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If you don’t like a particular post, I can respect that, but passing over posts you don’t like is the internet way or else there would be literally millions of posts debating the merits of each and every post. There still is a first amendment.

This is private property and the first amendment has no relevance to what is posted here. As I've already noted, there was a time, not that long ago that ebonics mockery wasn't tolerated here by the owner and his representatives.

Maybe policy has changed or the mods can't keep up with it all. The first amendment has nothing to do with it.

<< ...there was a time, not that long ago that ebonics mockery was’nt tolerated here by the owner and his representatives. Maybe policy has changed or the mods can’t keep up with it all. The first amendment has nothing to do with it. >>

I wasn’t here for a few years, not even lurking, so my perspective is different than most. That’s refreshing to know. Thanks. Like you said, it’s probably much more than they can keep up with now. Which may lend at least a little credence to my point, i guess.

obama’s Politics of Hate has led to:

An influx of cyber-trolls on his payroll who help the MSM shape public opinion
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obama campaign to incite racial and socioeconomic strife, tension, and incivility among different societal groups (Zimmerman; Paula Deen, Christians vs. Muslims, Takers vs. Makers, etc)
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FReepers who allow themselves to be manipulated
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A premier Conservative website that many people can no longer use as a referece to their friends as an alternative to being brainwashed by the liberal MSM.

Game. Set. Match. They win.

“the first amendment has no relevance to what is posted here...”

OK, then whose standards are we going to apply to what is offensive - yours, hers, that person over there, the guy in the front, or any one of the thousands of readers? What if a mere handful of people are offended but the vast majority are not? What happens if some of the people decide something posted is irreverently funny yet tolerable, but you fail to see the humor?

Free Republic is a big tent, which is why I like it so much. There are many variations of conservatives here, including many with libertarian leanings. I hugely enjoy all the different viewpoints and voices here.

(On a personal note, I attribute reading FR as well as listening to Michael Berry on radio for helping me become a more open-minded person to different ideas and different ways of expressing them.)

I sense that the original poster wants this forum to exactly reflect his/her own standards. I can appreciate that, but that's why people create their own blogs, youtube channels, facebook pages, etc.