Great Debates

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New Rules for Great Debates and Elections – January 2020 sdmb_rules-and-notes 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	17707	July 29, 2022
About the Great Debates category	1	4256	April 2, 2021
Thread and Topic Bans for Great Debates sdmb_rules-and-notes	1	12431	November 29, 2020
What is the best defense of the apartheid-like system Israel enforces in occupied/settled/disputed territories?	136	755	May 30, 2026
The Male Inequality Problem	775	8895	May 30, 2026
The hidden price of free netflix	45	672	May 30, 2026
Preparing young adults for an uncertain future: education	123	524	May 30, 2026
How Devastating Are Data Centers to the Local Population?	18	549	May 30, 2026
Are atheists who aren’t materialists truly atheists?	102	934	May 30, 2026
Confronting racism in oneself	186	1131	May 29, 2026
What would it take to get a general strike going in the United States?	40	363	May 29, 2026
Bring back the battleships?	388	61393	May 28, 2026
Are there "Germany in WWII" historians that discourage any parallels between Hitler and Trump? trump	8	321	May 27, 2026
Every human invention from this point on will only be an improvement or innovation of an existing product	54	611	May 24, 2026
Is sexism stronger than racism in America?	61	679	May 24, 2026
Leave the birthrate alone	252	2473	May 23, 2026
Lying? or just wrong?	29	481	May 22, 2026
Is the simplest model the best model?	31	387	May 22, 2026
Have we reached the point when it is kooky to not believe in massive amounts of intelligent life having evolved throughout the universe?	701	18240	May 20, 2026
Neither conservatives nor liberals see a meaningful distinction between legal and illegal immigration trump	45	428	May 20, 2026
When does a human fetus become a person with personhood rights, and why do you think so?	306	1624	May 17, 2026
Questions for Christians	94	1030	May 17, 2026
Why did France and Britain declare war on Germany after Poland?	29	581	May 16, 2026
Trump/Xi Jinping Summit and the deal of the Century trump	18	418	May 14, 2026
The story of the Jews escaping slavery in Egypt and wandering the desert is fiction, right?	428	3852	May 14, 2026
Where would Trump go if he accepted electoral defeat? trump	71	679	May 10, 2026
How well would a liberal tyranny/regime perform?	38	563	May 9, 2026
According to Justice Roberts, nearly everyone besides him misunderstands the "tradition and history" precedent	19	1431	May 8, 2026
Resolved: North Korea's survival has nothing to do with nuclear weapons and everything to do with their proximity to China	65	460	May 5, 2026
How do dictatorships stay in power?	35	920	May 5, 2026

New Rules for Great Debates and Elections – January 2020

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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…