....and they are a very angry and reactionary crowd. I think dumb, bigoted, or apathetic describes them as a whole, very well.

Anyone still loyal to the Republican Party is a nutter and not someone I care to know.

They blocked me from their group. I think It took less than a week. If they ever let me back in, l will see if I can get blocked in a few hours.

I am part of the same group. Unfortunately, there are so many there who have me blocked, I can't read half the posts.
Guess I've pissed off a whole bunch of those snowflakes. They don't know what to do when they're challenged on their positions by someone they can't write off as a democrat or a liberal. So, they block.

If I was going there to be a troll, there is a classic case of a troll that was made a moderator to the Conservapedia webpage that went around adding the word "allegedly" to every single statement of scientific fact. ?

Trumpublicans are cockroaches. Bring a can of Raid with you.

I see in the photo he is using a tank barrel to compensate for his small hands. Sort of like rednecks and lift kits on pickups. Bet it doesn't work right either.

Thank you for drawing attention to Republican Atheists. Bad press is better than no press Of course you are exaggerating considerably, but that is your own interpretation.

Welcome to the saner side...being a clinical observer is fighting words to extremists...you have way too much analytical thinking skills to be there without slamming your head on the table...just don't..

Something for the left (Establishment Dems actually) to remember going into 2020.

Painfully spot on.

Heh.

I will admit that the "not debating" part didn't last all that long, but only because most all that took place there was people reinforcing their own prejudices. The only way to get much of a response other than the "Hallelujah Chorus" was to offer some sort of rebuttal or opposing viewpoint.

Pretty much.

"The ability to observe without evaluating is the highest form of intelligence."

~ Jiddu Krishnamurti

I've been providing a few of what I think are counter-arguments to some of their assertions, mostly in the form of links, but there's not a lot of desire to lock horns in the arena of ideas by the opposition, who in their conversations with each other, are unwavering in their certainty of the superiority of their worldview. A throwaway acknowledgement of the ills of crony capitalism by the group creator, but that's about it.

In my time here (agnostic..com) , I've found little desire across the board by anyone to continue any debate/discussion beyond a few initial replies back and forth, but that's most definitely everyone's individual prerogative.

I'm at least encouraged the the left is more willing to critique their own side through a clear lense. I've seen nothing of the sort at any level by the opposition. They merely ignore the many flaws of the "champions" of their side. In fact, I ask the group creator to give me a name of any "champion" of the economic model she supports so I could read up on it... but nothing but crickets.

If you've ever seen right winger Stephen Moore (AEI?), he's embarrassing as to the level of his incompetence. This is the chucklehead that Dolt 45 wants to nominate for the Fed if I'm not mistaken. I could name a bunch for my views starting with Chris Hedges (for a critique of the current system). Notice the otherwise dispassionate name calling here, @TheMiddleWay. Over there, I've largely eschewed such language.

Anyway, make note that even though I've answered the @Renickulous interrogative, no attempt to respond to any of the questions I put to him. Over at Republican Atheists he's been like a gnat... annoying, but with zero to offer anywhere he's shown his face.

To this point I've had some respectable interaction (the site creator and a couple others), but my overall take is that they just want the reinforcement of the echo chamber. @Renickulous tried to engage, but in such a pissy manner and unable to even address the topic, I just felt embarrassed for him.

I'm counting on progress from progressives, maybe we can hope that some conservatives actually care about things worth conserving.

[Update] I have attempted to engage a few times in a respectful and dispassionate manner by asking relevant questions, but so far they've been ignored (an upvote or two by non-conservatives there if I'm not mistaken). Mostly what I've seen are the usual stereotypes, both by their posts/statements/replies to each other, and their caricatures of the opposition. There's also a lot of bemoaning as to why their ranks are largely a minority, as if the default position for godlessness should, for some reason, be of an Ayn Randian flavor.

Wow. This is remarkably vile. This is the post opener in a group called Conservative Atheists.

Well well .. who would of guessed . Lil old New Zealand has had enough of the Muslim invasion .. the link is biased because it's CNN . But for once it's close to factual ... Just proves that Islamic jihadists don't have a monopoly on terror.

As if someone feels mass murder is "fighting back"?

@Renickulous (replying to his abortion challenge down thread - don't want this buried in comment replies).

That's like saying you not lobbying for mothers and doctors to be prosecuted for murder destroys your argument... or does it? You feel it is the "murder" of a human being, and yet your own actions seem to fall short of that. Why so? Are there other murders you so casually condone? Why or why not?

This seems to do a fairly good job framing the issue.

"Abortion is the focus of some of the most intense social, cultural, political, religious, and ethical debates in modern American society. Some regard abortion as something people should be able to choose while others say abortion is a great evil which is destroying the moral fabric of society. Many of the debates turn on the status of the fetus: Is a fetus a person? Does a fetus have moral or legal rights? How we define a person and the fetus may decide the abortion debates."

[thoughtco.com]