‘Free Republic’ Now A Safe Space for Donald Trump Supporters [Jim's response at post 25]

The Federalist ^ | 05/12/2016 | Robert Tracinski

[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.

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

Shouldn't be hard, 90% of the Class of 1998 has been zotted.

No one gives two wet farts how long a troll has been the way they are; only that they stop being that way, either voluntarily or otherwise.

Only special little snowflakes genuinely believe that Length of Tenure = Inherent Value.

Don't be a special snowflake.

[Albion Wilde]

2ndDivVet, Kaslin, CWwife, ETL and the lovely Libylu...

All their accounts are still alive. But it's great to be rid of their spam on the Forum.

[Resettozero]

I think we will be gaining a lot of new freepers going forward...

Of course FR will, the Lord willing.

In the meantime, guess we better scrape together some more change from the sock drawer to help make up for some of these former FR supporters who won't be chipping in for a while, if ever again.

[867V309]

Thanks!

[slipper]

Very well written and heartfelt. Thank you.

[be-baw]

I heard that Wright wrote a book. I think it was called “BFD,” or something like that.

[morphing libertarian]

Some one has to serve as the post-Nazi. LOL

[SaveFerris]

Barbie can really rock these days. And, of course, Camo is the perfect attire for the sporting event. This is just a test-firing to clear the chambers.

For the author, we'll give him an honorary zot. If he hasn't gotten one already, that is.

[Resettozero]

On-target assessment from beginning to end. I’m going with it.

[faucetman]

Gee, I don’t miss them at all!

[onyx]

AWESOME SaveFerris!

I remember IT was "Israel Beach" that told Jim that he was on assignment for AP to do a story about FR right before he got the YUGE ZOT!

That hoodat, Leto and Responsibility2nd always liked to pontificate.

[Daveinyork]

We cannot allow Hillary to get any where near the Supreme court, but now I know why my posts have been subject to review.

[traderrob6]

Good point.

[sargon]

The Federalist are Hillary supporters. Idiot libertarians (but I repeat myself) always get things wrong.

No libertarian could ever support Hillary. To do so would completely disqualify them as being a libertarian. And broad-brushing libertarians as idiots is totally unwarranted.

Once again, labels seem to have become completely meaningless, and serve as one-offs when a convenient pejorative is needed.

The meaning of the word libertarian has become just as butchered as that of the word conservative.

One thing for sure: Republicans, Democrats, independents, conservatives and libertarians should all Vote Trump!

[SaveFerris]

Yes, especially those 2 or 3 perpetual spammers.

A recent example: “Cruz is now more likely than ever to be the Republican nominee”.

Article zotted by Jim himself as “garbage”. Which it was.

Yes, I have the link.

[sauropod]

+1

[hawaiianninja]

The author obviously doesn’t realize that this forum is still, by all intents and purposes, a privately owned, commercial (.com) website like any other.

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

I'll throw in a new one as well, likewise honorary:

;)

[onyx]

Maybe we should charge them a $100 re-entry fee.


Absolutely! That's the MINIMUM!

Good faith, volunteer basis, (of course).
*wink*

[SaveFerris]

I had been discussing cell phones with ErnBatavia, too, a month or two before.

Gave some information to him/her. Hope it was helpful.

I wish folks had gotten as upset with Obama and Hillary as they did with DT. I just don’t get it.