A Product of Their Times

Apropos of being reminded of the existence of an acquaintance I’d memory-holed but apparently forgotten to unfriend, nothing makes me crazier than the idea that someone was just A PRODUCT OF THEIR TIME. Oh, he’s an old man, let him be racist and sexist and garbage and shitty to you and in front of you, he’s a product of his time. You know who else was a product of their time? Sophie Scholl. Sojourner Truth. Fred Hampton. Every single goddamn Freedom Rider. Ida B. Wells was a product of her time. Nellie Bly, too. Every last one of the Tuskegee … Continue reading A Product of Their Times

Today on Tommy T’s Obsession with the Freeperati – Unraveling Threads edition

Good morning, all! The shitshow that is Freeperville is coming undone at a pace I haven’t seen since the Romney Purge.

Bonus “Untergang” Hitler parody at the end of this post, if anyone cares…

First up – Clique Bait!

FR is run by cliquish Mods and Freepers that hurl insults and falsehoods who FB you if you don’t agree.
Posted on 5/28/2020, 5:36:32 PM by fightin kentuckian

The rules say “be considerate” most of the Freepers are anything but, constantly hurling innuendo, names, and insults. But it’s my fault or something like that so my threads get pulled without any explanation. And then the mods call me “thick”. That’s considerate?

I’m a rock solid conservative, retired, 24 year Army Vet, and still work for the Army. I’m a lifetime member of the VFW and NRA. I’m a 20 year contributor to FR and the mods wont even answer a question, but instead call me names and insult me.

1 posted on 5/28/2020, 5:36:32 PM by fightin kentuckian
Uh oh.
To: fightin kentuckian
Waiting for the ZOT!

11 posted on 5/28/2020, 5:39:52 PM by Yo-Yo ( is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
To: fightin kentuckian

“still work for the Army”

Your(sic) a fed gov employee or contractor? Boy…your(sic) toast on this site. Trust me my friend…I know.

;^)

18 posted on 5/28/2020, 5:41:46 PM by V_TWIN

So – how do you like you’re toast?
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And what IS he talking about?
To: Ann Archy

My guess is they pulled his thread where he said BLM could do some good on the streets of Minneapolis. FReepers were fighting him over that and I guess it got out of hand.

23 posted on 5/28/2020, 5:42:51 PM by Rastus

To: fightin kentuckian

This will be good all the suck ups will be stepping all over each other

25 posted on 5/28/2020, 5:43:19 PM by CGASMIA68

Jim Robinson is the kindest, warmest, bravest, most wonderful human being I’ve ever known in my life.
To: Rastus

I saw the start of the post. It concerned posting rules and guidelines and how few there were. When I went in to read the rest (cuz I’m kinda interested in that myself), the mods had deleted the post and the explanation they gave was “You’re thick”.

Kinda Facebook-y, that. QUICK! PULL SECTION 230! 😉

28 posted on 5/28/2020, 5:44:35 PM by Retrofitted

ModeratorKitteh
To: fightin kentuckian

Welcome to FreeRepublic!

34 posted on 5/28/2020, 5:45:24 PM by BobL

I guess “BobL” missed the “20 year contributor to Free Republic” part of the OP’s opus.
To: fightin kentuckian

Name-calling and conservative infighting have a long history here, and many of the responses to your post are carrying on that tradition.

38 posted on 5/28/2020, 5:46:13 PM by Steve_Seattle

Tradition
I wonder what’s keeping the “suck-ups”?
To: fightin kentuckian
I don’t agree. I’ve been here for years. I’ve generally followed the rules/guidelines (stick to the Pirate’s code).
I believe I’ve been given more slack than I have a right to expect. The few times I’ve gotten my wrist slapped I have very much deserved it.

ThankYouSir

The FR crew here keeps you honest. (not just the mods) If you shoot from the hip or say something stupid, someone is going to call you on it.

54 posted on 5/28/2020, 5:51:00 PM by ThunderSleeps

And, of course :
To: fightin kentuckian

I am late to the thread as usual.

Has there been a zot? I was told there would be a zot.

45 posted on 5/28/2020, 5:48:37 PM by Freedom_Fighter_2001

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(insert Milton/Office Space meme of your choice here)
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Much more at the thingy, including “Coutergeist”, and “Throwing a Twantrum”…

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