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To: L.N. Smithee
I mean that this there is no right to "free speech" here at FR any more than there is at any other website that is privately owned.

I certainly agree with that. I am just wondering why we want to shut this speech out? How do we gain from that? Are we getting smarter, more informed, and more prepared to address liberal propaganda by listening to only our own voices?

I am pretty damn conservative, and I have run for office myself and put my ideas on the line in the ultimate public forum. I am just concerned that we get all worked-up listening to each other, and we don't stop to hear what the left is preaching. (Not that it has some great value, but that we gain value and insight from seeing what they think and using it for discussion points)

Mr. Robinson et al. can ban whomever they want, its their dime frankly. My point goes not to what one is able to do, but rather what is the merits of the decision. It seems your view is akin to the answer I give my children sometimes, "because I am your father, that's why." or "because I siad so." Those might be great answers to why do I have to clean up my room?, but they don't tell me a damn thing about why we don't want to discuss or post DU thoughts, ideas, etc.

194 posted on 12/02/2002 10:48:17 AM PST by Iron Eagle
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To: Iron Eagle
I am just wondering why we want to shut this speech out? How do we gain from that? Are we getting smarter, more informed, and more prepared to address liberal propaganda by listening to only our own voices?

That's a fair question. Only JimRob could answer that more completely than he already has, but I suspect that maybe he was sick of seeing DU increasingly become the main source of FR commentary.

195 posted on 12/02/2002 11:03:47 AM PST by L.N. Smithee
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To: Iron Eagle
I didn't join FR to have to listen to liberal BS. I'm all in favor of banning the Democretins from this wonderful site.
201 posted on 12/04/2002 5:34:58 PM PST by reborn22
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