I'm not surprised. That's how the game is played. There is an unwritten rule that whenever certain freepers show up on a thread, everyone who disagrees with them must either change their opinion, leave, or be flamed. Everyone else scattered. I stayed, and took the flame. I know from experience that part of the game is for several flamers to hit the abuse button on their target. Go for it. If I get banned for standing up for America, our military, our allies, and God, then this isn't the place for me anyway.
I have been on FR for eight years and I have never been in a clique or inner circle.