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In Praise of FR's freedom - from a progressive
by ClassConscious aka SoLongCrooks ^

Posted on 02/06/2006 7:52:43 PM PST by ClassConscious

Edited on 02/07/2006 3:38:17 PM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]

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Earlier thread by this poster under another name before he was banned, linked above also:

Bye-bye Delay! So long crooks! Goodbye world, I'm gone by ZOT!

Posted on 01/08/2006 8:43:32 PM CST by SoLongCrooks

Yaa, you repukes are not doing so well, huh? Imagine, you repukes control the presidency, both houses of Congress, and appointed 7 of the 9 Supreme Court justices. Yet the Supreme Court thre out sodomy laws in all 50 states and recognized the right of government to seize land for any reason. And you couldn't pass your Social Security changes could you? Sorry, that was your last shot. Come November, we're going to start seeing more Democratic faces in the House. It's the end for you guys. You guys are celebrating when Bush's numbers go *up* to 45%. Then Faux News trumpets this like it's some kind of victory.

I should add I am not a Democrat, I am a communist. And I know one day the workers will control the means of production, and all the capitalist idle class parasites you guys love will be eliminated as a class. But I also recognize, like the CPUSA, sometimes you must enter a front with the liberals for tactical reasons. We had fun sticking it to the liberals with Nader and the Greens in 2000, 2002 and 2004, but this year we're switching gears. Evo Morales in Bolivia, Hugo Chavez in Venezuela, plus all are other Latin American comrades, and the Left Party in Germany, the Socialist Party in Spain pulling the troops out of Iraq. It's a come back for the workers of the world, BIG TIME. Sorry to all you capitalists and sycophants, or Jesus-believing loonies.

Oh yaa - Bye bye Tom Delay. We control nothing in the government, yet we still control so much! Gramsci was right to make a long march through the institutions. Too bad your shot at power amounted to so little! At least you got your estate tax cut...for a few years anyhow.

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The first thing I will say up front - I am a progressive, not a conservative. This message is about the freedom of Free Republic, versus the party line of Democratic Underground.

If you look at Democratic Underground's rules ( http://www.democraticunderground.com/forums/rules_detailed.html ), one is "Democratic Underground may not be used for political, partisan, or advocacy activity by supporters of any political party or candidate other than the Democratic Party or Democratic candidates." Note, this doesn't say Republicans, this doesn't say "progressive candidates", it says Democratic candidates, period. Now let's compare this to Free Republic's posting guidelines ( http://www.freerepublic.com/help.htm ) - "Broadly stated, the goals of this site are to further conservatism, expose political corruption, and recover a truly constitutional form of government." No mention of the Republican Party. No jihad against you if you make up your mind to vote for Pertouka. No "party line" from the Republican leadership. Significantly, even though DU and FR are compared often, that is a (unofficial) Democratic Party site, you are a conservative site.

I just made two posts saying positive things about the Green party, talking about how people like Clinton and Kerry do not represent working class people and so forth. This was after 200+ posts there by me on other topics. Both of my threads were locked and I was directed to the above mentioned rules, which say those who don't follow the Democratic Party line are not welcome. I then posted a thread saying Free Republic had more freedom of expression than Democratic Underground, and that that was a shame. That was erased.

While my discussion of this was banned on DU, I don't think it will be banned here. I can't believe I am more free to discuss my support of the Greens, or talk about freedom of political discussion on Free Republic than Democratic Underground. And as I said before, the fact that you are a conservative site, not a official or unofficial Republican Party site is probably due to this. The party that runs the White House, Congress and 7 of 9 Supreme Court seats allows people to support Pertouka over Bush on its main political board. The main discussion board for people of the progressive movement declares all must follow the Democratic Party line, and any other discussion is locked and erased. I've even seen people banned before.

