I hate the acrimony, the hostility of this thread. I hate the celebratory tone that is taken every time that someone is gone - for whatever reason or rationalization.
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I am grieving because I, along with many of the departed, celebrated being here. The witch hunt must stop. It must. If you wish to flush out those who think "differently" you will find only an echo chamber left behind.
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Make no mistake, the power and the impact of Free Republic is diminished with every single "woo-hoo". Please, call for a stop to this nonsense.
To add a bit to an already excellent post:
This thread is turning FR into the living embodiment of the worst caricature its enemies have ever dreamed up. No outside attack could ever have done the damage to FR that this thread has already done.
I never thought I would see the day when the rallying cry for FreeRepublic became, "Up yours, asswipe".
What has been lost is lost forever.
I hope so.
Flame Wars have happened here many times in the past. FR lived on and thrived after those, and it will after this one.
MOgirl