Why Burning the Flag Matters

[DisgustipatedinCA]

93. were you, or weren't you registered at FreeRepublic as MineralMan?

There was a user at FR called MineralMan. At DU2, you used to have a tag line that made reference to it, if I recall correctly. So yes, you were a member of Free Republic. So far as I know, being a member of the site confers "Freeper" status. I don't know--maybe I'm mistaken. Are there members of FR who are not considered "Freepers"? If so, maybe that's you.

Nonetheless, you were apparently a liberal in the 60's, participating in Civil Rights movement events and marches. Then something happened, and you went to Free Republic. You were at Free Republic during the years when we at DU were foursquare against the Bush Administration. Something made you go from civil rights marches to one of the cruelest, mean-spirited, and dumbest pro-Bush/pro-Republican sites on the Internet. And you were an active poster.

I'll give you this much--you didn't seem to stray into politics too much while on the site. You seemed to be more about reminding people of rules, letting them know when they were being illogical, and so on. You did, however, also engage in gay bashing, Kerry bashing, and Hillary Clinton bashing. Then you got banned, for whatever reason. And now you're here. So to hear that you're a lifelong liberal just doesn't ring true to my ears. How is it that you've been a liberal all your life, but you were a member of FR in good standing for so many years? Were you just pulling a fast one on them? I'm genuinely curious about the path that took you from civil rights to the Republican party of GW Bush and now back to the Democratic fold.

thank you.