Wow. Look at the differences between this FReeper thread from 2000

[Zuni]

and this Freeper thread from 2004.

The one from 2000, while somewhat grotesque, is full of very intelligent posters and well thought out posts. Look at 2004.

Here is 2000.:(read the posts, not the article)
http://www.freerepublic.com/forum/a39915b9e3306.htm

Here is 2004 (go down the posts for awhile. You'll get the picture. article is quite freeperish too)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1259927/posts

[efhmc]

1. Can't go there but I will just have to take your word for it. Misused

power is a deadly thing.

[trotsky]

2. Not unexpected.

DU only bans those who come in with completely right-wing views, or post comments merely in a way to be disruptive on purpose.

FR gets rid of ANYONE who doesn't toe RimJob's party line. The smart ones, over time, eventually disagree with * on one thing or another, and get kicked off. Leaving only the baa'ing sheep who are hell-bent on murdering Democrats if they have to.

[Zuni]

10. They are real savage over there. None of these old posters were still ther

post anything critical of W, and you get banned.

Their mentality is fascist as hell.

[Anarcho-Socialist]

3. I wonder if there have been some Stalinist purges over at Freeperville

The moderate republicans (anyone who has more than 3 brain cells) probably have been chased away.

[Walt Starr]

5. Major purges over there over the past four years

Moderate positions on anything are not tolerated at all.

[Skittles]

4. researching archived freeper threads, Zuni???

I WILL KICK YOUR ASS

[Zuni]

7. actually, I was looking for posts that mentioned the Minnesota TV weapons

find---the KBST. Seeing if they have reacted to it yet---I love watching them get bad news because they all freak out over there.
when i ran into a poster who had bookmarked that particular thread. I was shocked at the difference between a somewhat intelligent conservative discussion and the Hannity/Savage bushbot knuckledraggers that roam over there nowadays.

[Skittles]

13. anything that gets idiot freepers foaming at the mouth

is A-OK with me. :thumbsup:

[trotsky]

14. They reacted - and all the threads about it were pulled.

I saved a link to one:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1259925/posts?q=1&&page=1

By the way, the call letters of the station are KSTP. STP = Saint Paul, where their transmission tower is located. I think they were one of the first stations in the country to have a nightly newscast.

[flygal]

6. Yeech - go wash, you'll get warts....

Telly Savalas - "The Muppet Movie" :)

[Zuni]

8. I sprayed myself down with heavy duty disinfectant

before I went and visited the neanderthals and their feces flinging friends.

[Oreo]

9. Yes but you have to realize...

The country is different now after 9/11 :puke: :nuke:

[Zuni]

11. so it's ok to be a maniac

and a right wing extremist?

[Oreo]

16. Sarcasm!

i had the little guy throwing up icon... I even had trouble typing it it sounds so ridiculous

[Catherine Vincent]

12. No thanks. I have no desire to compare threads over at that

trashsite. I'd rather eat dirt!

[Radio-Active]

15. never mind

[ThoughtCriminal]

17. Why not start your own website

Call it FreeperWatch or something. I'd visit just for hoots.