Most people on this board,if not all, are well-read, intelligent, and decent people. Even in the rants of some of them I see a benefit--an enlightenment of others point of view. (Know thy enemy) I trust the people here are not naive to swallow everything they read, even here.
And you say there are other boards for this kind of debate. Yes there are but if someone does not have the time to peruse all the boards that are out there, or not trust them, and if a thread on this board comes along that offers a democratic discourse, what is the harm?
One can always hijack a thread if it so objectionable to them. If we allow some word games here (which I enjoy) but does not add an iota to "word knowledge" (with exceptions of course) surely we can have room for politics where words (is) an important tool and where our democracy can flourish or die.
IMHO
