Oh, IVAN! You are SO right about what has happened to FR.......even since I joined slightly more than four years ago.
Why is this bigotry and evil not controlled? Why are these people allowed to post their vile, hatred without consequence?
There are many fine Freepers who are either leaving or hiding because of the mindless vitriol and hatred.
THINGS ARE OUT OF CONTROL!
Ivan..........you live in a FANTASTIC country (our daughter is living there now, and loves it). Britain has been a staunch ally, and a good friend to us. It is not perfect.....BUT NEITHER ARE WE!
Thank you, Ivan, for your incredible contributions to this site.
It is poorer for your loss.
Well, that is allowed from many directions.
There are many fine Freepers who are either leaving or hiding because of the mindless vitriol and hatred.
Like that which was directed at those who thought Laura Bush might have been out of line with her comments? A couple of those posters took their comments too far, and that somehow seemed to justify open season on anyone who thought Laura crossed a line.
From Terri Schiavo to immigration to Laura's jokes, folks now seem to believe that the end justifies the means, and anyone who disagrees with them is a closet Democrat who needs to be shouted down like a conservative speaker at a college campus. I feel strongly about immigration, and think Bush is dead wrong on that subject, but I will listen to arguments on the other side made in good faith - as I also try to keep those on my side of the debate within the forum boundaries.
You want civility to improve? The best way is to demand it of those who are allied with you. Mobs form when no one in the crowd arrests the transcendence into incivility and then thuggishness.
I agree with everything you have had to say! It is OUT OF CONTROL!