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Email: The Future of Free Republic
Email | 06/25/02 | Jim Robinson

Posted on 06/25/2002 3:42:21 AM PDT by Jim Robinson

The following email is being circulated to our members by various disgruntled former FReepers:

Subject: The Future of Our Free Republic

Dear Fellow Free Republic Member,

Many of us at Free Republic are distressed by the extraordinary level of censorship that has been so obviously going on. It is very obvious that individual posts, entire threads, and the entire work of members who have been highly regarded are disappearing into a Memory Hole.

Scores of us have organized an e-mail network that is independent of the communication controls presently, and sadly, being used at our Free Republic. We have carefully documented the unmistakeable evidence that most of the posts, threads, and posters that are vaporized completely are overwhelmingly targeted for their political stance on the Right. These are not Leftwingers. These are not even Middle-of-the-Roaders. These are not disruptors. These are not foul-mouthed delinquents. These are fellow patriots on the Right who disagree with the controllers of FR on specific issues that are now hotly debated by the Right. We have documented that FR will parade before you, as if to hide all of the great posters whose work has been destroyed, a straw-man delinquent that has been banned. This is deceptive.

Treating these fellow patriots on the Right so shabbily is not right. As shabbily as those banned into the Memory Hole are being treated, the most shabbily treated of all are all of the good folks on Free Republic themselves. We came here for honest debate. Free Republic advertised itself as a Forum for honest debate. Without that honest debate...everything at Free Republic becomes shabby.

We can do much better. As a measure of how intense the simmering feelings have gotten among members on this unjustifiable use of deleting, censoring, and banning please link to the following thread. You will notice that one simple and sincere plea from one of our finest members has spontaneously touched off a prairie fire of approximately 500 posts in a mere 18 hours. If it isn't Memory Holed this thread may shoot into the thousands.

If you would like to receive anonymous updates of information concerning the hundreds of Freepers who have networked via e-mail to restore the wonderful honest debate to Free Republic, just drop an e-mail of just one or two words if you like for extreme brevity to:

StopCensoringUs@hotmail.com

And, here's that link back to the snowballing thread at FR:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/704701/posts

Thank you so much for giving your thought to this vital matter for our Internet home.

Sincerely, StopCensoringUs@hotmail.com



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To: 4ConservativeJustices; LarryLied
Don't give up hope. I don't post as much because of time constraints. There are lots of new posters that are unaware the federalist papers exist. Us 'seniors' have to help our 'juniors'. (no slams intended, at all!) Seek out the informative government posts. The link Larrylied provided was outstanding! We need to help, whether it's through a thread, through a post or through freep mail. Likewise, our younger conservative posters can help us understand their position, afterall, they are going to be the leaders in a few short years!
781 posted on 06/25/2002 7:38:10 PM PDT by WIMom
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To: Jim Robinson

782 posted on 06/25/2002 7:38:48 PM PDT by Pistacio
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To: ofMagog
...psychoceramics...

Hey! Word invention of the week! (Assuming it means what I think it means....)
783 posted on 06/25/2002 7:39:24 PM PDT by BluesDuke
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To: WIMom; 4ConservativeJustices
What's the biggest dissapointment for me regarding FR is the lack of participation on constitution or government related type threads.

I am with you. It amazes me sometimes how little comment is on some of the more important threads or at least I think the Constitution and Government related type threads are important.

784 posted on 06/25/2002 7:41:01 PM PDT by PhiKapMom
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To: Jim Robinson; firebrand; StarFan
FYI.....
785 posted on 06/25/2002 7:41:10 PM PDT by Dutchy
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To: EggsAckley
"ever since this morning's brief outage, every time I come here I have to log in anew"

I'm glad it's not just me, only I've been having that problem for 3 days.

786 posted on 06/25/2002 7:41:29 PM PDT by sweetliberty
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To: The Documentary Lady
you still ranting your BS?
787 posted on 06/25/2002 7:42:01 PM PDT by TLBSHOW
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To: Jim Robinson
Thumbs DOWN. Nuke him. delete him and his posts. Tear his head off and .......(can't say it, right?).Or politely - Ban him.
788 posted on 06/25/2002 7:46:05 PM PDT by zip
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To: Jim Robinson; cake_crumb
The person in question violated the CLEARLY STATED guidelines and is not here to do anything positive. I am here to be positive and promote the conservative vs. lib message. Of course, we are all not right wingers - I am more moderate but what I do appeals to the swing voters whom we need to WIN ELECTIONS; so I'm no less of an equal than the true right wingers and they are no less of an equal than I am.

