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To: Deo volente; Jim Robinson
Until I see evidence otherwise, I'd say it's clear that the site owner allows the type of outrageous postings that we see here on a daily basis.

Sadly, the current interpretation of "free speech" that brought us "Piss Christ" extends to dialogue in the RF.

I can remember shared standards of decency that informed public discourse. A website which exists to reclaim the Republic should encourage its participants in that direction. However, that cannot come from the top down; it must come from the bottom up.

I understand the dilemma that Jim faces and cannot really suggest a better way to moderate the discussion than he has chosen. I can encourage all of us to recognize trolling and baiting for exactly what it is. Deal with that as you do when you are standing on the street and a stinky bus comes by and stops right in front of you. Just hold your breath for a few seconds until it moves on. Then breath again and thank God for oxygen.

6,322 posted on 08/04/2010 4:00:18 AM PDT by don-o (Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.)
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To: don-o; Alamo-Girl; Amityschild; AngieGal; AnimalLover; Ann de IL; aragorn; auggy; autumnraine; ...
YET AGAIN WE SEE,
THAT
RC'S ET AL
losing face on the battleground
of ideas
---
under rules
everyone else
handles
comfortably and maturely like adults
---
results in
yet more
WAILS, WHINES,
DUST IN THE AIR,
SHRIEKS, POUTS,
SCREAMS,
!!!!DEMANDING!!!!
IN
HISTORIC
!!!!TRADITIONAL!!!!
VATICAN FASHION
THAT
THE RULES
BE CHANGED
TO TURN
FR
INTO YET ANOTHER
DIRECTLY RAN
ARM
OF
THE
VATICAN
COZY
&
COMFY
TO
TENDER
VATICAN
THIN-SKINNED
SENSIBILITIES!
Gads!
WHAT
BRAZEN
AUTHORITARIAN
TYRANNY!
I realize
it's
!!!!TRADITIONAL!!!!

6,364 posted on 08/04/2010 7:44:57 AM PDT by Quix (THE PLAN of the Bosses: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/religion/2519352/posts?page=2#2)
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To: don-o

“Deal with that as you do when you are standing on the street and a stinky bus comes by and stops right in front of you. Just hold your breath for a few seconds until it moves on. Then breathe again and thank God for oxygen.”

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Thank you for the good advice. When I see the jumble of epithets and slurs dressed up in colored fonts and giant letters, I will simply scroll down and proceed to the nearest rational post containing human communication.

I feel better already.
;-)


6,405 posted on 08/04/2010 9:08:29 AM PDT by Deo volente (God willing, America will survive this Obamination.)
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