Because it makes a difference. Levin, Limbaugh, Hannity, Savage et al use Free Republic for the pre show prep. They value our opinions. For example Rush “stack” is nothing but him printing off stuff form FR. We are being heard.
Which means we have a responsibility to be civil.
Personally, I like to advance the conversation. But it is difficult to maintain a civil conversation when people think it is their duty to converse by kicking others in their chins.
Like I said, we should be aware that people read this forum, not just Americans. I know that we have a lot of lurkers from India who do not post but read FR in order to understand American culture. And, when we are spending most of our time arguing it makes us look bad.
I think of FR as a large river, when I post something and throw it in, I have no idea who will read my post. I throw it out their hoping that somebody may chuckle or get informed in some way.
Posting on FR is an important responsibility.
Rush quoted me verbatim on air (uncredited, you’re welcome Rush o) at least three times when I was listening.
It’s not just the personal attacks on FReepers, candidates, but on the conservative media outlets we rely on that is new.
I’ve been on FR for at least a decade, and never have I seen that happen.
There is so much misinformation being repeated even when articles are posted that refute it. Keep repeating a lie often enough and people believe it.
Each candidate has a weak point or two. We have focused on Cruz and Trump. Ask the question do we need a F bomb dropping dictator as President. Isn’t 8 yrs of the Dictator 0bama enough? A candidate that has appeared on Playboy Mag, cheated on wife 1. As for this wife...10. The First Lady would be the first to have posed nude in lesbian porno shots http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2015/08/16/hannity-responds-to-becks-question-on-donald-trump-i-will-attempt-to-answer-it-in-my-this-post/
What a crock.