No, I’m for the very purpose that Free Republic was founded. Those purposes did not include degenerating into a chat room for folks that just can’t resist adding adolescent attempted humor to every serious thread. Please do some research on several threads and report back the percentage of posts that were thoughtful responses that either supported, disputed or added information relative to the subject matter as versus attempted humor without substance.
“Why not start your own Board with your own ‘finer club’ principles?”
I do not have the time.
“As to not watching closely, it’s true …..”
Apparently you have not observed the forest because of the trees.
Undisciplined and vulgar posters will ruin Free Republic if not controlled soon. And all of Jim’s horses and all of Jim’s men will not be able to put it together again. How sad.
Jim, if we all agreed to donate a buck to the next Freepathon for every post that's been made predicting the demise of FreeRepublic in the past six months, the FReepathon would be over with in two weeks.
Maybe we should have an "archive" thread for all these doomsayers so it could all be found in one place.
I'm against vulgarity on its face - but it is a problem in society and really an issue of personal character, in my view. That is beyond the scope of this board, however peer pressure can help. My mom always used to say, ‘When people curse or are vulgar it's because they can't or won't figure out a more intelligent way to say things.’
I'm not against humor, however, or what you might consider to be inane posts. When confronted with an onslaught of socialism, sometimes humor can help you keep perspective and encourage you to keep your hand on the plow.