Great Debates

Topic	Replies	Views	Activity
New Rules for Great Debates and Elections – January 2020 Moderation in Great Debates and Politics and Elections In general, Great Debates and Politics and Elections are the most contentious fora on the SDMB. Because of that, you’ll find that moderation is more active and pro…	2	17610	July 29, 2022
About the Great Debates category	1	4225	April 2, 2021
Thread and Topic Bans for Great Debates	1	12307	November 29, 2020
What's missing/awry/disturbing about people's lives that MAGA/hard-right populism is so attractive?	42	192	February 6, 2026
AI pornography that is otherwise illegal	48	320	February 6, 2026
Religion gets itself into trouble when it tries to be logical	52	692	February 6, 2026
The story of the Jews escaping slavery in Egypt and wandering the desert is fiction, right?	319	2515	February 6, 2026
Reappraising property tax rates at point of sale--is this a thing?	56	369	February 6, 2026
Police officers shouldn't wear camouflage	70	1027	February 5, 2026
Does it violate free will if the person was never given the desire to do something in the first place?	476	2097	February 4, 2026
Bring back the battleships?	381	60942	February 3, 2026
Is AI overhyped? ai	266	4600	February 2, 2026
Did effects of the changes in climate as the glaciers receded result in highly distorted biblical accounts in the book of Genesis?	45	421	February 2, 2026
How can the U.S. regain International goodwill?	108	3134	January 30, 2026
Why is Tesla's market cap so high?	214	3088	January 30, 2026
In an ideal society, would/should we let people isolate themselves as much as they want?	65	857	January 29, 2026
What is the job of ICE supposed to be (if not what it is doing?)	66	2680	January 29, 2026
How has the immigration crackdown benefitted us? trump	53	1008	January 27, 2026
What targets in the US should be prioritized by a conquering force?	16	467	January 26, 2026
Is "limbo" a real thing for christians/Catholics? Or is it made-up?	93	761	January 26, 2026
Has there ever been an economic crash that didn't involve speculation?	11	183	January 26, 2026
Korean reunification	51	5920	January 24, 2026
Does "White Culture" Exist?	197	1676	January 24, 2026
How do dictatorships stay in power?	26	564	January 23, 2026
Is it immoral to retain wealth in a world of extreme poverty and suffering?	66	754	January 22, 2026
Is humanity now going through a genetic diversity bottleneck?	23	606	January 21, 2026
The psychology of giving to charities	47	603	January 15, 2026
How are we not in the Fourth Reich?	44	769	January 14, 2026
Transgender Sports bans	2	251	January 13, 2026
Where is the U.S. (roughly) on the Germany 1930-1945 scale?	9	571	January 13, 2026

New Rules for Great Debates and Elections – January 2020

Moderation in Great Debates and Politics and Elections In general, Great Debates and Politics and Elections are the most contentious fora on the SDMB. Because of that, you’ll find that moderation is more active and pro…