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Lew Rockwell ^ | 9/24/01 | Jeff Elkins

[Nuke'm Glowing]

Dear Pacifist,

Buh-bye...

Sincerly,
Your friends at FR

[Ada Coddington]

Great post. The comparison between Bush's "homeland defense" and Wilson's CPI is accurate. Thanks.

Freerepublic is influential due to the great number of posters and lurkers the site attracts. I am concerned that censorship and banning of excellent contributors will eventually result in reduced readership.

[Nuke'm Glowing]

Did I mention Demidog in my post? Uh, no.

[Inspector Harry Callahan]

It already has.

[Ada Coddington]

So any opinion that is opposite the liberal and porgressive awy of thinking is considered oppresive hunh?

Let all opinions have their say, but let no one be banned except those who violate the rules of common courtesy.

[Inspector Harry Callahan]

No, but your reply was posted in response to my post (wherein Demidog was mentioned). Are you drinking this early?

[leadhead]

Hey Jeff! I love it when you talk dirty!

[Nuke'm Glowing]

It was in reference to you. It appears to be your desired stripe of the day, to show your "liberal" point of view. This is a private board. There are enough crappy liberal ones and libertarian ones. If you don't like it, leave. Ask me if I or anyone else cares.

[getoffmylawn]

It’s not just message posters on the site. The management of FreeRepublic has instituted a "loose lips sink ships" campaign, with new moderators patrolling the forum to delete posts that in their opinion are detrimental to the "war effort."

[Inspector Harry Callahan]

By the way... Welcome to Free Republic (again). What was your former screen name?

[tet68]

Thank you for your concern.

Do you see the concern,(gesture,pulling down lower eyelid)in MY eye?

[rdb3]

If Lew Rockwell is indicative of mainstream Libertarian thought it should be no wonder that the Libertarian position remains on the fringe.

I mean, do we as a nation (with a Constitutional mandate that our elected government provide for the common defense) go and take out these terrorist regimes or do each of us go and buy our own F-16s and fight?

Conspiracy thinkers make me sick to my stomach, and Lew Rockwell and his site is chief on my list of conspiracy thinkers.

[Jim Robinson]

Well, our nation is under attack by foreign powers. What do you suggest? Letting them bomb our cities at will? Murder our citizens by the thousands? Gonna turn the other cheek? Gonna negotiate with terrorists? Going to appease the cold-blooded murderers? Join the Peaceniks? Protest against your own country during wartime? Ally with Hanoi Jane? Dodge the draft? Run off to Candada? Collaborate with the enemy? Commit treason? We are at war and like the man said, you are either with US or with them. Which will it be?

[Phil V.]

Hey!

The good news is, if FreeRepublic were in fact in the ash can of irrelevancy they wouldn't be wasting ink on us.

The bad news is, the ash can awaits . . . draws nearer . . .

[Junior]

The guy's gotta point, but too many here will never see it ...

[I am still Casey]

...FreeRepublic.com. The atmosphere there is now poisonous.

What atmosphere? Did I miss something?

The management of FreeRepublic has instituted a "loose lips sink ships" campaign, with new moderators patrolling the forum to delete posts that in their opinion are detrimental to the "war effort."

Is that supposed to be a negative? Time to reroll some film footage. Its only been two weeks, and already Jeff Elkins has apparently forgotten what happened on 9/11.

[Phil V.]

Let the stench of Middle East flesh reach Paradise reassuring them that these filth have gone to hell permanently."

Phil V. Jihad Supporter

I hit the abuse button on this, Jim. What happened?

It does appear that certain demeaning language is acceptable.

[Neets]

Jeff Elkins is a freelance consultant and writer living in North Central Florida.

For some strange reason I have a difficult time paying attention to liberal buttwipes, but particularly liberal buttwipes from Florida.

[RightOnline]

I'd say this Jeff Elkins fella isn't spending much time here and really reading. There has been thread......after thread........after thread........after thread........after thread.........after thread on the topic of the possibility of our freedoms being eroded or outright given away (they're never "stolen") in such a climate as today. No, Mr. Elkins, it isn't the FReepers who are the lemmings, let me assure you. WE are the folks who hold Government's feet to the fire, and you can be damned sure that we watch our freedoms..........and yours...........very, VERY closely.