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TheBaldyMan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 05:03 PM
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Should DUers donate to FreeRepublic in the name of freedom of speech?
Edited on Fri Apr-07-06 05:07 PM by TheBaldyMan
Let's face it, FR is going bust. It was morally bankrupt from the start but they're having real financial difficulties now.

If we value our freedom shouldn't we defend our enemies' freedom just as vigorously as our own.
:sarcasm:
Could we donate say $10 bucks instead of donating to people affected by Huricane Katrina or famine relief for sub-Saharan Africa or any other 'liberal' humanitarian causes ?
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Catherine Vincent Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 05:03 PM
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1. Okay, you're not loco.
Edited on Fri Apr-07-06 05:15 PM by cat_girl25
:hi:
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acmavm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 05:05 PM
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5. I'm hoping he forgot the sarcasm thingy. n/t
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TheBaldyMan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 05:07 PM
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16. good point - OP edited for smiley addition
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Xeric Donating Member (586 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 05:05 PM
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2. uh, no
I'd burn the 10 bucks before I'd do that.
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bullimiami Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 05:05 PM
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3. the baldy MUST be loco in his coco.
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KingFlorez Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 05:05 PM
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4. No!
If they go under it will do a major service to everyone
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Renew Deal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 05:05 PM
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6. April fools passed already.
You should have saved this for next year.
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flashdebadge Donating Member (235 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 05:05 PM
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7. they have a fund drive every quarter just like we do here at DU. I don't
Edited on Fri Apr-07-06 05:06 PM by flashdebadge
think they are "going bust".
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Beelzebud Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 05:06 PM
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8. I'll flush a 20 dollar bill down the toilet just for them.
On second thought. I won't even do that much for them. Let them die.
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DBoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 05:06 PM
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9. I'd sooner support the worship of Cthulhu
in the interests of free speech than donate to FR
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Renew Deal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 05:06 PM
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10. K&R
:rofl:
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Wickerman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 05:06 PM
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11. What happened?
Did they spend $25.00 to relicense the shareware they've been using to run that ugly ass site for the last decade?

Nope, not a dime to that online museum of bigotry, insanity and stupidity - let all the deep-pockets that think the Bush economy is rolling pay for their hate site.
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Career Prole Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 05:07 PM
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12. Nope. "Personal responsibility" is one cold bitch.
Between the crow and the humble pie they'll never want for something to eat, anyway.
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Iris Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 05:07 PM
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17. you got that right! n/t
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libnnc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 05:07 PM
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13. Nope. Free market tough love and all that jazz.
If they can't compete, screw 'em.
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BlueJazz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 05:07 PM
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14. Sure..No Problem..Here is my Bucks
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EllieGreen Donating Member (116 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 05:07 PM
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15. No.
Freedom of speech is guaranteed. However, you are not guaranteed the right to have someone else pay for a forum for your speech.

If people want Freeper-Ville, they can pay for it. When I have a couple of bucks to spare, I'll be giving to DU, not them.
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BrotherBuzz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 05:08 PM
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18. Let a free market decide....
their fate...
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Kurovski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-08-06 03:38 AM
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29. Hehehe...
"Live by the sword, die by the sword."
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Kierkegaard Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 05:08 PM
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19. If the shoe were on the other foot,
would they do the same for us? Think not.

I'd rather slide down a 50ft razor blade than lift a finger to help those morans.
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Iris Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 05:08 PM
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20. How do you know they're going bankrupt?
I guess getting a gig on NPR doesn't really pay well. (The founder of FR was actually interviewed on NPR a couple of weeks back)
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Mz Pip Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 05:09 PM
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21. Freepers can defend their own freedom
Edited on Fri Apr-07-06 05:09 PM by Mz Pip
Let them pony up the money to support their site.

Besides, wouldn't we have to join to donate? Most of us would get banned after 1 post.

Mz Pip
:dem:
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racaulk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 05:09 PM
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22. Do you think anyone at FR would donate to DU if needed?
Edited on Fri Apr-07-06 05:16 PM by racaulk
Hell no, they wouldn't. Please...

I feel absolutely no sympathy for them. Sure, they have a right to free speech just like everyone else (at least for now). But if Kristen and his fellow freepers are unable to keep their site running, there are plenty of other conservative venues out there for them to find a home.

So, no, I wouldn't give one red cent to FR, under any circumstances.


On edit: I made a small grammar correction.
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0007 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 05:10 PM
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23. FR has a different definition of freedom than true countrymen,
like DUers.


A freeper with his head in the sand.
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Scout1071 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 05:11 PM
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24. Feck no. Kharma's a real bitch. nt
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Vinnie From Indy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 05:23 PM
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25. If they are drowning over there, I will donate a couple of bricks!
eom
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MazeRat7 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-07-06 05:37 PM
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26. Dude... we gots to fight them "over there" so we dont have to "over here".
Lets give our money to fight the "terra-ists" over there and if there is any left over maybe we can help out the oppressed freedom fighters here in the states. Besides, its noble to sacrifice for being a "patriot"... that they will understand.

:sarcasm:

MZr7
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Kickin_Donkey Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-08-06 03:34 AM
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27. Nah ...
In the free market of ideas, they've lost. Let 'em sink.
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DemExpat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-08-06 03:37 AM
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28. LOL.....right.....
much more important issue than humanitarian causes with people/animal suffering!

:crazy: :nuke:

DemEx
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wickerwoman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-08-06 03:49 AM
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30. And go against the will of God?!?
Isn't that their excuse for not donating to the tsunami victims?
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TheBaldyMan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-08-06 03:55 AM
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31. you're having me on, they used that as an excuse? No one is that callous
please tell me I'm wrong.
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magellan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-08-06 04:03 AM
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32. FR's got 200,000 Freeps
So says Jimbo. If that's the case, I see no reason why he shouldn't be swimming in money to invest in more porta-potties and his insular Mickey-D, tin roof, white supremacist, armchair warmonger lifestyle.

Here's my donation to FR: :puke: :hurts: & :nopity:
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