Will FreeRepublic's censorship of their own posters create ex-freepers?

Stop_the_War

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Sat Feb-12-05 06:13 PM
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Will FreeRepublic's censorship of their own posters create ex-freepers?

I'm just curious if this will bring more people to our side. any thoughts?

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donco6

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Sat Feb-12-05 06:14 PM
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1. Nah.

They'll go further the other way.

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Stop_the_War

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Sat Feb-12-05 06:15 PM
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2. True...

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movonne

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Sat Feb-12-05 06:16 PM
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3. Well they didn't go further on this subject...it sounds like a lot

of them are unhappy and I cannot blame them for that...censership goes two ways.

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Freedom_from_Chains

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Sat Feb-12-05 06:17 PM
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4. Ex-poster on FR, not Freeper, here

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ClintonTyree

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Sat Feb-12-05 06:20 PM
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6. Welcome...............

a lot of us are EX-posters there. Well actually we may have gotten one or two off before we were tombstoned. We didn't quite fit their mold. ;) Welcome to DU! :hi:

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Freedom_from_Chains

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Sat Feb-12-05 06:27 PM
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8. Thank you

I lasted for about three years but I never did really like the place. However it was good exposure to get a good handle on what their true mindset is, which is pretty scary.

But the day came when they got so outrageous that I just had to open up on them. So I spent about 3 days posting articles and arguments from all over the net concerning the validity of the separation of church and state. They could not refute the arguments so I got the zap.

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latteromden

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Sat Feb-12-05 06:18 PM
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5. We can only hope.

Edited on Sat Feb-12-05 06:18 PM by latteromden

WE know the reactionary Republicans don't support free speech. We can only hope they'll realise that's not a group they want to be in. Wouldn't bet on it, though.

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FreedomAngel82

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Sat Feb-12-05 08:35 PM
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16. Not unless enough of them "disappear"

Then maybe when people start asking question's. It's so fun to see them going down. :bounce:

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Downtown Hound

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Sat Feb-12-05 06:25 PM
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7. Over to our side, doubtful

Generally when someone has sunk to the kind of depths of hatred and delusion that they live in, it takes something truly traumatic and a life altering experience to finally make them question their beliefs and snap out the the funk they've lived in.

But who knows, maybe getting kicked off freakrepublic is traumatic enough for them.

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yankeedem

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Sat Feb-12-05 06:30 PM
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9. There are web sites created by ex-freepers

Many of them were for Pat Buchanan type conservatives that don't like *.

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Grey Ranks

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Sat Feb-12-05 06:30 PM
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10. WHOA?

They are censoring thier posts? That is like banning 1984, it just proves that what everyone says about you is true. That is awesome!

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AlCzervik

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Sat Feb-12-05 06:31 PM
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11. no, i'm guessing it will send them to

rightnation and other places of the like.

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SmokingJacket

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Sat Feb-12-05 06:48 PM
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12. You never know...

Of course, I'm one of those people who likes it when freepers troll on DU, because I'm always SURE they'll be won over by the intelligence and wit of the posts here.

hahahahahahaha

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DistantWind88

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Sat Feb-12-05 06:52 PM
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13. It's not like DU doesn't "censor"

people either...

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William Bloode

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Sat Feb-12-05 06:55 PM
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14. You are correct.

But i do find DU much, much more tolerent than Fr, and i mean by a country mile.

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othermeans

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Sat Feb-12-05 08:58 PM
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17. You're right I got pissed at Boxer and Feinstein when they rushed off

to a pro-death penalty rally I got pissed off and called them everything I could. I got flamed and I thought for sure that I would get booted but I'm still here. Much more tolerant

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jazzjunkysue

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Sat Feb-12-05 08:17 PM
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15. No. Sheep aren't used to having their say, anyway.

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