Again - I'm not talking about what the dems call us.
For a time here - many of us refused to invite people to check out FR. Why? Because we were going through a seige of discussions where FR's were saying child porn was ok online as long as it was not using real children. Then the drug threads.
I am saying each of us should just act respectfully as we post because we never know who is reading the posts and judging the site as to credibility and respect.
Wouldn't each of us prefer that FR was considered a site worth checking out by the powers in our country? How very nice if politicians, writers, policy makers checked out the views on FR to see what the grassroots were thinking.
How easy to get our views to them if they could just check in here to get a "feel". That will never happen with trash language, promotion of child porn (if not real children), free drug promotion.
Just call me idealistic but it would be nice for our views to reach those who have the power to enact them.
Just call me idealistic but it would be nice for our views to reach those who have the power to enact them.
I do understand you point. I really do.
But, IF some people think 18 year old+ people dressing like children (I don't agree), or if people do think the War on Drugs is a collosal waste of money (I do agree) ... should their opinions not be heard?
There were some kooks who thought we should break away from England. And some nutjobs who thought alcohol prohibition would never work. And some traitors who thought women should be allowed to vote.
On FR, someone will always post their counter-opinion (these folks aren't shy). If someone posts and unpopular opinion, the general opinion of Free Republic will become known ... and FAST.
If I were looking or credibility, I would consider this a good thing. Open debate. Popular, unpopular, and just plain weird.
I'm sure the "people who matter" will read the replies to the "porn" posts, and not conclude by one person that everyone on FR supports it.
And if they are that dim that one persoan will form an opinion of an entire site, should we really care about their opinion?