That's a pretty bad generalization based on a few irrational posts.
Maybe so, but its gone somewhat past a “few” irrational posts. i.e. the sky is falling post about “they are going to manditory evac everyone within 500 miles of the Gulf coast”.
I agree, and fear can cause irrational posts. I admit to being guilty.
Of course there are a lot of Freepers who are not near this area and are acting like those of us down here are just stupid for fearing this whole mess. It’s NOT just oil. Oil is horrible for the fishing and marshes, but it’s the chemicals that we in the rainbelt of the Gulf that we fear.