Sure, there are some lunatics over there, But there are also quality people there who used to(some still do) support FR (and you) whole-heartedly.
I don't think these people fit into the Joe Everyman catagory.
The owners keep insisting it's not, but they have given AFers their own special area where they can go on and on about their hatred for FReerepublic, and where apparently, posting personal, indentifying information about FReepers unpopular with some of their members is allowed (that would never stand here, and with very good reason), and where few comments are too crude and disgusting to be allowed.
In short, that section of the site is a cesspool.
I think it flies in the face of reason to suggest it's not an AFer site. It may not have been originally intended to be (I'm not convinced of that, either), but the AFers have taken the place over. People there without an axe to grind seem to be outnumbered.
Except for Jim's notices, I ignore Afer sights not even acknowledging that they exist.