Free Republic is becoming rather unhinged. I don’t know if the subscribers as a whole is changing or it is now being infested with trolls but it has not handled Floyd,Corona nor the Biden fraud very well. It should be expected to be a critical thinking site and better than the sh*tpost sites and anything the left has to offer.
Just separate the wheat from the chaffe. There are still a lot of sensible and informative posters out there.
The irony is that you yourself will be called a 'troll' if you dare challenge their lunacy.
Spot on, old timer. Just look at the North Korea threads that went from serous thoughtful academic discussion, debate, OSINT, satellite photos, South Korea newspaper translations, arguments/analysis, to stupid one liners, memes, and meaningless photos of Trump handshaking that pipsqueak persecutor of Christians, communist dictator Kim Jong Un.
I am a conservative. But I don’t ascribe to the cult-like love people have for Trump. I like some of his policies, but the adulation, almost worship that people have for him is utterly disgusting, he’s just a brash, bragging real-estate hustler from New York; happens to be right on some essential things like China, Islam, and the border, but not a person worthy of the worship he gets.
Shan - agree!! The emotional outbursts and nonsensical replies have become the norm. I come to FR to hear like-minded persons speak from their knowledge and experience about the topic at hand, and exchange thoughts and opinions with other Freepers. I have, indeed, learned much, am a stronger conservative, better at defending the cause much better - for which I am thankful.
As you would expect, people (including Freepers) are a little beside themselves.
Perhaps you can cut them some slack just this once.