Originally Posted by highthief

To be honest, it has turned me off political debate. Yes, probably the majority of people here are reasonable, but the voices from the extreme right and extreme left, and their utter inability to talk about the issues (they'd rather just yell "Lib-rul!" or "Neo-Con" at each other and everyone else who is not as extreme) does deter me from posting here more often. It's unfortunate - I think if about a half-dozen of the most extreme loons were culled, this would be a much better place.