Real translation: Then where would you go to find a group of people who slavishly agree with Jim Robinson and tolerate no opposition to his god Donald Trump.
"And it's now more important than ever that we keep our internet communications channel well funded and in fighting trim!!"
Fighting trim? The freeper’s who once actually fought by marching on the naval observatory during Bush v Gore or occupied the corners adjacent to the Walter Reed hospital against Code Pink are long gone, disgusted by the “Pajama warriors” who are content with their snide comments and insults substituting for thoughtful debate. Although I have not been registered on the site for a long time I have been a lurker since 2000 and have commented through my wife. I was at the Texas Capital in 2000 in support of Bush against Gore. I posted sexual predator alert signs on lampposts outside where Bill Clinton spoke. I freeped Hillary outside her house in 2003. I poll watch against voter fraud. After action reports from protest freeps were an everyday occurrence. Now freepers pretty much sit on their asses.
No wonder that FR now has constant freepathons. Its members won't put their money where their mouths are or like obamaites want everything for free.
Freepers used to denigrate Democratic Underground for the intolerance it showed. Now FR is no better.
"Like our nation, our forum has never been more divided."
FR has brought that division upon itself, substituting insults and barbs for reasoned debate. How Democratic Party-like.
Now new sites are being created that oldtime freepers are flocking to. In 2013 I wrote a vanity titled “Is Free Republic worth saving?”. Sadly I'm afraid the anwer is no.
I assume this will be my final post as I expect to be banned for expressing an honest opinion
We don’t want your money get the Hell out.
I've been here for a long time too (under a different screen name), and I remember looking foward to FR's pics and after action reports from Walter Reed and other Bush/Gore protests (The "Get Out of Cheney's House" and RaceBannon's WH protests/costumes of Clinton come to mind.) You East Coasters got to have all the fun :)
I have to say, I share your frustration with Free Republic. The insults, bannings, and lack of any kind of reasoned debate have been bizzare to witness.
I've had run ins here lately, with a 9/11 truther, loads of snarky Christian bashers, pro abortion people, some so called FReepers whose only response is to call me "hater" because I disagree with them, and just recently someone tried to convince me that Boehner is a conservative hero (Say what???).
It's gotten to the point where I want to shout to FR's founder:
"Who are you and what have you done with Jim Robinson and Free Republic?!" And ask Jim if there are any unusual pods laying in his front yard.
But the absolute worst part of all this is seeing so many "Old School Gold" FReepers Opus out.
These are screen names of FReepers I recognize from those protest days-names of people who went out and worked to try and wake up our citizenry.
It's appalling to see how many snarky comments show up when an Old School FReeper leaves.
And those who try to stick it out here are also treated to nasty comments and insults. It's not right.
Jim-the number of long time FReepers Opusing each week can't be good.
Please find a way to adress this and stop the bleeding.
I don't want to see Free Republic go down.