Well, at least that troll was something new. Usually, it’s some lib pushing homosexual “marriage”, gun grabbing, the redistribution of wealth, or other libtard garbage. For the first time, in what seems like forever, we had a RINO troll. (We might as well forget the Paulbot infestations of ‘08 and ‘12. They were merely annoying, like ant bites.)
I think the reason why this is such a rare event is the simple fact that no one actually supports lukewarm, wet cardboard Republicanism outside of the Beltway of Babylon DC. If anything, it means We the Conservatives are kicking the tar out of They the RINO Elitists.
And quite frankly, Jim, We the Conservatives have you to thank. I’ve always considered FRee Republic one of the factors that helped to bring about the modern Tea Party movement. That’s nothing to sneeze at.
Thank you very much!
Well said, my friend.
Bingo.
Since I use my real name here, I have several times had the experience of going to conservative conferences, had major national-level people see my name tag, and had them say to me, “Hi, I'm so-and-so from Free Republic.”
The first time it happened I was shocked.
Then it happened several more times.
And then I realized several people in my own community are Freepers, in a few cases all the way back to the Class of 1998.
I am convinced that Free Republic has become a major factor in helping conservatives discuss current events and what to do about them — conservatives ranging from the upper levels of Washington to local elected officials on city councils and school boards, as well as the unelected and unpaid but deeply committed volunteers who are the foot soldiers of any political movement.
Free Republic is not perfect, but I can't think of any similar forum out there doing what Free Republic does.
True, there are some others out there. I am a member of several such groups, though I rarely post. Most of those other groups are nowhere close to being as large as this one, and therefore they are much less effective.
It would be very easy for Free Republic to morph into something different. Jim Robinson deserves a lot of credit for standing his ground on some key moral issues that two decades ago were commonly accepted among conservatives, but have now been called into question by the libertarian wing of the Republican Party.
As for people who can't seem to figure out that people who own a website get to set the rules for how it will be used — they need to go back and re-learn what conservatives believe about private property.