I too was stunned by this avalanche of...of...er, "intense", shall we say?...postings over the last few days. Given the elan of this site, too many of these posts are way, way out of character of either FR or Freepers.
As Sherlock Holmes said, "You see, but you must also observe."
Quite a few newbies whos posts are just plain bananas. There are some older posters whos posts seem a little out there too, but 99% of those are legit Freepers.