many of the best posters from this site. Now FR has become the Fluff of the RNC, posting such creative threads as "Pray for President Bush - Day 1276", "The Economy (Freep this poll)", " FReeper After Actions", "After Action Freep A.N.S.W.E.R. AUSTIN TX 3/20/04", etc...
It sounds more to me like everyone is proud of responding but no one has the convictions excpet for what the RNC faxes them. This election should not be about "Republican" v. "Democrat" principles. Neither party has any principles. If you morons believe that, then you are bigger fools than I thought. This is about the future of America an the viability of capitalism in this nation.
Why "FReepers" can not see this and hold "their man" to the Hamiltonian principles of limited Federal government and enhancing our freedoms by reducing dependency on any government. By controlling immigration, restructuring the tax system to pre-1916 form, and by enhancing the defense of this nation by using actions instead of words when dealing with foreign powers (little things, like enforcing the acts against nations which do business with Cuba, as Bush promised in 2000). Unfortunately you mind numbed morons don't care. If you're 401K shows a fiat currency positive figure, you're all happy as a fly in a cow pasture.
Go for it.
As Senor Cartman would say:
"Screw you guys, I'm going home"
Or the Island of Dr. Moreau...
I'm not sure I can deal with such profundity.
Are you implying they weren't banned?
...and deluding themselves that conservatives are abandoning GWB. Poor little DUmmies, their delusions of adequacy are all they have.
English is you're second language?
Please tell me you see the irony in this.
If you check I believe you'll find that FR is the subject of 99% of the threads at their BB. Just more evidence of the sleight of hand of the siteowners.
They could at least change the name from BB to FR.
LOL!
FR is a laugh a minute.
Probably referring to the general lowering of the amount and quality of dissent. There's so many bot-wannabies posting so much noise it makes you wonder whether they are plants. Like MNJohnnie who calls people he disagrees with DU Trolls unless they call him on it and he shuts up. Why post contrary views if all you get back is noise?
yeah but was it to the same woman?
This year, the CP choice is calling the war in Iraq "unconstituional," (it was not.) hence, I am voting GOP this time. This one stance by Peroutka proves to me that he is not a serious candidate.
I hope FR does not go down the path of banishing folks that are civil third party types here. I believe the political debate is healthier if they are included. 'Pod.
It is today. Who owns the site?
They could at least change the name from BB to FR.
Wouldn't that be illegal?
Yeah, but Jim was eloquent and patient.
He methodically answered each poster til he tired and the hour drew long.
I read along that night in real time.
Had I been Jim, I would have told a couple of the posters to FO.
Nobody, but nobody hates the RATS more than i do.
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