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Hey, where'd the libertarians go?

I dunno. Back to DU or a Log Cabin forum to gloat?

You have to admit, they were as good at infiltrating as any liberal could be. But as the argument heated up, you could tell they were, from a conservative viewpoint, politically illiterate. And it's because they were liberal. The same way we would be at DU, making mistakes we wouldn't even be aware of. For instance, I infiltrated DU once back when quite a few of us would go over to torment them and I lasted only a few days. But I went one step too far in advocating gun ownership as the great equalizer between criminals and women or elderly people. I had seen a few others over there arguing a weaker form of the same argument. At any rate, that was apparently an argument that is never ever made in liberal circles (because, stupid me, it advocates shooting rapists and robbers) so I was outed. They suspected (correctly) that I owned a large caliber handgun and, faster than you can empty your Glock clip, I was ejected toute suite after being called a freeper. A damned freeper, as I recall it.

There's a sort of political literacy and acculturation to these forums, it seems. You have to 'smell' right. And there are ways we couch our arguments on both sides that are within the mainstream of political opinion, whether liberal or conservative.

Actually, I don't care if they were suspended or banned. If management wants them back after a timeout, that's just fine with me. But I think management has been very clear in the past that FR is not a hate site but it also is not a site for liberals to advocate liberal social policies either and spend their time here twitting and annoying conservative activists. There are plenty of other sites where people can advocate liberalism.

We are, after all, an activist site for the GOP. There are some things we don't need to debate at great length. Gay marriage is for the Dims to advocate, not us.

I wouldn't suspend or ban any poster that doesn't leave a stench behind them. Hell, I want to convert them!

Libertarian does not equal liberal. It is, infact, the philosophy most in tune with our Founders.

Conservative should not have to equal statist.

IMO, Conservatives should support both personal and economic freedom, not just one.