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To: Jim Robinson
I've been around Free Republic since the beginning (this is actually my second screen name). This is certainly not the first time a group of us decided to branch off and try to get their own site started. Unless I'm mistaken, none of those other sites ever took root.

It's the "grass is greener on the other side" syndrome. But they will find that there is no way to establish an internet discussion forum in which all members are in 100% agreement with each other. Eventually, rifts will develop and feelings will be hurt and you will have the same periods of division that we see around here from time to time.

I'm a Trump supporter so I guess I'm one of the bad guys according to the faction over at the "Consistent Conservatives" site. But I would happily vote for Cruz should he beat out Trump for the nomination.

Like you say, GO TRUMP, GO CRUZ. Either way we win, they lose (the establishment GOPe).

I will be happy with either outcome provided that the one who wins the nomination also wins the general election and actually becomes president. It happens that I believe that Trump has the best chance to prevail in the general and also is the more likely to bring substantial change to politics as usual. But I might be wrong. Just like I was wrong earlier today when I projected the Patriots beating the Broncos. If Cruz gets the nomination and then wins the presidency, I'll probably be one of the happiest people here.

I took a look at that other thread (on that CC website) and they aren't all bad people. Some of them are good Freepers that I would welcome back. My suggestion to them is to get a thicker skin and not take so personally the banter that goes on around here.

Right now Trump and Cruz are battling it out and you'd think they were mortal enemies. But once one of them wins and the dust settles, I think they will eventually work together on the same team. I'm hoping the same will eventually occur with this situation as well.

140 posted on 01/24/2016 6:53:01 PM PST by SamAdams76
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To: SamAdams76
I took a look at that other thread (on that CC website) and they aren't all bad people. Some of them are good Freepers that I would welcome back. My suggestion to them is to get a thicker skin and not take so personally the banter that goes on around here.

That is key. I haven't been around here as long as you but I'll admit I had my "feelings" hurt once or twice when I first signed up......until you realize it's only WORDS for crying out loud!

Did those words kill you? Did they mortally wound you?

Heck no.

Let's just have fun and debate the candidates without getting into vulgar shouting matches!

Oh, yeah, and you're wrong for supporting Trump. :-)

152 posted on 01/24/2016 7:09:06 PM PST by PROCON (Proud CRUZader!)
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To: SamAdams76

Wideawakes had a chance but they got hungry and ate one another

Howlin set the table so to speak

I’ve yet to see an anti freeper site that was not more politically correct than here....out of about a dozens

Despite their protestations they are no different

I know this cause I know a number of them by heart


381 posted on 01/25/2016 3:02:05 AM PST by wardaddy (Trump or Cruz.......its win win folks......so take a John Riggins pill .......lie on the carpet)
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To: SamAdams76

” But they will find that there is no way to establish an internet discussion forum in which all members are in 100% agreement with each other. Eventually, rifts will develop and feelings will be hurt and you will have the same periods of division that we see around here from time to time. “

Wideawakes being a prime example. I was lurking there the night that they had a coup d’etat and locked the founder out of his own website. I have to admit that I was very amused at seeing that sanctimonious crew engaged in a civil war.


499 posted on 01/25/2016 10:23:15 AM PST by Pelham (Nikki Haley, ethnically cleansing South Carolina for the GOPe)
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