“While not totally onboard with your rant, I am definitely in tune with the general principle.
I have become very frustrated in recent months at the anti-Mormon bigotry that has cropped up since the Romney candidacy — most especially because for literally YEARS prior to that, Free Republic had an ongoing and apparently popular LDS caucus that engendered no hatred, caused no controversy, and was utterly unremarkable — just as the Catholic caucus is today.
It’s heartbreaking. In my experience over the years, I have had a lot of dealings with Mormons. I have found them to be, for the most part, honest, hardworking, patriotic, generous to a fault, clean living, and strong supporters of the family. In short, they tend to epitomize the character traits Conservatives admire most — or say they do, anyhow.
(There’s also been a few dickheads, but every organization attracts its share of those.)
Things have sure changed since Romney. The LDS caucus is gone, as are most Mormons (or they’re keeping very quiet), jokes about magic underwear are rampant, with polygamy fighting it out for second place.
Sad.”
What is your point about Google searching as you did? You think your post shows that FreeRepublic doesn’t have an anti-Mormon contingent?????
I’ll tell you my point clearly. Cher sounds like approximately 30 Freepers that post anti-Mormon screeds almost on a daily basis.
Magic Underwear? You know how many times I’ve read that on FreeRepublic? I bet it is in the hundreds.
And do you know why? Because Mormons are an easy target and won’t kill like another religions might.
Yeah, some Freepers are indistinguishable to Cher or Maher et al.
Try, “LDS Caucus, Free Republic”. I got 36,500 hits in .9 seconds.