On what topic might a Free Republic thread and a Democratic Underground thread read similar?

[kid a]

I was just reading a thread about autos, makes, models, likes and dislikes.
A great thread with interesting anecdotes and discussion of car trouble, personal favorites and buyers history.

I think general life experience, not political or religious, stories span that partisan gap.

I don't go there, never have, and probably won't (based on some cross posted freeper idiocy I see shared on DU)

Within what other topics (maybe ethics reform?) does the discussion become parallel?

[Recursion]

1. The bailout?

That seemed to piss most members of both sites off.

[JackRiddler]

28. beat me to it.

[Ediacara]

2. The MSM is against us

[Blue_Tires]

3. kudzu?

[Recursion]

35. That stuff scares me NT

[VoodooGuru]

39. It's some brutal stuff. Here's some impressive kudzu.

Don't fall asleep near this stuff, folks. Seriously.

[Recursion]

41. You forgot to show them the "before" picture

The previous day:

[Jeanette in FL]

4. Visiting relatives over the holidays

with different political views

[RB TexLa]

5. A poll on whether non-Americans are worthy of having jobs.

[flvegan]

6. How much PETA sucks.

:popcorn:

:hide:

[revolve]

32. I agree PETA is an epic fail

and im married to a vegan

[Hippo_Tron]

47. No, PETA threads on DU turn into flamewars, on FreeRepublic it's unanimous

[asksam]

7. Not possible.

In no way can we have anything in coming with Repukes. It's only a myth that Repukes have souls.

[onehandle]

8. Intolerance.

DUers and Freepers show blind intolerance on certain subjects.

Different subjects, but the hate is the same. Both groups share intolerance.

[Starry Messenger]

9. I have actually seen with my own eyes...

FR threads about cats. It's true. Freepers have kittehs. And they take pictures of them.

[kid a]

12. wow..who woud've thought??? =)

[RedLetterRev]

18. I hear they're crunchy and taste good with ketchup

Teh kittehs, not the freepers :)

j/k!!

[Starry Messenger]

25. A little ranch dressing is always good too!

For dipping.

[RedLetterRev]

27. When dipping

be sure to hold their heads down long enough until they stop kicking.

The freepers, not teh kittehs. :D

[Starry Messenger]

29. I like what you did there. :)

[RedLetterRev]

43. "I'm not as sweet as I used to be"

(Ouiser Boudreaux)

[JVS]

23. then they eat them

[Starry Messenger]

26. But do they bread them with corn flakes?

This is the real crux of the matter.

[Liberal_in_LA]

31. wow.

[AndyTiedye]

10. Abuse of Eminent Domain

There was a Supreme Court decision regarding the use of eminent domain to facilitate private development
that was roundly criticized both here on Freeperpublic.

[arcadian]

11. Chinese occupation of Tibet.

n/t

[Brazenly Liberal]

13. Both sides love Sarah Palin

um, for different reasons, that is.
:rofl: :evilgrin: :rofl: :evilgrin: :rofl:

edited to correct typo

[Peregrine Took]

14. As a long time student of FR and DU - one uniting topic is animal abuse.

Generally, they have no sympathy for other than domestic pets, and dogs over cats, but that is the only topic I have seen that unites both groups.

[RedLetterRev]

19. As one who's done way too much animal rescue

That's something refreshing to hear. Maybe there is some kind of soul over there. Maybe an ittybitty one, but that would be a start. Step One is learning to love something outside one's self.

[jesus_of_suburbia]

38. "Step One is learning to love something outside one's self."

Just thought what you said needed to be repeated.


And thank you for your work with animal rescue.

[Joanne98]

15. Probably the bailout.

[Idealism]

16. Salma Hayek

seemed to garner similiar responses.

[mwb970]

17. Anything but politics would be possible.

You could talk to one of these small-town folks for hours and as long as politics never came up you might think he was the nicest person in the world and agree on many points. It's happened to me!

[treestar]

20. Articles in the news about human misfortunes

I particularly remember the debates on those who go mountain climbing, get stuck and have to be rescued. Varying opinions and arguments on whether or not society owes them a rescue. Both DUers and Freepers divide and debate along the same lines.

[Dark]

21. Teh media iz biasd against us!!!!11!! I"m series guyz!!!11!

Has anyone wondered why both a liberal and a conservative can watch the same media and walk away thinking the reports favored the other guy?

[Joe the Liberal]

42. LOL....

That's a good question, I guess that's just the way the media is designed. :rofl:

[Cessna Invesco Palin]

22. Conspiracy theories. n/t

[Billy Burnett]

24. Anything to do with Cuba.

The level of ignorance, red baiting, commiephobia, and false assumptions is similar.

[Hippo_Tron]

48. Again an example where it is debated on DU and accepted on FR

That's not the same thing.

[Recursion]

30. Threads mocking Ron Paul

FR had to have a purge of their Paul faction at one point.

[YellowRubberDuckie]

33. Child abuse?

How about drunk driving?
Duckie

[petronius]

44. Child abuse for sure - they are at least our equal in inventing innovative

'punishments' for child abusers. (The difference is that their definition of child abuse includes things like gay adoption and not taking kids to church...)

[Morning Dew]

34. The suckiness of John McCain

Different reasons perhaps, but they don't like McCain either.

[IndianaJones]

36. gay marriage and the slippery slope to polygamy. nt.

[Unvanguard]

37. Moderates and fence-sitters.

:D

[IDemo]

40. Doom to strike somewhere soon

[BoneDaddy]

45. In some ways not much

but in general the tone in DU is hopeful. There are some who sound just like FR nutjobs but we have them on the left as well.

[PassingFair]

46. Decriminalization of marijuana.

It crosses ALL aisles EXCEPT
law enforcement.

I have not met a single person who
didn't want to see it de-
criminalized except for cops
and social workers.....

[boomerbust]

49. 2nd amendment

<<<<

[Hippo_Tron]

50. The closest I've seen was the Eminent Domain SCOTUS case

But honestly the examples people posted above don't resemble FR threads at all. Some of the arguments made by people are the same sentiment as those arguments made by Freepers but on DU a lot of people disagree with those arguments.

[alfredo]

51. How much we like beer.

[crim son]

52. Why, yours!

There's a problem with the wording of your subject line. :P