The discussion shouldn't be about whether the politics board (PB) changes anyone outside of TFP but whether it's useful to the TFP members. You could say the same about any of the forum sections on TFP.
The PB is pretty useless from my point of view because when it comes to politics, most people have made up their mind and won't (don't want to) see a topic any other way. Politics discussion isn't about politics oddly enough. It's about personality types and viewpoints. The difference between right and left and D and R isn't politics, it's simply personality types. So basically the PB is people trying to change other people's personality types. Not happening...so it just turns into fighting back and forth with each member honestly believing that the other members are mentally retarded.
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