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Posted on 11/19/2001 2:03:57 PM PST by FF578

Has anyone noticed that the Liberal influence has spread here into Free Republic. I notice that less and less Conservatives seem to post here, and more and more Libertarians seem to be.

I get a letter from someone named NYpeanut who is mad because I posted a discussion based on the Gender Gap in voting.

I didn't make it up, there is really a huge Gender gap with Female Voters tending toward the more liberal candidate. The discussion went well without name calling, but this person seems to have taken issue to the fact that I pointed out women seem to vote more liberally than men.

All those who are newbies here are considered disruptors, and those who hold a more right-winged view than the average libertarian seem to be kicked out.

Why is this? Is this a Libertarian site now?

I have noticed more and more posters standing up for Abortion, Homosexuality, the Porn Industry and Drugs since I first came to this site back before the 2000 Election.

Are Christian Conservatives(Who make up a large part of the Republican core vote) not allowed here anymore?

Just because one holds to a higher power, and wishes to shape society in accordance with the laws of Almighty God, does not make one a Taliban Milita member.


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To: Dr. Eckleburg
All of your posts on the subject seem to indicate a verbal battle between kindly anti-Potter grandmas and hateful vindictive pro-Potter/pro-witchcraft mobs. Where the anti-Potter folks were interested in a gentle and thorough debate on the merits and drawbacks of the Potter books but that those discussions never bore fruit because they were stopped cold by anti-Potterites who desired no rational debate.

That sounds lovely, and it is certainly an interesting perspective. But its not what happened on Potter threads.
261 posted on 11/19/2001 3:33:58 PM PST by Arkinsaw
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To: BunnySlippers
Now why don't you tell me why it's okay for you to tell us how we are like a scumbag terrorists who indiscriminately kill anybody they see fit?
262 posted on 11/19/2001 3:34:25 PM PST by He Rides A White Horse
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To: beowolf
Hi FRiend. Miss you and wish you well.
263 posted on 11/19/2001 3:34:55 PM PST by Gracey
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To: EODGUY
Do you mean WERE in the context that they have gone to that big Appalachian Snake Handler convention in the sky OR do you mean they have taken up alternative methods of expressing their religious fervor, such as fire-walking and/or drinking arsenic?

YES.
264 posted on 11/19/2001 3:34:57 PM PST by Arkinsaw
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To: Gracey
My motto is: GET THE GOVERNMENT OUT of my bedroom and my habits. The main purpose of the Federal Gov is to keep it's citizens safe and secure from Foreign or Domestic intrusion.

Well said. We're beset here with people who want to impose their rigid standards on everyone.

265 posted on 11/19/2001 3:35:50 PM PST by BunnySlippers
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To: FF578
Member since Nov 13th.

Noticed all that in a few days, did you?

266 posted on 11/19/2001 3:36:01 PM PST by DAnconia55
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To: Bella_Bru
Amazing how some think we should all walk lockstep together, eh?

Yep!! Just like the Taliban. ;-)

267 posted on 11/19/2001 3:36:27 PM PST by Gracey
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To: thinking
"It seems to me that the female voice is loud and clear on FR..."

My advice to you is...KEEP THINKING!

Even a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

268 posted on 11/19/2001 3:36:28 PM PST by headsonpikes
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To: He Rides A White Horse
We also advocate ramming a jetliner into a building, killing thousands in the process. Insulting?

You're hallucinating again ... where did I even remotely suggest you're flying into buildings. :)

269 posted on 11/19/2001 3:37:05 PM PST by BunnySlippers
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To: mercy
I know what you mean mercy, but the tactic usually has the opposite result of what was intended. Just something I have learned over the years. I respond more of a spirited but level headed discussion. I see a lot of that on FR so I'm not complaining, just commenting about the posters observation.
270 posted on 11/19/2001 3:37:24 PM PST by Cold Heat
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To: BunnySlippers
I'll bet his calls for prayer are absolutely killing you, huh? Or did you forget that?

Liberalism is dying dear........it collapsed with the WTC on 9-11.

271 posted on 11/19/2001 3:37:52 PM PST by He Rides A White Horse
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To: thusevertotyrants
Nobody's going to tell me what I can and cannot do with my body--certainly not Big Brother in Washington.
272 posted on 11/19/2001 3:38:39 PM PST by Savage Beast
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To: deport
I don't think he is whining. I think he is addressing a very valid point. Libertarians are a crude self-important lot who think they've cornered the market on the political philosophy of the right and consistently abuse their detractors here on FR. I don't want them banned. Leashed and muzzeled maybe but never banned.
273 posted on 11/19/2001 3:38:46 PM PST by mercy
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To: KeepTheEdge
Way too much.
274 posted on 11/19/2001 3:38:52 PM PST by Dr. Eckleburg
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To: sirgawain
Marxist notions? Let him hate me. I consider such hatred a mark of honor, a mark of distinction.

Geeze...you always go for the dramatic presentation!-)

275 posted on 11/19/2001 3:39:20 PM PST by beowolf
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To: Principled
EVERYONE agrees that killing a 6 year old child is murder- that's why it's so clear cut and the corresponding laws passed- we ALL agree on this issue. However, NOT everyone agrees that killing an unborn child is murder. You won't find any argument from me on that- or on this entire forum (from my experience)- but that's not the issue. At issue is the fact that there are enough people who believe killing an unborn child is not murder that laws have not been passed.

I think you would get about 50/50 who feel it is not unlawful to kill someone who rapes a family member especially a child

So by your logic it should be legal until a large majority find it illegal

P.S. the same arguement could be advanced agaist or for drugs

276 posted on 11/19/2001 3:39:35 PM PST by Joyful Wisdom
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To: BunnySlippers
Well said. We're beset here with people who want to impose their rigid standards on everyone.

Bet they think the Afghanistan's SHOULD abide by their rules and standards, also. They just can't let people be. It's as if what's good for them should be good for all living matter. IMO, it's very UNConstitutional

277 posted on 11/19/2001 3:40:17 PM PST by Gracey
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To: FF578
Republican candidates TALK like they're pro-freedom, true enough. But what good are they when they cave in to the Democommies without even putting up a fight (I point to this stupid "air safety" legislation as the latest cave-in)? The GOP has the best ideas, but no backbone. They're worthless. But as long as Arizona keeps electing McCommie, Mississippi electing Lott, Illinois electing Hastert, etc...well, we're screwed.

Scouts Out! Cavalry Ho!

278 posted on 11/19/2001 3:40:21 PM PST by wku man
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To: He Rides A White Horse
Now why don't you tell me why it's okay for you to tell us how we are like a scumbag terrorists who indiscriminately kill anybody they see fit?

I already DID!!!

The original poster (why do you identify with him?) wants to "go back to the way things used to be". If you look at the tenets of Wahhabism and in turn, the Taliban, that is the basis of their beliefs ... to go back to the old ways, no modernization, to live and dress like the old days ... that's part of the reason they are stuck in the middle ages. Sounds groovy to you? No to me!

279 posted on 11/19/2001 3:40:50 PM PST by BunnySlippers
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To: Arkinsaw
Very well put, Arkinsaw. Liked the previous posts as well.
280 posted on 11/19/2001 3:41:25 PM PST by Bahbah
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