[cantfindagoodscreenname]

With all due respect, as a Cruz supporter, I find myself less and less wanting to come here these days. I'm insulted over and over by the Trump supporters (not me personally: I'm talking about the generalizations made about Cruz supporters). I've never ever felt like I didn't want to be here. This is the first time. FR has been my home on the Internet since 1998. I don't post much, but I read a lot. I don't read every article, so I'm sure I've missed a lot of the anti-Trump posts. But, I'm particularly sensitive to the anti-Cruz posts. The insults are flying in both directions.

As much as I dislike Trump, and believe me, I do, I will be voting for him if he is the nominee. I dislike Hillary and Bernie infinitely more. So, I'm not a never-Trump person.

I've always thought that conservatives were less emotional than liberals and that they think before they feel. But, lately, it seems that FR is just overridden with emotional posts. I wish we could just have discourse over ideas.

[austinaero]

“But, lately, it seems that FR is just overridden with emotional posts. I wish we could just have discourse over ideas. “

Well, while I understand what you are saying and have no criticism of it,,

Take comfort in the fact people are being REAL! NO BS,, no fakery,,real deal people here.

We’re a special, ‘golden’ bunch even if we disagree. Working through the disagreements is difficult, it’s a major challenge.

But you gotta decide if you’re willing to roll up your sleeves and muscle through (which I hope you do) or if you are going to back off. Everyone makes their own choice.

I don’t know of another blog like Free Republic. When I can’t get in, it’s a bit stressful.
There are some really smart and PASSIONATE people here. We are real. Not media-savvy, not rehearsed, not sugar-coated.

I say that’s a HUGE blessing! Hang in there. All this uproar is just for now.