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jmondine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-10-09 04:46 PM
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The Difference Between freerepublic and DU
Here at DU, if a poster uses language advocating violence against someone they disagree with, the post is yanked, and the poster warned and eventually tombstoned.

FR's apparently only remove the posts once the poster has actually committed violence, and then only to cover their own asses.
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JuniperLea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-10-09 04:47 PM
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1. In a nutshell...
Yep.
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BOSSHOG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-10-09 04:48 PM
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2. DUERS know the constitution is a shield
free republic members "believe" it is a weapon (but they're not sure.)
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A HERETIC I AM Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-10-09 05:03 PM
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12. But Freepers think of it as a club.
Who it's hitting and why, from their perspective, depends on the particular amendment and whether they like it or not.
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Xenotime Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-10-09 05:22 PM
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19. That's why we need to take it from them and hit them over the head with it.
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Midlodemocrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-10-09 04:49 PM
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3. More succinctly. They're nuts; we're not.
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madeline_con Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-10-09 05:06 PM
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14. What you said. n/t
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redqueen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-10-09 04:49 PM
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4. Yep.
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billyoc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-10-09 04:49 PM
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5. If FR remove threats of violence BEFORE the fact, the entire web site would be:
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AwakeAtLast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-10-09 04:52 PM
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8. and *crickets*
:D
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madeline_con Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-10-09 05:08 PM
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16. You forgot the meta tags:
"right wing nut jobs, haters, idiots, bat shit crazy...."
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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-10-09 04:50 PM
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6. 100% correct n/t
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Cant trust em Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-10-09 04:51 PM
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7. The lines get blurry on occassion
But we do not tolerate racism or violence here. I've seen too many people get a frozen pizza delivery to think otherwise.
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IDFbunny Donating Member (530 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-10-09 04:59 PM
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11. Lota comments like
"The murder of Tiller was wrong and tarnishes our image, BUT it's not like he didn't have it coming..."

The sexism is only slightly worse there.
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nichomachus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-10-09 04:55 PM
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9. We just attack each other -- we don't have enough energy left to attack other people n/t
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tavalon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-10-09 08:29 PM
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24. True enough!
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Old and In the Way Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-10-09 04:57 PM
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10. FR only ZOTs posters who call the clubhouse on their craziness.
They hate sensible posters over there.
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rhett o rick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-10-09 05:06 PM
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13. i have been kicked of FR three times. Is that a record? nm
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madeline_con Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-10-09 05:10 PM
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17. I got that distinction twice. Today was the most recent. n/t
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jmondine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-10-09 05:17 PM
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18. For posting in complete sentences?
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rhett o rick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-10-09 09:36 PM
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25. LOL. Yes and I hardly said anything controversial. They must be very sensitive to first time poster
s.
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Obamanaut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-10-09 09:52 PM
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28. I got kicked off because I sorta corrected one of their posts. The
post said something or other about Bush being mad about (whatever) and I agreed that he was indeed mad, but that the poster probably meant angry.

zot
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rhett o rick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-10-09 11:09 PM
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29. I was polite and tried to be not too left. No luck, they got me right away. Now I am banned for life
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AnnInLa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-10-09 05:06 PM
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15. Watch out for concern trolls
I've seen at least 2 of them in the past half-hour, few post counts, but urging us to tone down the rhetoric against FreeRepublic and "right wingers." One pointed out that freepers think DUers participate in hate speech too, as when we defend Gay Rights. Since when is it hateful to defend Gay Rights? This country needs to realize (and I think the people in America are coming to the realization) that the absolute DANGEROUS hate is coming from the Right. Even when we posted about Bush/Cheney, we didn't threaten them or wish them physical harm.
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Fire1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-10-09 05:43 PM
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22. Might not have posted it but damned sure thinkin it! n/t
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hfojvt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-10-09 05:23 PM
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20. Do you have an example of a FReeper advocating violence?
I don't think it's more common there than it is here. I am sure it would have been posted here if it was seen on FR.
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rhett o rick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-10-09 09:39 PM
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27. Are you saying that there are posts advocating violence on DU as much as FR?
I am not sure we have that great of access to what's posted on FR. I know I can't go there after being kick out three times.
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Mike 03 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-10-09 05:26 PM
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21. Yes, but it's way more than that. This question has come up before.
There is way more give-and-take here, but more than that, at least in my humble opinion, my mind has been changed more times than I can even count by intelligent and civil discourse here on DU.

Sometimes I even post knowing I'm probably wrong, or totally ambivalent, and wanting to actually READ what others say rather than just profess what I write.
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tavalon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-10-09 08:27 PM
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23. You're right, though we are usually more nuanced in our discussion
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KoKo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-10-09 09:38 PM
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26. Difference is: WE here on DU have "Agent Mike" on our Admins Tail..
Free Repugblic is PART and PARCEL of the "Powers that Be" and they always get a "Free Ride."
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