Could this be the birth of Free Republic 2.0?

[JNelson6563]

977. There have been many off shoots of DU.

The first I know of was in 2002 after a group of very pure martyrs was tombstoned. They put up a forum and talked endlessly of "the night of the long knives". It was pretty dramatic stuff, in a ridiculous sort of way.

Since then, among the ones I have been aware of, most have consisted of the purest of pure liberals who think anyone not of the exact same view is an idiot. These forums usually wither and die with varying lifespans. Often when a new one springs up the same disaffected, all-knowing pure beings among us congregate there, mostly talk about all the people they hate here. Additionally much discussion is about how awful Democrats are. The mindset closely resembles that of religious fundamentalists. Rather distressing to witness, especially if anyone you felt a particular bond with goes that route.

More commonalities, many are in reasonably comfortable situations and have zero time, money or effort invested in any political effort besides on-line rants.

Frankly I can't understand having one's discussion forum participation take up such a large part of one's life. Sad business all around.

Julie