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‘Free Republic’ Now A Safe Space for Donald Trump Supporters [Jim's response at post 25]
The Federalist ^ | 05/12/2016 | Robert Tracinski

Posted on 05/12/2016 12:03:49 PM PDT by nhwingut

On the right, we’ve grown to pride ourselves on our greater openness to debate and ideas, on having no need to toe a Politically Correct line or crawl into a “safe space” like pampered college kids who just can’t handle hearing from anyone who disagrees with them.

For myself, I am so personally dedicated to this ideal that I even perform the great personal sacrifice of reading the comments field beneath my articles.

Yet somehow I wasn’t surprised to see Donald Trump supporters, those swaggering tough guys, turn one of their favorite Internet forums into a safe space where they no longer need to encounter criticism or opposition. Earlier today, Free Republic proprietor Jim Robinson announced that the discussion board would no longer tolerate opposition to Trump’s candidacy.

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To: M. Thatcher

+1


121 posted on 05/12/2016 12:57:07 PM PDT by exit82 (Road Runner sez:" Let's Make America Beeping Great Again! Beep! Beep!")
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To: stayathomemom

I’m not familiar with it but it is getting downloaded to my kindle.

Thank you!


122 posted on 05/12/2016 12:57:20 PM PDT by Psalm 144 (This year we break the Uniparty or it breaks us.)
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To: alicewonders
Some people don't seem to understand, there are only two people at the present time with a chance to become POTUS: 1. HRC, 2. Trump.

Those are the choices, right there. I guess for some, they would rather see HRC in the office.

123 posted on 05/12/2016 12:57:24 PM PDT by zzeeman ("We can evade reality, but we cannot evade the consequences of evading reality.")
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To: zeugma

Never saw it, but that definitely describe my applause for this drama queen of a “writer” - lol


124 posted on 05/12/2016 12:57:28 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
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To: exit82

Shouldn’t be hard, 90% of the Class of 1998 has been zotted.
The good ones still remain.
*****************************************************
Makes me wonder?????? Good ones :<)))


125 posted on 05/12/2016 12:57:32 PM PDT by Allen In Texas Hill Country
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To: nhwingut

The author does not seem to be interested in defeating Hillary. I’ve noticed that in a lot of anti-Trump people. They’re more concerned with keeping the elites in power, no matter which party they claim to belong to. Trump supporters on the right are the equivalent of Bernie supporters on the left. We’re sick of the corrupt establishment status quo.


126 posted on 05/12/2016 12:57:53 PM PDT by ozzymandus
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To: Night Hides Not
90% of the Class of 1998 has been zotted.

I sincerely doubt that; or if true, I doubt that it happened only during this election cycle. Your proof?

127 posted on 05/12/2016 12:58:49 PM PDT by Albion Wilde (In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act. --George Orwell)
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To: exit82
The good ones still remain.

...yup...

...but we're too old and and remember the umpteen other bloodbaths that occurred around here...

128 posted on 05/12/2016 12:59:02 PM PDT by cyberaxe (....Uuuummpphhhh.....)
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To: Resettozero
On the form for Progressives, I most appreciated the reason for their BH as...Unknown (Create a name for it)__________.

LOL, Yea, when I created it, I had to add that because I know they will NEVER stop creating new ones.

Best to You FRiend.

129 posted on 05/12/2016 12:59:03 PM PDT by Col Freeper (Liberals: Devoted members of the "Church of the Eternally Offended".)
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To: Allen In Texas Hill Country

You just have to outlast the competition ;)


130 posted on 05/12/2016 12:59:04 PM PDT by exit82 (Road Runner sez:" Let's Make America Beeping Great Again! Beep! Beep!")
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To: Allen In Texas Hill Country
Those frozen in a myth of what is conservative are NOT ‘good ones’. The chatters and the yakkers and the wordsmiths are lost in their own delusion. Their time for a truth is past.
131 posted on 05/12/2016 1:00:41 PM PDT by Just mythoughts (Jesus said Luke 17:32 Remember Lot's wife.)
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To: yuleeyahoo; null and void

They are all scared to death that the gravy train is about to come to an end.

Pray for DT, for TPTB and the NWO/Globalists will not give up easily.

I am definitely wearing my tinfoil hat the closer we get to November, 2016 and January, 2017.


132 posted on 05/12/2016 1:00:49 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
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To: Jim Robinson
Jim, I was around in those early days. Not as early as some, but pretty damn early. Anyone who would remotely lend a hand to Hillary Clinton clearly wasn't paying attention back then.

The corruption, the stealing, wasn't even on the top 10 list of Clinton sins.

Hardly a week would go by with another rape victim coming forward, another suspicious "suicide", another decent man utterly destroyed for daring to disagree with the Clinton approach.

People focus on Monica Lewinsky, but that was like Al Capone getting nabbed for tax evasion. It wasn't anything special in the big scheme of things.

It is somehow fitting that the man who rose from the ashes as the Republican Speaker of the House has turned out to be a pedophile, preying on House pages.

It was a horrific period of American history. Awful.

#NeverHillary

133 posted on 05/12/2016 1:01:44 PM PDT by TontoKowalski (You can call me "Dick.")
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To: SaveFerris

It is one of the best episodes of the show IMO. Almost the entire episode was silent. The “Gentlemen” were insanely creepy.


134 posted on 05/12/2016 1:02:20 PM PDT by zeugma (Today is Sweetmorn, the 58th day of Discord in the YOLD 3182)
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To: alicewonders
It’s completely logical if you want to see Hillary win.

Of course! I have to keep reminding myself that there are those out there who you think are on the side of saving the US, but really aren't.

135 posted on 05/12/2016 1:02:55 PM PDT by stayathomemom (Beware of kittens modifying your posts.)
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To: cyberaxe

I’m class of ‘97. I’ve seen it all.


136 posted on 05/12/2016 1:03:22 PM PDT by Publius ("Who is John Galt?" by Billthedrill and Publius now available at Amazon.)
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To: exit82

Some guy once said that if you sit by the river long enough all your enemies will float by.


137 posted on 05/12/2016 1:04:39 PM PDT by Farmer Dean (Never be more than two steps away from your weapon.)
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To: Psalm 144
Yay! Really eye opening and scary stuff.
138 posted on 05/12/2016 1:05:15 PM PDT by stayathomemom (Beware of kittens modifying your posts.)
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To: zeugma; dfwgator

If anybody knows what episode it was, maybe I’ll get a chance to see it someday. TIA


139 posted on 05/12/2016 1:05:28 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
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To: cyberaxe

We’re also old enough to remember these fine folks. We cannot fail them and let the Dems win:

http://www.freerepublic.com/memorial/memorial.htm


140 posted on 05/12/2016 1:05:47 PM PDT by exit82 (Road Runner sez:" Let's Make America Beeping Great Again! Beep! Beep!")
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