Posted on 10/10/2003 2:23:07 PM PDT by Jim Robinson
Edited on 10/10/2003 2:27:00 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
Dear Free Republic Friends,
My old friend and brother-in-arms BADJOE has promised to warm the cockles of our hearts by publishing an expose (the truth about JimRob and Free Republic according to Joe) on the 18th of this month, which represents the one year anniversary of the date he last posted to FreeRepublic.com and started up with LibertyPost.org.
So, as I believe that only the truth can set you free, and based upon the stratergery of pre-emptive strike, I have a confession to make (before BADJOE makes it public):
I have poisoned the well.
By my sly innuendos behind the scenes.
By my intellectual ineptitude.
By not trusting those that brung me to the dance to bring me home.
By my biting every hand that fed me.
By my arrogance that causes me to think I did it all by myself.
By my stubborness not because of principle, but because of my lack of ability to see what is transpiring.
Evidenced by:
One would think that with half again as many Freepers. with a recovering economy, It would take a great deal less time to raise the necessary funds.
By this time in the June 2002 effort with a goal of $70,000 we had raised $73,000. Not because of who did the fundraising, but because the sense of purpose, of family, of comaraderie, was still present.
BADJOE rang the warning bell, but none heard.
Conclusion:
It is a sad day.
For what was once a great hope, a means of bringing together those who are willing to pay dearly in blood, sweat, and money to save this country, we all love, has been reduced to an asterisk.
So sayeth BADJOE as he promises to publish all this and much more on the 18th. He's been feverishly working on this "project" for one full year. In addition to the "truth about JimRob" BADJOE intends to further betray our trust placed in him by revealing the names of our moderators. And who knows what else?
I can hardly wait.
Is it the 18th yet? Tick, tock.
4,000? OMG! You got to be kidding, hahahaha.
What a low-life you are comparing Christians to those mass murderers. Islam has always been the religion of murder - that's why atheists like yourself do not mind to see it preached - to cause division and to serve as a means to attack what you truly hate - Christianity.
I was doing nothing of the kind. I was pointing out the faulty nature of your argument by means of reducto absurdum (showing that it has absurd consequences).
Islam has always been the religion of murder - that's why atheists like yourself do not mind to see it preached - to cause division and to serve as a means to attack what you truly hate - Christianity.
You're the one who said it's all about belief versus atheism, and not about particular religions, not me. Well, Osama and the jihadis are unquestionably on the side of belief and therefore, according to your own argument, on your side.
But of course they're not really on your side, or my side, or on the side of any genuine conservative, freeper, or any patriotic American, and this illustrates what's wrong with your argument. Your bigoted and myopic particularism prevents you from recognizing that you have many cultural allies, even if they don't share all of your beliefs.
There are many atheists, agnostics, secularists, non-Christians (even some Muslims) of all varieties who are genuine political allies. Even though I'm an agnostic, I certainly recognize there are many conservative Christians, and some (theologically) liberal Christians, who are my allies. OTOH there are plenty of Christians and other theists who are dyed in the wool, hard-core leftists.
IOW, your argument, in #3057, that "[t]he fight going on in America is between religion and atheism," is just wrong. There are theists and agnostics or non-theists on both sides. This is just a fact.
Well, I should have said, except on that whole creationism thing...
A hilarious example of self-referential humor.
You asslicking sycophant
Each abuse report and its corresponding post stands on its own. If you think we're gonna hash through hundreds of posts to see "who started it" you're nuts. If you do not want to take the chance of having an abuse report attached to your post (and your account log...)
I've inverted the order of your statements to illustrate a potential problem.
When the MMMArabpropTagTeam shows up, then, all they need to do is start posting abuse complaints against regulars who challenge, question and expose their muslim propaganda and outright lies?
And you dutifully ban the "offender" because it's too much bother to validate the complaints?
Do I have that right?
Any post, no matter how factual or polite or to the point can be construed as an attack.
Somehow, your system thus far seems to have dealt with this possibility (black magic?), but if we are cowed into being afraid of having the abuse button used as a propaganda tool, yeah, things will slide downhill fast.
Time outs for minor offences.
Suppensions according to degree like weeks, month, 6 mos. etc.
Banned ALL anti FR!
We are a family arent we and it hard for all to get along all of the time, there should be a forum where members can go with antagonist allowed to follow on that ONE forum.
Something needs to be done where FR are able to have a voice somewhere without being subject to those who badger with reiterating the same attacts from thread to thread!
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