Thank you both for your comments about your dismay and disgust with some comments on FR.
Some of it, I’m sure, has to do with the disillusionment and cynicism inherent in our current political situation.
Still, it is disheartening to read boneheaded posts. I want to think more highly of FReepers than some comments will allow. Sometimes I shoot back, but more often just close the thread.
All this is to say that I share your disgust, but that it really helps to know that others feel the same way. We are not alone. Most FReepers, I continue to believe, are thoughtful and intelligent Americans — just sometimes quieter than those who annoy us.
It has to do with the libs, dailykos and others online creating stories hoping we will run with them.