Go back and read what Chad said and I said.
I don't say, that there aren't people who express those emotions, but FR is NOT allowing them, specifically warned people about them.
Chad chose to attack FR, NOT the people who advocate violence.
If he had said, there are people who advocate violence, I wouldn't have bothered to answer to his post, but he stated that FR is becoming like DU, intimating that it is with permission that people express wishes for violence. This is what I took issue with.
An apology from Chad to FR and Jim Robinson would be appropriate.
If Jim Robinson feels I owe him an apology, he is perfectly capable of asking me for one, and I am perfectly willing to give one.
However, I was not insulting FR, nor was I insulting Jim Robinson. What it boils down to is that YOU got offended, because I was making it clear that you, and posters like you, are working very hard at turning this place into a conservative version of DU, and it hit home with you. So, you ping Jim to the thread as a way of attempting to stir up trouble.
Jim - just a courtesy ping. SOrry you have to be bothered constantly by this stuff. Sigh.
Well, I know Chad better than most here, so I understand his style and what he's saying when others don't.
This place has reminded me of DU lately, too, because a good share of the people here are saying things I think are irrational - probably because they're in pain. I wouldn't interpret that as some sort of forbidden criticism of FreeRepublic, though - it's just an observation of the recent climate.
I hope we don't have to apologize for our honest observations now.