[reitanqild]

> Political discussions have always, and particularly so today, essentially consisted of ripping off bits of dogma and throwing at each other.

Despite that I have actually learned stuff here from people that I originally disagreed deeply with.

(Oh, and I am also fairly sure certain people have/could learned/learn something from me, but thats up to them to seize the opportunity. d:-)

> I am often inclined to flag political threads here if they get egregiously bad.

I wish they were better but often I wish people could stick to flagging bad behavior instead of the entire thread.

That said, I am not here to challenge moderator decisions. Even with showdead on this place is fantastic compared to certain places I find it easy to compare with.

[majewsky]

> Despite that I have actually learned stuff here from people that I originally disagreed deeply with.

Agreed. The incidence rate of people who can intelligently argue a controversial position is much higher here than in the average population.