Not to butt in, but... the reason you are being attacked is because you have posted something that might reflect negatively upon Trump.
We have political discourse in our home as well, but there is no longer any room for dissension among FReepers. They are slavishly devoted to a man who believes that China had the right to use the force it did, and wishes that he could take a tank for crowd control at the next Nuremberg rally he holds asking for loyalty oaths from his lemmings, I mean supporters.
Honest discussion of articles or events is no longer permitted on FR. I very rarely read comments any more, and almost never post as it leads to numerous, circuitous screeds extolling the greatness of whatever Trump says or does. I would not have posted this, but, you sounded so genuinely confused about Free Republic’s mission.
I miss Free Republic, and hope that it will return after the election silly season. I have watched a few elections on this board but have never encountered the level of vitriol that permeates every corner of FR today.
“..have never encountered the level of vitriol that permeates every corner of FR today.”
A large part of that might be because they are following Trump’s rude, and sometimes very cruel, example.