You raise a good point. Maybe you're right, but I've been on SN a while, and I have had a few respectful disagreements with people whose opinions I valued in other contexts, and I have often learned from the exchange and modified my own views. 

siggy47

Politics_And_Law

Thank you for this Territory.

hasherstacker

Any forum named anything with politics is doomed to become a cesspool.

 It's either boring with everyone having the same opinion. Or a war area with unhinged screaming at each other. Actual thoughtful debates with deep insides are very very hard to reach.