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	17664	July 29, 2022
About the Great Debates category	1	4241	April 2, 2021
Thread and Topic Bans for Great Debates	1	12365	November 29, 2020
Could the Virgin Mary have said no?	32	269	March 28, 2026
What do Madagascar, the Czech Republic, Kaduna State in Nigeria, and Louisiana have in common?	19	254	March 28, 2026
Time to eliminate Senate filibusters?	25	2367	March 28, 2026
Does it violate free will if the person was never given the desire to do something in the first place?	732	3035	March 27, 2026
Should corporations be prevented from getting too big?	27	513	March 25, 2026
Line between taking medicine regularly and addiction?	45	702	March 24, 2026
25th Amendment - Can never happen	83	1661	March 23, 2026
The cure to soulless crushing modern society is a life of narcissistic sociopathic hedonism (or why humans can't have nice things)	149	1511	March 20, 2026
Explain to me the technical wording of the Fourteenth Amendment	4	236	March 20, 2026
Speculating on how much time we really have left - a climate change thread climate-change	127	915	March 19, 2026
Could the British have defeated the American Revolution if they'd done this?	25	814	March 18, 2026
Is "cashless society" the new great conspiratorial battleground?	105	1074	March 15, 2026
How would you build a more utopian society	52	515	March 10, 2026
When does a human fetus become a person with personhood rights, and why do you think so?	289	1188	March 9, 2026
Abortion should be decided state-by-state because democracy is more important	208	1147	March 7, 2026
Does Trump want there to be an attack on the US? trump	20	493	March 5, 2026
Nonprofit: what are the limits?	24	349	March 4, 2026
Bring back the battleships?	387	61235	March 3, 2026
Hypothetical: Sixteenth Amendment (income tax) is repealed; what happens then?	13	188	March 1, 2026
Should sports arenas be left to the private sector?	236	10876	February 27, 2026
What's missing/awry/disturbing about people's lives that MAGA/hard-right populism is so attractive?	185	2158	February 26, 2026
Is sexism stronger than racism in America?	60	574	February 25, 2026
How do dictatorships stay in power?	33	749	February 25, 2026
Is "limbo" a real thing for christians/Catholics? Or is it made-up?	95	970	February 19, 2026
For those who are in favor of "abortion being left to the states" - why?	134	1176	February 19, 2026
Does it matter to society if language is cruder or fashion less formal?	90	1042	February 19, 2026
Infinite universe?	103	650	February 18, 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…