Agree with Jim. After telling other people to simply not read those threads, I've pretty much stopped reading any of them. The one time in the last couple of months I did read one, I saw what appeared to be otherwise decent human beings losing their tempers and saying nasty things to folks who would be their friends anyplace but in that type of 'discussion'. They generally calm down and/or apologize later - after the damage is done.

I've met folks I might have lashed out at in my earlier days here. In every case, I've been very glad I waited until I calmed down before posting.

In any case, we can make stuff appear here, but no one can make stuff go away. The people who are already consistently starting political threads or participating in them are the last people who'll agree to ease off.