Once upon a time, being a 'hard-core' FReeper was considered a good thing.
Being the 'buddy' of an extreme liberal was considered a bad thing.
But that was before Schwarzenegger 'Republicanism' became the vogue...ah, the good old days...
I had those Sore/Loserman bumper stickers on my truck and purposefully drove around Van Nuys, Sylmar, Pacoima and San Fernando in all my glory!