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Mr Dixon

(1,185 posts)
Tue May 20, 2014, 01:22 PM May 2014

Just A question


Do any of us progressives visit the republican (redstate or freeper villie) sites as much as they troll the DU? I’m only asking because I often read how we democrats are bias, but I only go to progressive sites, are people from the DU trolling Republican Msg Boards? If so do you make comments or just read?
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Just A question (Original Post) Mr Dixon May 2014 OP
I go to FR about twice a month......... Swede Atlanta May 2014 #1
I don't visit the sites Mz Pip May 2014 #2
Nope, not anymore quinnox May 2014 #3
THANKS Mr Dixon May 2014 #4
I've had a handle at Free Republic since its inception. It is useful, and I've used it on behalf msanthrope May 2014 #5
I've never visited any of them n/t PasadenaTrudy May 2014 #6
I don't but I do spend some time countering RW posts on regular news sites. nt okaawhatever May 2014 #7
 

Swede Atlanta

(3,596 posts)
1. I go to FR about twice a month.........
Tue May 20, 2014, 01:31 PM
May 2014

The challenge I have is it is very difficult to navigate. It reminds me of websites from about 15 years ago.

When you do finally drill down to an article or topic you see what you would expect........Faux Noise talking points.

There is no substantive dialogue. I find most posters just respond with one liner talking points they heard from Rush or Fox. Compared to DU which often has posters responding and posting with information from a variety of sources, not so much on FR.

They are a fairly insulated group that are full of hate, resentment and ignorance.

Mz Pip

(27,449 posts)
2. I don't visit the sites
Tue May 20, 2014, 01:31 PM
May 2014

But I do have a Facebook "friend" from high school who posts a lot of RW trash. I haven't blocked him since it's one way to keep up on what the crazies are thinking. I find the comments fascinating in that they are almost uniformly intellectually lazy. They just parrot the whole Obummer is a Kenyan Muslim who wants to take away the guns and put everyone who disagrees in some damp. BENGAZHI!!

Once in a while I make a comment. I got banned from one site for just asking for a link to some crazy accusation that was posted.

 

quinnox

(20,600 posts)
3. Nope, not anymore
Tue May 20, 2014, 01:32 PM
May 2014

I used to visit free republic often to see what they were saying, but have not done that in quite a while.

Unless you want to count discussionist, I have been browsing that site, and there are right wingers there.

Mr Dixon

(1,185 posts)
4. THANKS
Tue May 20, 2014, 01:43 PM
May 2014

Well they seem to seek out progressives, I like AlterNet i post there often and they are crawling all over the place, screaming Faux talking points gives me the creeps so I come back here to bathe in common sense when I get over loaded with BS.

 

msanthrope

(37,549 posts)
5. I've had a handle at Free Republic since its inception. It is useful, and I've used it on behalf
Tue May 20, 2014, 01:44 PM
May 2014

of Democrats many times.

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