Posted on 07/05/2013 5:03:22 PM PDT by servo1969
This is private property and the first amendment has no relevance to what is posted here. As I've already noted, there was a time, not that long ago that ebonics mockery wasn't tolerated here by the owner and his representatives.
Maybe policy has changed or the mods can't keep up with it all. The first amendment has nothing to do with it.
<< the gay agenda is devoutly anti-conservative >>
True. There are also gay conservatives who are devoutly anti-gay agenda.
Evidently you don’t know any of them. But they may know you (us) and just not admit it, either here or in our real lives.
<< ...there was a time, not that long ago that ebonics mockery was’nt tolerated here by the owner and his representatives. Maybe policy has changed or the mods can’t keep up with it all. The first amendment has nothing to do with it. >>
I wasn’t here for a few years, not even lurking, so my perspective is different than most. That’s refreshing to know. Thanks. Like you said, it’s probably much more than they can keep up with now. Which may lend at least a little credence to my point, i guess.
obama’s Politics of Hate has led to:
An influx of cyber-trolls on his payroll who help the MSM shape public opinion
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obama campaign to incite racial and socioeconomic strife, tension, and incivility among different societal groups (Zimmerman; Paula Deen, Christians vs. Muslims, Takers vs. Makers, etc)
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FReepers who allow themselves to be manipulated
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A premier Conservative website that many people can no longer use as a referece to their friends as an alternative to being brainwashed by the liberal MSM.
Game. Set. Match. They win.
Just wow. I apologize for interfering with your being able to spend your nights making up invitations to give to fellow Conservatives to join FR.
I suggest that you, instead, divert the money, that would be used to issue invitations to this site, and instead build a big bridge and use that bridge to get over your judgemental, ‘holier than thou’ self.
Like i said above, they win. I’m sorry you can’t, or won’t, try to see that. Have a nice weekend.
OK, then whose standards are we going to apply to what is offensive - yours, hers, that person over there, the guy in the front, or any one of the thousands of readers? What if a mere handful of people are offended but the vast majority are not? What happens if some of the people decide something posted is irreverently funny yet tolerable, but you fail to see the humor?
Free Republic is a big tent, which is why I like it so much. There are many variations of conservatives here, including many with libertarian leanings. I hugely enjoy all the different viewpoints and voices here.
(On a personal note, I attribute reading FR as well as listening to Michael Berry on radio for helping me become a more open-minded person to different ideas and different ways of expressing them.)
I sense that the original poster wants this forum to exactly reflect his/her own standards. I can appreciate that, but that's why people create their own blogs, youtube channels, facebook pages, etc.
Simplest question to answer. The owner's standard. The owner of this private property and as I pointed out in my previous posts, either the standards have changed or the mods are just too busy to keep up with all the mockery.
"Ebonics" mockery used to be deleted regularly,.
<< I sense that the original poster wants this forum to exactly reflect his/her own standards. >>
Nope. This has nothing to do with me being offended. It has everything to do with offending potential low-information voters who need an education in conservatism. Anyone here who remembers me can tell you it’s just about impossible to offend me. You seem to be taking my one point and over-generalizing into things i never mentioned. It’s hard to communicate thoughts digitally, so you’d probably have to read all my replies on this thread. If you already have and still don’t understand the point i am making, I’m not sure i could say anything else w/o repeating myself.
You said...
<< Free Republic is a big tent, which is why I like it so much. There are many variations of conservatives here, including many with libertarian leanings. I hugely enjoy all the different viewpoints and voices here. >>
That relates to what I’m talking about. “Big Tent” is the best part about this place. But how can we teach low-info voters, many of whom are minorities, if they see ebonics and blatant racism when they visit? Both my husband and i know many minorities who lean right, so they’re out there. More than most people think. And our Dear Leader and his handlers are using racial warfare to tear this country apart, quite effectively, i might add. They have undone decades of progress, just to achieve their own ends, but i digress...
Anyway, many minorities are seeing this happen and they understand it’s not in their best interest, which is what the Democrats probably fear more than anything — minorities learning that their own subjugation is inherently necessary if the Democrats are to stay in office. So when minorities look for the Big Tent website to call home, it would be nice if they didn’t have to wade through ebonics. But as Graybeard said, this is a private site and I’m not the owner, so this will be the last time i say anything about cybertrolls on Obama’s payroll who can so easily pass as racist FReepers because unwitting FReepers help them out. (Is it a FReeper or an Obama cybertroll? How would we know the difference? :-)
Btw, i think Michael Berry must be my twin, as he is closely aligned with my own viewpoints. I love his irreverent, in-your-face attitude! I’ve been listening to him, maybe 2 yrs now. He made me realize my libertarian streak.
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