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Posted on 08/30/2013 9:01:53 PM PDT by The Bat Ladys Husband
My involvement with Free Republic began around 2000 when my wife began her vigil around the Texas governor’s mansion in support of GW against the challenge of Al Gore for the presidency. I generally provided the livelihood for the Bat Lady to be able to protest and surround the mansion against the leftists who were kept at bay across the street. While she was registered in order to post after action reports I was a lurker on the site.
Over the years we have attended rallies and protests and meetings. Other groups of freepers nationwide also held rallies, attended protests, and held vigils- activities that were organized and coordinated through the Free Republic site. After action reports were posted almost daily, report after report from across the country from different freepers describing their activities. Even the term "freeper" came to mean one who actively engaged the left to fight against disinformation. We considered ourselves patriots. While we did not risk our “lives, fortune or sacred honor”, we suffered the slings and arrows of a hostile left in the cause of freedom.
With a few exceptions, the “freeper” of today is merely a couch potato who is content to amuse himself by making snide comments and repartees about current news. Few even support the site monetarily. Free Republic appears to barely be able to keep its head above water and its so-called member freepers are such a non-factor of dissent that unlike in the early year, Rush Limbaugh rarely references the site (although he seldom mentioned it).
Early freeper were the ones who got up off the couch, made their signs and used the leftist tactics of street activism against the left itself. Michelle Malkin, Ann Coulter, and Jonas Goldberg are example of early famous freepers, but Free Republic also had the likes of Basil (Second Amendment Sisters), True black man, Jimmy Valentine’s Brother, Kristin, the entire DC freeper contingent and so many other activists making a difference for conservative causes.
At some point in time, a subgroup, “The Pajama Patrol” arose within Free Republic. What a sad day that was. The mindset of Free Republic turned to the couch potato mentality referred to earlier.
The most current after action report I have seen was my wife’s, The Bat Lady’s report on the May 2013 Tax Day protest. One of the protesters with us was a 90-year-old lady with her handmade sign. If she can do it, why can’t you?
All you new Freepers need to get up off your butt and get out and make a difference. Where are you at the Impeach Obama overpass events? Why aren’t you organizing anti-Syria bombing protest? Why aren’t you marching over Benghazi, the NSA, the IRS or ObamaCare? If you are there why aren’t you posting your reports to inspire and motivate others? You are not the only reader of FR in your city. Find the others and get together. Act in concert. After 13 years, the Bat Lady and I are still in contact with those we met on the front lines.
DC Freepers maintained vigils at VP Gore's house, and prevented code pink from vilifying our troops at Walter Reed every week for years. Freepers once actively protested the left and got Clinton impeached. Some even say we were the Paul Revere of the TEA party,
Is your barcalounger so dear or American Idol so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it Almighty God.
It is time for freepers to rededicate themselves to the vision that Jim Robinson created. All the clever comments you attach to the threads are less than useless. It is time once again to become a large thorn in the side of those who do not strive for the American Ideal and be the activists we once were. If you cannot post an after action report “go home from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or arms. …May posterity forget that ye were our countrymen.”
“It does not take a majority to prevail ... but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men.” Samuel Adams
In answer to my own question: yes it is worth saving if its members make a difference.
Do you suppose that nobody has ever read or contributed to FR before the moment they sign up to post?
How about you buying the first one? Click the 'donate' button in the post above yours. Become a monthly donor. Your 'name' on the monthly donor list will then serve as your ad for all to see that you are a customer of the 'business.'
I am not privy to the donor information so I have no way of knowing whether you donate to help defray the costs of your use of the software, server space, and intellectual property that your presence here indicates that you utilize. I do note that you are not displayed on the last list of monthly donors that I looked at.
Your comment has been replied to at length many times over the course of many FReepathons and the reasons it has been and will continue to be discarded have been put forward enough times that you should have no trouble finding them if your 'suggestion' was made out of ignorance of those facts.
Then on the other hand, maybe you feel, like the majority of those of kindred spirit in Detroit, that you 'deserve' FR welfare and you can use the service for free. That is within your rights as the web site is offered without charge with only a donation request. But, if you are the recipient of FR welfare instead of a supporting donor, you have removed any standing for yourself to comment on the aspects of running the site.
A closing thought.. if you don't like FReepathons, pony up the final $1.7k and it will all be over, and instead of coming across as a curmudgeon, you'll be a hero!!
It means the guy has posted something that will cause a dustup. It doesn’t mean the guy should be banned, even though that’s the literal interpretation.
Sometimes people use language in a non-literal way.
REAL-ly?
Someone once claimed that before.
Turned out not to be the truth.
Around the same time rob777 ate it for trolling from truebwoo.
Bear in mind, when you first sign up there is a lengthy delay (half an hour or more) between when you post a comment and when it actually appears.
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AWESOME eyedigress!!!! God bless & keep you. |
>> there is a lengthy delay (half an hour or more) between when you post a comment and when it actually appears.
Yeaaaaah. I’ll hold my breath waiting.
BLH is hiding behind BL’s spandex tights. We won’t be hearing any more out of him.
Mobile debice repeatedly autocorrects stuff.
But yes the noob hasn’t come back yet.
Bravely ran away.
(Ha mobile debice, I defeated you and your autocorrect tyranny!)
LOL!
So you feel unfair character assassination is okay.
Especially when done by a new sign up who claims prior involvement?
Do you know where you are?
Do you have any family members, paid caretakers, or friends who care?
I still have some fight left in me boss!! LOL!
Let’s Roll!
Did you notice my post where I told you it won’t take my credit card? Do you understand this might be part of their problem?
Bump!
You are accusing me of being a liar. I’m accusing you of being a fool.
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