“somebody will realize that the nut-jobs that are allowed to post here are not furthering FR’s goals”
And what about free speech...that’s the thing about this place...people can speak their minds, even if you, or I, consider them nut-jobs. That doesn’t mean that nutty comments predominate here. I find most people here very coherent and many times when I disagree with someone, they challenge me to think more sharply - it’s not usually because they’re yelling at me, or being nut cases...you know?
That constitutional protection against government control of speech does not apply to private forums such as Free Republic which is solely controlled by its owner. “people can speak their minds….”
Yeah, folks with small minds can spew their hate and disruption without penalty, except losing election after election. “That doesn’t mean that nutty comments predominate here.”
Unfortunately, this forum is primarily judged and respected (or not respected) based upon the nuttiest posts, not the most learned and elegant. “I find most people here very coherent….”
< Then you haven’t been watching very closely. Most of the posters here habitually and continually inject adolescent attempts at humor into the threads rather than purposeful and informative comments.
“...you know?”
No, I don’t know what you believe that you know.