What Percentage of DU'ers are actually Freepers?

mellowinman

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Wed Apr-28-04 11:44 PM
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What Percentage of DU'ers are actually Freepers?

I can't start polls, but give a percentage.

I see so many "unusual" posts and threads, that I just had to ask.

I wonder if this place is ALL Freepers, and I'm the only "real" liberal...

Hmmmm...

Do you suppose Free Republic is all Democrats?

That would explain a lot...

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quinnox

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Wed Apr-28-04 11:46 PM
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1. they usually lock these

but I would guess maybe 10% or so, it varies though.

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KissMyAsscroft

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Wed Apr-28-04 11:46 PM
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2. Consider this..

If a million freepers post as liberals on a messageboard in the woods, does it make a noise?

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mellowinman

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Wed Apr-28-04 11:50 PM
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6. No.

But it doesn't do anything to help their cause!

I didn't post this thread in seriousness, by the way, or to arouse suspicion.

I just thought it'd be funny if so many of us are Freepers, we're all just bullshitting each other, and that it would be even funnier if that's what was going on over there, too!

I don't THINK I'm a freeper...

I did vote for a Republican once though...

Hmmmm.....

I do drive a Ford Escort. That seems to make me think I'm for real.

I'm going to keep an eye on my posts. I'll let you know what I think.

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Eureka

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Wed Apr-28-04 11:51 PM
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7. I think thats wrong...

I think it should be "If a million freepers post as liberals on a messageboard in the woods, does it make SENSE"

Judging from some of the posts in the last couple of days.....

Hi KMA, I see you're name hasn't got you arrested yet :-)

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DrWeird

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Wed Apr-28-04 11:47 PM
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3. In any given poll

with a clear freeper vs. DUer type choice, (for example: do you approve of Bush, yes or no?) there is invariably a three to ten percent voting for the freeper option. So even if these people aren't freepers, they may just as well be.

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zaj

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Wed Apr-28-04 11:48 PM
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4. I've been repeatedly accused of it ...

I don't understand the paranoia about it.

Kind of an ugly paranoia to be accused of being a stealth conservative.

When you make the accusation and you are wrong, it is really really unflattering for you.

(by "you" I mean the general you)

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democracyindanger

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Wed Apr-28-04 11:49 PM
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5. Who

fucking cares? And there are plenty of folks around here that think they're the only "real" liberal. A superiority complex is not the sign of a conspiracy.

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mellowinman

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Wed Apr-28-04 11:51 PM
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8. Don't be getting too serious on me, man.

This is a joke thread.

The premise of the joke is that we're all freepers. So many of us are over here wasting time trolling for democrats that Free Republic only has liberals, and all the real democrats are posting at Bartcop Forum, or Smirking Chimp.

I think it's existential humor. I'm not really up on that sort of thing.

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democracyindanger

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Wed Apr-28-04 11:55 PM
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10. Sorry

I always put on my asbestos suit in GD. If you want a more relaxed discussion, I suggest the Lounge. ;)

And if people accuse you of being a freeper, hit 'alert.' That's a big no-no, but it can't be enforced if the mods don't know about it.

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yowzayowzayowza

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Wed Apr-28-04 11:54 PM
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9. "unusual" posts..

Like this one?
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=1491987&mesg_id=1492344&page=

What's with the intravenous glass cleaner solution for satanic mish mash?

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Moderator

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Wed Apr-28-04 11:55 PM
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11. Locking

Paranoia is disruptive and unsubstantiated.

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