Posted on 02/12/2016 10:04:27 PM PST by Optimist
Over the past several months, Free Republic has begun to show an ugly side of its members. Although admittedly comprised of many strong-willed, opinion-charged individuals presenting thoughtful, conservative insights into the topics of the day, this forum has begun to show a seamier side as the Trump-Cruz-Rubio-Carson 2016 Primary heated up. You all know what I mean. Many of you have either been at the giving or receiving end of EMOTIONALLY-charged attacks against various candidates or even individuals as their supporters.
Herewith a few thoughts I would like to share:
Well, this is what happens when one (Ok, I) become frustrated with the ad-hominem attacks against so many good people both on this site, and otherwise supportive of conservatism and the rise of a conservative Republican Party. We are all decent, America-loving conservatives who are driven to strive for what is best for returning this country to its pride.
Please Freepers, make your best case, and trust that whoever eventually runs against the Demobeast will, with God's light, be the right person for the job.
Let the flame-war begin, I have donned my suit! And God bless.
Are you kidding? Ok, maybe it is more than the past, but really not THAT much more. This is normal.
I remember when supporting Reagan how viciously he was attacked by the establishment and others, oh he was “California, closet Democrat”, or “he used to be a Democrat, Union guy, how can we trust him now?” or the disgusting attacks on his wife as a “Hollywood leftist”, Reagan’s multiple marriages, Reagan was “an entertainer” from “B rated movies”, in fact one of those who were assaulting him was the Bush family, some folks don’t know that.
So yes, it is the way it is. Now watch.
Indeed, it’s the primaries, but the level of vitriolic arrogance seems to be elevated.
The problem isn’t the Trumpets vs the Cruzers — that’s good fun. But we’re now seeing charges of intellectual inferiority, out-of-control emotions, blind ignorance to a liar, etc. And needless to say, that kind of malice is bad for morale.
Good post. Well, at least in this primary we apparently have two anti-establishment candidates.
You weren’t here during the last primaries.
Seeing your fellow conservatives and friends being duped by a charlatan can be infuriating.
Show me the stats to back up your assertion.
Excellent post. Thank you.
I’ve noticed the nastiness- and how!
I’ve been viciously attacked lately and called names I can’t even repeat here.
We can debate and still be civil to each other.
Besides, last time I looked, vicious attacks and name calling is against the rules.
I can truthfully say I’ve never resorted to calling
our fellow FReepers filthy names, and I’ve been here eight years.
(Hope to be around many more unless Jim runs me off for being so anti- Cruz LOL)
You can’t be that elderly. You’ve had plenty of opportunity to show your cantankerous side, but didn’t...
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Urban Dictionary - Geriatric Profanity Disorder
A common medical disorder in which a cantankerous, old, senior citizen will not stop swearing. Usually directed toward ungrateful “youngsters” meaning anyone from 1 to 55 years of age.
The reasons behind this ailment are quite simple. They’ve lived long enough that they no longer give a shit who they annoy. So you damn well better listen, you ingrate, or you’re gonna get a cane upside your head.
Thoughtful post.
A well written piece and spot on! I was wondering if Jim Robinson would have made a commentary by now on the type of dialog occupying our threads. Kickass Conservative said it best: “Good Lord, this place is wound tighter than a long tailed Cat on a Porch full of Rocking Chairs.”
I think we all should turn down the needle in our vitriol. We need more positive comments in support of our favored candidate. Let Sarah Palin’s endorsement of The Donald be our guide. She graciously bestowed sagacious perceptions that could describe our next President of the U.S. They are her gift to her fellow citizens. Let us do likewise. Our comments will be ours for the record to give dignity to what may be the next President of the U.S.
I have made 10 times more comments to other posters but then i just close the page and it gets dumped, never posted.
It just like playing around with drunks and loaded guns, smart people just don’t do it.
So day after day, often very early i just read comments, occasionally i reply, but mostly its become a spectator sport here, its like a big Roman coliseum, tigers against gladiators type of stuff. Gore, blood, body parts, you get moderators that either do thumbs up or thumbs down....
This season is no different from the rest..lurked for a year before finally signing up amid primary season 2000 and it was Bush cheerleaders and Steve Forbes “the businessman” in the mix. Going bavk to 1988 election. I wasn’t fond of the “kinder gentler” conservatism even if it was repackaged as “compassionate”, especially since I tr gave us eight years of the Clintons (and we’re still not rid of them!). Got in a few back and forth scuffles between bushbots since I picked Alan Keyes. We got a moderate and almost gave it to the donkeycrats.
In 2004, when our incumbent was fully weakened, it looked like we’d lose to an even weaker DUmmycrat who wasn’t fit for Doo-dee.
In 2008, we had our spats with the Paulinistas and I picked Duncan Hunter, the man responsible for the law on the books that says “shall build”. His was the candidacy I was most eager to support and volunteer for. Many on the site chose to throw in with Fred Thompson who only hung in long enough for McLame to walk away with the nomination and hand the election to Ozero. To make matters worse, handed both houses of Congress to the jackass party for the trifecta disaster, giving us two extreme radicals on the Supreme Court. Thanks guys!
2012, Newt was all the rage. I was “on the wrong side” for supporting Santorum, but again another moderate hung around long enough to walk into the nomination and hand another four years to Obola.….woohoo we’re all socialists now!
We find ourselves at another crossroads. Go for the Trojan Horse candidate (Trump) and hand another election to a socialist, or fight like hell for the proven and tested conservative. He has the best chance to go the distance and each of the talkers mentioned have not only been highly complimentary of Cruz, but each have all but endorsed him.
Cruz is eligible, Cruz can win, and Cruz can dismantle the entrenched progressivism in DC.
All I know is if I see someone supporting Jeb on this forum I will viciously attack them, oh wait, nothing to worry about, there is no such animal as a Jeb supporter on this forum!
“Trump is a big poopie head!”
OMG! I was thinking of posting the exact same thing!
So - just to balance the hate out - Cruz is funny looking. (But still - go Cruz!)
Just mentioning Mr. Trump’s biography is upsetting to some people who have decided he is the apotheosis of conservatism. Meanwhile, he’s leading the way in being nasty to all of his opposition. He’s even turned on his old friends the Clintons having now discovered that they’re not his type of people if they can deny him the White House. I guess there is a possibility of a blind pig finding a acorn and Trump stumbling onto the character of the Clintons when the situation suits his needs.
Word.
This seems to happen every presidential election here. Maybe the worst was 2008 where you had McCain, Romney and Huckabee. Face it, none were stellar candidates. Yet people were still tearing each other up for supporting the “wrong” guy, as if the one they supported was a combination of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Ronald Reagan rolled into one, and the other was Satan.
Semi-agree with your assessment.
Trump/Cruz/Carson are our only choices if we want to turn this country around. Anyone else would be a vote for the uni-party such as we have now. For example, Kasich would be an open borders/pro homosexual marriage/obamacare loving disaster. I know, I live in his state.
I’m most concerned with the animosity that certain Cruz/Trump Freepers are showing towards each other. Don’t they each realize that once one of these choices is the nominee, they will have to humbly request the votes of the other nominees’ supporters? That’s hard to do once they’ve crossed the line and horribly insulted the intelligence and faith of the other side’s members.
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