I don’t know if I can agree with you that Free Republic hasn’t changed. The discussions seem much more grim these days, probably because conservatives are literally under siege by the media, government, and schools. You can even include members of our own party in that list! It is grim. Nevertheless, I don’t like the comments about rebellion. Those posts are inappropriate. No conservative should ever fire the first shot! We are nowhere even remotely close to that!
Rebellion doesn't necessarily mean firing the first shot. To me it means standing up with a show of force to let the tyrants know that we will not be disarmed. I don't intend to fire the first shot, but it is well past time that we marched on D.C. to let the moochers and gun-grabbers in Washington know that if they take their threats any further that we are willing and able to water the Tree of Liberty, FRiend. That is the purpose of the 2A.