Posted on 05/06/2005 5:36:10 AM PDT by MadIvan
I have.
I see Britain as a great ally and remember these words: We shall not flag nor fail. We shall go on to the end. We shall fight in France and on the seas and oceans; we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air. We shall defend our island whatever the cost may be; we shall fight on beaches, landing grounds, in fields, in streets and on the hills. We shall never surrender and even if, which I do not for the moment believe, this island or a large part of it were subjugated and starving, then our empire beyond the seas, armed and guarded by the British Fleet, will carry on the struggle until in God's good time the New World with all its power and might, sets forth to the liberation and rescue of the Old.
Hi,
I have lurked and posted here for over 7 years and I have not seen what you have seen re: slams at Great Britain. Of course, I would not be as sensitive to such things as you would be.
In any event, there's tens of thousands of people who post here, and naturally there's going to be a few trolls, disruptors, provocateurs, Democrat operatives, and other rude scumbags.
My guess is that the vast, VAST majority of people around here are on the same page as you are.
Best regards, whatever you finally decide,
LH
Oh, heck, Ivan, I hate to see old-timers go. I joined about the same time you did, and I tend to lurk these days and not post much, for many of the same reasons you cite. Freepmail me and I'll put you on the mailing list for my column on The American Spectator. Regards, Larry
Sir Gawain wrote:
Can I have your stuff?
Best wishes brother. FR will be a dimmer place without you.
Mad, you are one of the few people on Free Republic who is actually missed and inquired about when you go missing for any length of time, whatever the reason. I have seen that repeatedly for as long as you and I have been here.
You are right, but it's not just about Great Britian, it's about EVERYTHING.
Please, please do not take a rational voice from our midst.
And to the rest of you: please notice how many people join in in saying that they are or have thought of leaving FR; it's time to SPEAK up about what is going on on this site -- don't stay silent any longer.
Thank you.
Ivan,
I think it's pretty clear that you have NUMEROUS people on here that enjoy and respect your posts.
C'mon... reconsider.
I will keep posting that I think folks need to help keep their own side in line. I will say it until the tone of the forum improves. I will call folks on my side to task when I see them acting in an uncivil manner.
Otherwise, things will just get worse. The mods cannot keep the forum in line unless posters help them.
I have alreay aplogised
Isn't that the truth? Lately it seems that any disagreement, however mild, turns into a protracted flame war.
Remember back during the Bosnia War when the majority of Freepers were against it and you tried to give your reasons in favor of it? You got mad then, and walked off for way too long. Please don't do it again because of a few stupid idiots. There will stupid idiots no matter where you go on the Internet.
BTW, my ancestry is all British and I would have loved to have been on any Brit bashing thread with you. We could have ripped them a new one, but it's like ships passing in the night, I wasn't online for all that.
My opinion of Tony Blair will always come down to one thing: Sept. 14, 2001, when he sat in a balcony during a joint session of Congress as President Bush gave his post 9-ll speech. Blair, like Churchill, understands the special relationship between the U.S. and Britain. I don't care if he's a Laborite leader, he's a tried and true friend in a fight as are his countrymen.
So don't go, or else I won't......won't .......won't........ visityournewwebsitewithallthecoolStarWarsstuffeventhoughthatwillkillme!!:)
Best regards as always, you hotheaded son of an Oliver Cromwell. Before you go, though, is it true that you're a direct decendent of Judge George Jeffreys? Or was it Guy Fawks? I dunno, someone very reliable told me that. :D
Bump to that.
I can't speak for every American but my family and I know the value of the Brits and their friendship with the US. I've taught my boys that if they must live outside the US, go to the UK.
God bless you.
I disagree. I've seen it work on threads before. It doesn't work overnight, but if enough posters do it, it helps keep the lid on flame wars - and if some folks persist in flaming, they tend to be the ones who are deliberately engaging in a flame war and not folks who are getting over-emotional on a given thread.
By ignoring people who think that you are out of line right now and are asking you to let it drop?
Do you see the irony here?
OK
I see that and thank you.
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