” On some other points here, this thread went into directions I’m not at all happy about, and I’m not going to hide that. But anyone who thinks I want to ban people or try to get them in trouble for what they’ve posted doesn’t know me “
We only know what you post, and pinging Jim Rob to every disagreement you have with a given FReeper is not my idea of “not trying to get people in trouble”
“I asked for a response from Free Republic’s management, not to what is being said here on this thread, but to what was said about Free Republic on the Atlantic. It’s been made clear over on the other Derbyshire thread that there won’t be an official response to the Atlantic. That’s their call, not mine “
Thank you for your magnaminity. Who cares what The Atlantic writes about anything?
If "The Atlantic" tried to sully Free Republic for being racist, it'll likely have the same result as in the past whenever FR has been either praised or sullied: a rise in membership, which can be both good and bad, dependent upon the crowd it attracts.
In this particular case, who the heck reads The Atlantic? Furthermore, who cares? LOL.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think FR etiquette is to ping people if we're talking about them.
If I wanted to “get someone in trouble” I would have hit the “abuse” button. Didn't do that; don't plan to do that.
What I wanted was a decision by Jim Robinson. He's made his decision. His call.
That ends the issue of whether Free Republic ought to officially respond to the Atlantic's claim that “Derbyshire doesn't do the really obvious racist stuff — the stuff that goes up at FreeRepublic.com, for example — like post photos Obama in stereotypical tribal garb with a bone through his nose.”
I won't hide the fact that I'd like to expose that as a liberal lie — several other Freepers have said it didn't happen — but as far as I'm concerned, the issue of an official response has been over since this morning.
In any case, what Sherman Logan is writing now is a lot more interesting and I'd like to hear more of what he has to say.