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“Don’t celebrate. These commies ruined the GOP (& FR) a decade ago. They won.”

I agree with GOP, but SPEAK FOR YOURSELF on Free Republic. From what I see here, just about everyone loves Trump - try bashing FR on other forums, not here.

Not to bash the FR- after all I just celebrated 20 years as a Freeper, but you can"t deny that those of us who opposed going into Iraq and Afghanistan weren't called every name in the book. Some had their accounts suspended or had their comments deleted for merely suggesting that a war would not be in the country's interest and would be too expensive as there would not be any exit strategy. We have been there 17 years and I do not see us coming home soon. The cost has been 3-4 trillion and rising.

2002-2004 saw me avoid this forum. I am very glad I came back but those who I agreed with seemed to have disappeared. I was tired of being personally insulted and having my patriotism questioned. Fortunately, cooler heads have prevailed. I look back at that era as one of having a political disagreement with brethren conservatives. It was NEVER personal with me but it sure as hell was for a lot of people. But what frosts me to this day are those who were banging the war drums the loudest, have tried to reinvent themselves as a war opponent and now self righteously rail against globalism or what ever. (Shades of Vietnam circa 1970s)