Posted on 11/14/2018 4:09:53 PM PST by Eddie01
Thanks to Jim and John Robinson, the admin mods who've given me well deserved time outs (except once) and of course the most amazing Freepathon crew.
No greater place on earth exists for conservative thought and expression.
Because we reject group think and engage each other intellectually, we grow together. The opposite of the liberal hive mind.
When I got here in '98, I came via the dissolution of political forums where liberal / conservative hand to hand combat was the norm. The genius of FreeRepublic was it was the right idea at the right time.
I followed another current Freeper over from another forum. He was a lawyer who opened my eyes to the left which lead to my experienced statement in '97, "Liberals Lie About Everything All the Time".
At first, my vanities flowed like a river. My prior fisticuffs habits followed me over. Humblegunner's fingers would have cramped and his computer would have crashed trying to keep up.
I got learned up quick to the point I froze in place and just listened for a year. Then dipped a toe in here and there EARNING my way.
Back then Zots and Opus' resembled volcanic early molten earth.
There were and are so many great posts and posters.
Aside from the brilliant folks who swim these waters, the memory recall and senses of humor are beyond reproach. (http://www.freerepublic.com/~roscoekarns/)
Thanks everyone!
I joined at 32. Looking forward to a 30 year.
Ed D
I’m not looking forward to being 60 :(
I don’t even know how 50 happened!!
Happy Anniversary!!
I joined in January of 2000. I was a stay-at-home mom with a 12-year-old, a 9-year-old, and a 1-year-old. We had dial-up internet access. Do not recall how I came across FR. I am so grateful that I did!!
This tells me that the "class" of 1998 has a lot of longevity.
You joined about a month after me. The Bush-Gore fiasco in FL was the catalyst for me.
Well done.
Congratulations.
Only sixteen myself....
Congrats!
Congrats! I think back to when I first joined. What a different world it was.
Yes congrats on your achievement.
Newbie
Happy Birthday!!
Great post, FRiend!
I joined this site in 1998.
Freerepublic is a true brotherhood of soldiers, who come from all across America, from every race, from every branch of service, and all walks of life -who love America, who in their hearts, love God, love our country, love liberty, love life, do desire to defend the innocent, and who seek to pass that faith, liberty, and life on to our children in a free USA.
It has always been a Haven of encouragement, source of real history, science, and ideas - the members of which have always opened their hearts to help those in need, petition God in prayer, and to spar with, regarding strategies to enable life and liberty. I am
All of this in an age when the enemy would enslave and end all who attempt to fight against them.
Thank you to all who have sacrificed their time and money to enable this sword of truth in the face of the religously militant evil we all battle daily!
And my Chinese auto phrase correction is a real joke!
What was your handle back in 98?
We are all getting to be old farts. I was 27 when I joined.
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