Surely they cannot be old FReepers.
The newbies are sometimes very touchy-feely.
Also, entering a presidential cycle, we have many newbies who are actually operatives for the Dems.
maybe you right....funny though, I figured it was the old curmudgeon / pharisee sect of Freepers.
Maybe some of both.
I'll keep an eye out. , I've been FReeping since 1998, since 2000 as Veto!, and I have my touchy-feeling moments too, especially about animals being murdered in the wild. Elephants, rhinos, etc.
But a kid standing on a great big canine is a non-issue.