Perhaps it is juvenille and phony. However these people have an awfully big megaphone from which to broadcast some very intemperate and extreme ideas. I think so long as that's the case, Freepers will continue to comment on the kinds of messages they put out.
Free speech is great. I love free speech. That wasn't my point. Many Americans are so engrossed and absorbed in modern pop culture, they let it rule their lives. Not only is that juvenile and and phony behavior, its petty and boorish. And consistent with the goals of many liberals.