[jpl]

Some-day an historian is going to have a heyday with FreeRepublic. Read old threads. Read them and reread them. Total immersion, the eightfold way. Many who post have an agenda. Some who post are players. As you read, you will realise who knows more than they are saying. You'll see who is working with whom. Take nada at face value... always ask yourself the motivation.

Could you be a little more specific in what you're getting at? Personally, I doubt very many people posting here are true "players", though I don't doubt for a moment that most of the people posting here have agendas. After all, Free Republic is a political bulletin board driven primarily by opinion and news analysis.

[Khan Noonian Singh]

<< Personally, I doubt very many people posting here are true "players" >>

Very many? Course not. Just a few, just a few.

An aide to the Maryland gov was spreading personal rumours on FreeRepublic about a political opponent.

Low-level local politics, not particularly of interest itsself. --->>> That is only a tip of an iceberg. Shows that FR can be and is being used.

Why come to FR? Several differrent purposes. FR gets prime consideracion for all of them.

Of course never do the most interesting examples see the light of day.