[stovt001]

I think an important issue that DGthe3 brought up is hard feelings spilling out of the political sub-forum and into the rest of the forums. Separate and disclaim it all you want, but once you digitally/virtually punch another forum member in the face during a heated debate/argument in the political sub-forum, you can't just go back into the rest of the forums and be best buds again like nothing happened. Your memory isn't erased when you leave, so hard feelings persist.

Like any good statement, discussion of political topics should debate the idea and not the person or party. If done objectively, rationally, on-topic, and with respect, we shouldn't have a problem.