"Is there a specific list of topics that all freepers must comply with? As opposed to those threads that interest them?"
Of course not! But don't you find it a little odd to only have a singular interest such as this? FR is about America, her politics, and place in the world. There are many topics, many discussions. Anyone with such a singular perspective looks to have an agenda in mind. This is not a FReeper mentality as I see it. This is only my opinion. Doesn't amount to anything important as I am just one in a very vast universe. I have many passions. To only have one is pathetic.