This is not going to make me a conservative or Republican. I am a working class person and hate capitalists. Note, I hate capitalists, not conservatives. I know plenty of conservatives, but am not a regular at the mansions of wealthy heirs. Anyhow, my point is this will not make me like capitalism any more, but I am very fed up with the Democrats and places like DU. They restrict freedom, make people follow a party line - and lose. You allow discussion, allow people to choose between Pertouka, Bush and whatnot - and win. Very sad.

I should close this by saying I agree with nothing the Republicans or conservatives are for - except one thing. I am a complete supporter of the Second Amendment. I have been on the left for a long time and the scariest people around are the gun control people. Not the soccer moms who the leaders of gun control people try to appeal to, but the leaders themselves, the people who want more and more gun control. I have heard people like this talk about how they are scared that people up in Appalachia and in the South have so many guns. I am always puzzled like this. For myself, I feel pretty SAFE knowing people in Appalachia, the South and so forth have guns. Why would someone be scared that the working people in rural areas have rifles, shotguns and so forth? The people who say this usually aren't working class people, they are usually liberal yuppie types. So all you second amendment supporters - you're more right than you know, if you heard how these people talk, you'd be more freaked out by all this gun control stuff than you probably already are. The gun control people are the creepiest, scariest people on the left and in the Democratic party. Meaning not the soccer moms and so forth they try to appeal to, but the people masterminding the fight on that. In fact, if you look at DU polls - many many DUers are more pro-2nd amendment than pro-gun control. So who are these gun control people? So keep fighting on this, at least one party supports the 2nd Amendment. Other than this, I don't agree with conservatives or Republicans on anything, especially in terms of the working class. Hopefully this post will shame some DU admin into allowing more freedom of expression for progressives there. You guys can discuss problems in the conservative movement while we can't - we're only allowed to praise the Democratic party, otherwise, hit the road. I hope I shame some DU admin into making changes with this, but I doubt I will.


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To: harrowup
That's better than a buchanite anyday.

I have an urge to ping Willie to this thread, but I'm just too lazy...

5.56mm

81 posted on 02/06/2006 8:09:14 PM PST by M Kehoe
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To: ClassConscious; MurryMom

There have been some confessed liberals here for years and years who were never banned. MurryMom comes to mind. The reason most liberals don't last long at Free Republic is because they MUST LIE in order to support their political positions, and they do so brazenly, just like their politicians. Add some very unclever attempts at sarcasm, a dash of irrational stupidity, another dash of stupid irrationality, and a whole bunch of illiterate misspellings and grammatical blunders and voila! - - liberal Democrat visitor from DUh.

Still - - you obviously read this site's mission, so I don't know what you think you can contribute here to "further conservatism, expose political corruption, and recover a truly constitutional form of government" if you are a socialist (ie., "hate capitalism").


82 posted on 02/06/2006 8:09:32 PM PST by Lancey Howard
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To: day10

"PROGRESSIVE" is a veiled term meaning STINKING COMMIE.


83 posted on 02/06/2006 8:09:35 PM PST by nopardons
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To: ClassConscious

Once you realize that disarming the public is merely a small glimpse into the progressive ideal, you too will become conservative.


84 posted on 02/06/2006 8:10:01 PM PST by Jibaholic (We wouldn't let our enemies have guns, why should we let them have ideas? -- Josef Stalin)
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To: ClassConscious
I hope you get to stay around. Most progressives I know despise crooks and liars and that is pretty important around here...but don't hate capitalists...despise the crooked ones.
85 posted on 02/06/2006 8:10:12 PM PST by harrowup (Born perfect and humble about it.)
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To: M Kehoe

or a churchlite...


86 posted on 02/06/2006 8:10:17 PM PST by CWOJackson
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To: Lancey Howard

MurryMom gets banned every now and then, but it's only temporary.

You always need a town drunk in every community, you know?


87 posted on 02/06/2006 8:10:41 PM PST by The Old Hoosier (Right makes might.)
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To: harrowup

"POGRESSIVE" really means STINKING COMMIE.


88 posted on 02/06/2006 8:11:03 PM PST by nopardons
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To: Admin Moderator
Our tolerance for the few token liberals here is fickle.

