Posted on 01/16/2011 11:49:56 AM PST by Jim Robinson
Hello. You don’t know me under this name. For reasons that are going to be obvious soon, I didn’t wish to send you this message with my usual Free Republic account. This message is an invitation, a welcome to a new forum called TrueBlueFreedom.com
While I love the people who make up Free Republic, I have many complaints about Jim Robinson and his cronies who run the actual website. Over and over again, whenever somebody has complained or offered suggestions, they have been told by JimRob and others to go and start their own website if they know so much. Well, I’ve decided to take them up on that offer.
I’ve started TrueBlueFreedom.com for three simple reasons, and once you’ve read those reasons, I’m sure you’ll agree that we need to make a few adjustments if we want this powerful bastion of conservatism to remain. The first reason is simple: Free Republic is too important to left in the hands of JimRob. Jim and his son John have repeated stated that if just one Freepathon goal isn’t met, that’s it - “Free Republic will be dead.” I can’t stand the idea of America without Free Republic. Imagine if we hadn’t been there when Dan Rather was passing around his forgeries, how different things would be today. Now realize that, as things are going, we won’t be around when the next Rathergate happens. We can’t allow that to happen, and since JimRob has publicly refused to deal with this issue, we have to take matters into our own hands. My solution is TrueBlueFreedom.com
The second reason is that I believe that free market capitalism has made America great, and that attempting any other system will lead us to ruin. A belief JimRob apparently doesn’t share, since he continues to refuse to place ads on Free Republic and instead depend on a PBS-esque donation system. We are not NPR, and we are not a charity – why do we raise money like one? For this reason, I’ve developed TrueBlueFreedom.com to depend on advertisements. TrueBlueFreedom.com will not depend on donations, instead, we will depend on the opportunities provided by the free market to create a self-sustaining version of Free Republic – without the constant Freepathons.
The third reason is that JimRob is, in my opinion, a petty tyrant. How many of you know somebody who was purged? How many wonder if you may be next on the list? If you’re neither of these people, consider this: Giuliani was America’s Mayor in 2008. That didn’t stop JimRob from purging all his supporters without warning. How do you know that whoever you support in the Republican primaries won’t raise JimRob’s wrath? How do you know the next purge group won’t be Mormons, Jews, Birthers, Pro-Palin, Anti-Palin, and so on? I believe that purging the non-believers and demanding total mental agreement with the “Dear Leader” is the exact opposite of conservative values, regardless of where JimRob stands on abortion and homosexuality. And for that reason, I’ve set up TrueBlueFreedom.com as a place where conservatives who follow the rules will not be banned, no matter how much I disagree with them. Regardless of your politics, religion, or favorite sport team, you will only be banned for breaking the rules. TrueBlueFreedom.com is a purge-free zone.
So, I hope you’ve read all this, and will accept my invitation. If this seems like something you can believe in, come to TrueBlueFreedom.com, sign up, and start talking. And if you like it, spread the word. Because Free Republic is too important to just let die.
Hrm....as far as I’m concerned you have to be pretty much an idiot to get banned from FR over an opinion unless that opinion is self evidently a liberal one.
I’ve been freely able to disagree with others here for well over 7 years.
If someone is complaing about getting Zotted...
Well I guess they shouldnt have been so obvious as to not be able to fool a bunch of “stupid conservatives”....
I Love the smell of zots...just about any time of day....
Have a good day JR.
Thanks for hosting.
He must be homosexual.
He’s mad homosexuality isn’t considered conservative by reasonable people.
True blue is probable more like Log Cabin Purple.
How can anyone who believes going against God’s created order is good think they are being conservative?
Lost and blind without understanding or God’s peace.
Amen to that one!!!
That didn’t stop JimRob from purging all his supporters without warning.
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Jim, I think there was at least 15,000 comments on that thread...
it went on for days and weeks...
Thats more than enough warning...
As many of the zottees deliberately challenged you and fell on their own swords, there was no lack of warning..
LOL!!!
I didn’t get the email, but maybe that’s because I’m only partially gruntled.
Me too. On a couple of ping lists but apparently not the right ones!
Same here. I console myself by saying I'm not even an American :)
Congrats Jim! Freepers just need to be able to take a little bit of your heat, that’s all.
You just about zotted me because I merely pointed out some potential vulnerabilities to the script linking you all attempted with facebook, but to your unending credit, you did back off on that direction for whatever reason.
Keep on keepin on!
"No, you are wrong, Sarah Palin will be an excellent President"
"You two are full of it. Sarah Palin will be an awesome President"
"I can't believe you three survived the purge.. Sarah Palin already WAS an great President, even before she was elected, and anybody who can't see that is a RINO or worse...
:-)
Can I be a petty tyrant too???
It’s also a cheap way for whoever this is to pimp his new blog. I’ll never go there, I can tell you that.
We all reside here under the grace of Jim Robinson. All these electrons are his to do with as he wants. If he doesn't want you here, you are gone, and I say GOOD RIDANCE.
Dont worry about an opus....just leave.
This place ROCKS.
EAGLES UP !
I don’t know. I heard Jim Thompson is off eating cheese, sipping wine and catching some rays in France. I’ll send him an urgent telegram. The TruBlueWankers are on the warpath again.
hee hee
AMEN Jim! I am with you, and Free Republic!!
If you change the funding model, you won't have to be petty anymore? :-)
-PJ
Bet whoever sent that tripe posted on Paulycy's thread. I saw all those complaints on that thread.
And isn't it funny that the ONLY way they have to get posters is trolling FR? LOLOL!!!!!
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