Posted on 07/08/2023 11:33:27 PM PDT by Jim Robinson
This is not DU!
Discuss the issues all you wish, BUT DO NOT MAKE IT PERSONAL!
Remember to use common courtesy when posting to FR. Leave off the insults and flames, name calling, etc.
We are conservatives. Be respectful to your debate adversary (fellow FReeper). For example, do not accuse them of being a "Putinista", "commrade", "murderer", "baby-killer", etc, just because he may have a difference of opinion whether or not the US government should be involved in a controversial foreign war where we were not attacked.
Likewise, things in the presidential primary are getting over-heated. We want to be sure we come out of this with a Republican president, house and senate. The only way we can accomplish that is to unify the Republican Party. We can't destroy our own candidates. Whoever it is will need to pull us ALL together. Keep the ultimate goal in sight - Freedom! We are not here to fight each other. We are here as allies to fight for God, family, country, and FREEDOM! As William Wallace said in Brave Heart, "Unite the clans!".
Your personal favorite may be Ron DeSantis, mine happens to be President Trump. But if DeSantis receives the nomination, I'll support him, as I hope most other FReepers will.
Incidentally, we are getting way too much profanity. This is NOT DU, this is NOT CNN - (in deep voice) this IS FR!
Finally, if someone says STOP, then STOP! If someone asks you to take them off your ping list, then take them off! If someone asks you to stop posting to them, the adult and polite thing to do is to accommodate them.
Thank you all very much, and God bless you.
I was my view that during the re-emergence of Russia, it
would have been a great time to develop some summits with
which to improve relations. It would have given Russia’s
leaders some semblance of status during those days. Let
them feel respected.
Bush could have done it without problem. We wouldn’t be
in this situation if we had.
I think Trump can work with Putin. We’ll see what comes
of it.
It went from the USSR to almost invisible at times, and
it had morphed pretty much a good part of the way
toward what we had always said we wanted it to.
What a lost opportunity > IMO.
Thank you, and may God bless you and your family.
“What a lost opportunity > IMO.”
ABSOLUTELY - with China’s rise, there was very little room to screw up. We found that room...and screwed up ROYALLY.
God bless you both. Good to see you, WVNan.
Well said (written)
I’m just going to kick back with some popcorn for a while.
Hear, hear, Jim! We seem to be letting our anger spill over from other “social media” accounts, and it’s just not the FR way! We certainly have enemies, but they ain’t us or our candidates.
PS. Where are the Viking Kitties when ya need ‘em! =^..^=
I see posts from the gardening threads pop up on my feed every now and then and I enjoy what I see. 👍
Thank you very much. You’re right about FR.
God bless you and yours.
Agree also...but admit that I can go off inappropriately. I do have anger issues with politics.
I can always go to Twitter to get abused for my opinions!
“””When I enter the Internet each day, Free Republic is my first stop.”””
Same for me. I have contended for a long time that Free Republic folks are more aware of what the leftists are up to than the leftists themselves.
Amen, as an occasional infringer of the policy I’ll try to be more careful.
I do agree with Freeandfreezing though.
Apparently me saying ONE TIME a Kurt Vonnegut quote, from Slaughterhouse-Five with the F word blanked out was out of line even though it wasn’t directed at anybody here at all.
At the same time it’s been perfectly okay for one guy posting here to *repeatedly* post up a bitmap spelling out a rather genocidal “Christmas wish” for Ukraine for months on end like a massive low brain chatbot... With no additional comment and no reaction.
Also... Jim - genuine question. By what weird logic can’t we call people who openly admit they are one or more of the following:
1. are rooting for Putin in Ukraine,
2. would side with Russia over the USA in a hot war,
3. are posting from or near Russia,
Putinists?
If there’s no issue with a Trump supporter being called a Trumper or someone who hates Trump being called a Never Trumper, why can’t a rampant Putin supporter be called a Putinist?
Signed, a limey Brit with incredibly bad teeth who really couldn’t care less if people call a spade a spade in that regard.
Thank you, sir!
Sounds like that might be the case.
Same here
Yes, that was after the Jan 6 stuff.
FandF did not mention cussing.
Cuss words in any context, including disguised, are prohibited per many threads on this topic.
Plus, the common statement when posting on the posting page simply states, “No….profanity”. Does not qualify it.
You mean you don’t get into flame wars about what the best way to do something gardening is, or the best soil, the best plants?
I find if you hang around long enough, someone will fight and get nasty over the silliest topics.
(-veteran of racing forum “who’s the best horse” wars)
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