Originally Posted by Aladdin Sane

None of the options describe my opinion about the Politics board but #3 comes closest:
3: Has it's place and I wouldn't mind getting active in it if there seemed to be more true debate and sharing of ideas and views instead of fighting.

I came to TFP for the political discussion but I rarely venture there these days.
Why?
Because of self-inflated pomposity, that's why.
Because of vanity and hubris that knows no bounds, that's why.
Because of the consistent use of personal attacks, that's why.
Because of the contamination of every thread with ego-inspired hubris, that's why.
Because every thread is eventually polluted with multiple posts consisting of page after page copied from other websites, that's why. (Does anyone actually read that stuff?).
Because some personality types have no interest whatsoever in the actual give and take of friendly discussion, that’s why.
Because fragile egos require a "win" in every encounter, that's why.
Because of a narcissism that cannot bear the idea of being wrong, nor tolerate the existence of minds that have arrived at legitimate but different conclusions.
Because of a pettiness that strikes at every irrelevant comment but refuses to see the “big picture.”
Because of an inability to “let it go.”

You’re so vain; I bet you think this post is about you.

Vanity, vanity, all is vanity, that’s why.