Not only do I not pretend to know the players, I really don’t care who they are or how long they have been here. If you don’t believe in free speech then just say so.
I'm sorry, are you calling yourself a conservative? If you think asking people to "tone it down" is a violation of free speech, you're either a liberal or a moron.
I did not tell anyone to shut up, nor will I. Grab a clue.