Great Debates

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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	17496	July 29, 2022
About the Great Debates category	1	4177	April 2, 2021
Thread and Topic Bans for Great Debates	1	12118	November 29, 2020
What misconceptions do you think there are about societal collapse and its aftermath?	45	339	August 27, 2025
Is there yet any measurable effect of this year's tariffs? trump	4	63	August 27, 2025
The Menendez Murder Case Revisited	33	2143	August 27, 2025
Cancel Culture and Canceling versus consequences for actions movies	663	3646	August 27, 2025
The use of the atomic bomb in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, was it justified?	194	1742	August 27, 2025
Civvies gifted with real (not honorary) military ranks? WTF?	83	1206	August 27, 2025
Questions for those that think that the U.S.A. will collapse...and the sooner, the better	124	1278	August 26, 2025
Will Jeffrey Epstein's "friends" face justice?	360	14569	August 25, 2025
What are some forms of information that undermine the simple 'oppressor vs oppressed' western narrative trump	210	1373	August 25, 2025
Head injuries and criminal behavior	45	577	August 24, 2025
On Mandatory School Busing here in Boston:	8	2818	August 23, 2025
"Unconditional Surrender"	19	651	August 22, 2025
Voicing limited and qualified agreement with a bigoted stereotype	375	2943	August 22, 2025
So, getting back to the free will vs determinism discussion	26	283	August 21, 2025
What is the hierarchy of people Trump is going to target trump	6	199	August 20, 2025
Why is Russia and Putin so satisfied by so little?	13	429	August 19, 2025
What is the most important record of our culture that no longer exists physically?	41	824	August 15, 2025
Can a thought, desire or fantasy be evil?	115	886	August 14, 2025
The Open Letter to "Pause All AI Development" ai	380	12177	August 12, 2025
Would you give up free will for world peace?	454	5132	August 9, 2025
What should we do with confederate monuments and statues?	576	36336	August 8, 2025
How much money should you be getting monthly in retirement?	60	1168	August 6, 2025
The UK (and Europe's) free speech problem trump	186	1443	August 4, 2025
Left Of Liberal Dopers: How could America have done civil rights right?	14	302	August 3, 2025
The draft IS coming. You heard it hear first.	100	4507	July 27, 2025
Did prohibition officials poison drinkers?	61	691	July 27, 2025
New book: Osama's inevitable nuke holocaust in the U.S.?	23	1656	July 27, 2025

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…