Finally, Free Republic is not a boxing ring - we must remember that, fellow freepers. Disruptors just can't find anywhere to be miserable and they don't deserve to be here. FV

789 posted on 06/25/2002 7:46:26 PM PDT by floriduh voter
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To: WIMom
Cheese and moose seem to be more important.

Eenie meenie, chili beanie, the spirits are about to speak...oops! I was thinking more of moose and squirrel... ;)



(P.S. The road to Damnocratic hell is paved with Republican't good intentions...)
790 posted on 06/25/2002 7:49:22 PM PDT by BluesDuke
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To: pulaskibush; wirestripper; TheBattman; FreetheSouth!; Travelgirl; Budge; DCBryan1; teeman8r; ...
Just wanted to make sure y'all saw this thread....informative AND entertaining.
791 posted on 06/25/2002 7:51:26 PM PDT by sweetliberty
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To: Jefferson Adams
No sir, thank you. I missed the thread and your defense of LiFers in general. I'm glad I was invited - I found a few old friends and made a few new ones. This is a great site, but I miss the posting tagline. Many of the best comments were found among those hidden gems.
792 posted on 06/25/2002 7:51:36 PM PDT by 4CJ
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To: Jefferson Adams
The only reason he said anything nice was because when he saw the hits the site got from 6 to noon he new who to kiss up to. It wasn't delphia forums that is for sure. The anti's wouldn't pay for rent there so they moved or were they kicked out. LOL
793 posted on 06/25/2002 7:54:32 PM PDT by TLBSHOW
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To: summer
Without that honest debate...everything at Free Republic becomes shabby.

794 posted on 06/25/2002 7:55:17 PM PDT by WakeUpChristian
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To: Bryan
bttt
795 posted on 06/25/2002 7:55:41 PM PDT by TLBSHOW
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To: Jim Robinson
Jim

I agree with you on most parts except for the bashing of Republicans. Many of us are under the impression that the liberal agenda is being progressed quicker while the republicans have been in power.

In my lowly opinion, conservatives should hold the Republicans feet to the fire when they sell out core conservative principles (FREE SPEACH, LESS GOV'T). I think there should be plenty of leeway granted to people who have different conservative views than the poplular opinion.

Just my two cents.

Regards

796 posted on 06/25/2002 7:56:26 PM PDT by al_again
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To: BluesDuke
(P.S. The road to Damnocratic hell is paved with Republican't good intentions...)

Versus the third party doesn't have a snowball's chance in hell yet? Whatever our conservative political leanings, conservativism is dead if the liberals take control. And don't give me the RINO talk. We will have a greatere chance of true conservative reform with the republicans as we would with the democrats. Do you really believe Dashcle will advance a conservative agenda with a stronger liberal senate given to him by a third party vote? Get real if you think that a third party will advance conservativism right now. The third party will happen if and only if the republicans wimp out with a majority. Until then, it ain't going to happen. I'm a realist, and reality says it won't happen. Not with a liberal house. At least the republicans will have a say in who heads the committees. We can work on the RINO's after that. We will never be able to root out liberals with a liberal house and senate. They have too much power. Now is our opportunity to change. I really wish those who feel otherwise could see the big picture.

797 posted on 06/25/2002 7:59:39 PM PDT by WIMom
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To: PhiKapMom
Personally I laugh every time I see WiMom's "cheesehead". I still want to thank you for my tax-cut - you and your friends got the government to return $600 of my money. I support our military (my neighbor got back yesterday), and I support the Constitution - yet few want to actually discuss it.
798 posted on 06/25/2002 8:00:57 PM PDT by 4CJ
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To: Jim Robinson
WHEW!

I mean...DAMN!!

799 posted on 06/25/2002 8:01:50 PM PDT by Deb
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