Bumping the reality that 5% of us support what’s happening on Free Republic. The other 95% of users are Freep Loaders.
Appears to be a lot of FreepLoaders on Free Republic like in the rest of America.
To the non donors, if you use and like Free Republic, please donate $5/month to pay for your timeshare.
Real conservatives never ask someone else to pay for their use of anything.
I, took was struck by the low response to freep-a-thons. I had always assumed it was better than it is. So many of the conservatives cannot be among the destitute that they cannot give even $5. Surely not 95%. Granted, some of that 95% could be surfers, lurkers. But when you sign up, begin posting, sharing ideas, expressing opinions, blasting the powers that be in our government, then at that point you’ve become a participant.
At some point EARLY ON in that process of participating, a person should realize what a treasure Free Republic is, and how important it is to keep it alive.
How hard can it really be to give $20, much less $5? I know there are exceptions and extreme cases, but Free Republic is the ONLY voice of small government conservatism for the little guy. I’m not shy at all to ask a freeper participant to sacrifice because of that. If someone says to me they’re tight on funds, then I’m gonna say, “Sacrifice, anyway. FR is the only voice you have left.”