Posted on 02/07/2002 8:02:41 AM PST by watsonfellow
In the past few months I have noticed that the posters on Free Republic have become more and more hostile towards social conservatism.
And I do not mean indifference (less pro life threads etc) but an outright hostility at pro life and other social conservative causes.
Am I alone in thinking this?
In particular, notice the responses to the thread concerning the recent request by social conservative groups to the FCC to reign in Fox's racey primetime programs.
I wonder if this is becoming only a haven for hedonists and libertarians, and if so, perhaps it would be better for social conservatives to find their own site.
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Leave me alone!
But you will have to be able to defend your positions with real substantive points of argumentation, facts, beliefs with support.
People on here strongly believe in their point of view just like you do. I have seen no limitation of debate unless someone is attacking in a personal manner.
Many arguments that social conservatives have (not all) are based on strong emotion or faith...this is fine but to persuade someone or support your belief you
will have to temporarily leave you status as "mere believer" and go into a status of debater with support for you opinion. Of course you dont have to, but if you dont you arent going to build any hearing with people who disagree.
btw, I take views from all sides so attacking me as an anti-social conservative will be misplaced.
The first was a synopsis of the March with pictures and comments from those who attended. Maybe 75 hits to the thread.
The second was on the organizers of the march disallowing the Men From Glaad to march under a banner proclaiming how they got their rocks off. That thread had over 500 hits.
Yeah, I've noticed a change.
I applaud your intent, however Free Republic is hostile to anyone who doesn't use logic. (Sometimes it is hostile to those who do)I support social conservatism as a personal guidance system and educatory process. I do not support it as a national policy. I haven't seen much of any anti-pro-life posts here (although they could be here). I believe that there is a place for this debate within the policy structure.
That being said, I don't see television standards and policies based on social conservatism to do nothing but undermine your goals. The culture exsists because of the voices within society and not the laws that exsist. Speak your mind....lend your wisdom. Just keep the gvt. out of it.
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Why would he read your stinkin post, if it was me I would have stopped after you called him that name, what was it a peckerwood sniffer?
Hell, I'm a libertarian, and I'd love it if this country would get to that point and stop there.
The vast majority of FReepers is strongly pro-life but eschew rabid fanaticism as being counterproductive.
In case no one noticed there are more liberals in the world then there are people in the diverse spectrum of conservatism.
All those who support constitutional government ought to be more united in restoring a free republic, and then at that point we can attack each other. :)
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