Well, as long as he is honest and not abrasive or abusive, let's see if he can hold to that.

IMO the reason most liberals get nuked here is because their psychopathic nature comes out sooner rather than later.

(Whereas MurryMom is just an idiot, not a psychopath, so we keep her around for target practice).

89 posted on 02/06/2006 8:11:04 PM PST by dirtboy (I'm fat, I sleep most of the winter and I saw my shadow yesterday. Does that make me a groundhog?)
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To: ClassConscious
The gun control people are the creepiest, scariest people on the left...

That's because, as has been noted by many others before, "gun control" is not about "guns", it's about "control".

90 posted on 02/06/2006 8:11:23 PM PST by DuncanWaring (The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
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To: ClassConscious
welcome aboard...There are some here that forget that FreeRepublic is not a republican site, but a conservative site. There is a difference.

Some opinions here are pure hogwash, others are very learned and insightful...So at least this member says come on in and enjoy...

When I was young I too was "class conscious", age and insight and knowledge began that turn.

One word of advice: If you care to get into the political dicussions here, be certain to have verifiable facts available to back up your opinions. Most members here demand intelligent arguments bsaed on facts, not emotions or "thoughts"...

You claim to be a "progressive" and "hate" capitalists...well maybe after a while your opinions may change Some of the greatest scholars posing as just plain folks reside here, so once again, this member says welcome aboard

91 posted on 02/06/2006 8:11:37 PM PST by abigkahuna (Step on up folks and see the "Strange Thing"--only a thin dollar, babies free!)
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To: ClassConscious

I wouldn't ZOT this. As far as DU goes, s/he speaks the truth.


92 posted on 02/06/2006 8:11:54 PM PST by CAluvdubya (The ignorant defeatocrats have declared war on the War On Terror!)
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To: ClassConscious

Well, 20 minutes and you're still here :-)


93 posted on 02/06/2006 8:12:03 PM PST by Tribune7
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To: writer33
You capitalist pig!!!!!!!

Proudly. 8^)

94 posted on 02/06/2006 8:12:07 PM PST by facedown (Armed in the Heartland)
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To: ClassConscious

Hang around here long enough and you may be able to see the light.


95 posted on 02/06/2006 8:12:09 PM PST by SouthTexas (2006 will be a very good year.)
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To: The Old Hoosier
You always need a town drunk in every community, you know?

Well, MurryMom did suffer some brain damage from huffing all those fumes rising from Clinton's throne, but maybe some day she'll get some professional help.

96 posted on 02/06/2006 8:12:17 PM PST by dirtboy (I'm fat, I sleep most of the winter and I saw my shadow yesterday. Does that make me a groundhog?)
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To: ClassConscious

This site is for CONSERVATIVES, you aren't one, you posted a lame vanity to news; you aren't welcome here.


97 posted on 02/06/2006 8:12:34 PM PST by nopardons
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To: ClassConscious
I wouldn't worry about the "zot." It's a kneejerk reaction by some to anything posted by a non-conservative new member. Kudos to you for hanging around to answer replies. Most just post and run.

The mods are a lenient bunch, as long as things stay civil.
98 posted on 02/06/2006 8:12:51 PM PST by July 4th (A vacant lot cancelled out my vote for Bush.)
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To: ClassConscious
Your analysis is correct. You are welcome here.

Cordially,

Congressman Billybob

Latest column: "NY Times Touts Dubious Conclusions on School Quality"

99 posted on 02/06/2006 8:13:01 PM PST by Congressman Billybob (Hillary! delendum est.)
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To: ClassConscious
"Note, I hate capitalists, not conservatives. I know plenty of conservatives, but am not a regular at the mansions of wealthy heirs. Anyhow, my point is this will not make me like capitalism any more.

But...conservatives ARE "capitalists."

Are you a Marxist?

What kind of restrictions on "freedom" do you advocate?

100 posted on 02/06/2006 8:13:26 PM PST by F16Fighter
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