QUOTE](Of course, PPOT is also a good place to answer "how to" questions like what do you use to shoot rats and so on. But I'm asking here about the political threads.)[/QUOTE]
LOL. Yea, I'm always looking for another way to shoot rats.
Seriously though, for me, I join these debates because it is good practice. Voicing my opinion on very sensitive issues in such a way that I get my point across and still preserve good relationships with members in this community.
Not always easy.
But this is an important process that is really part of the American way, IMHO. Kind of like the way I imagine Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr might have debated...except without the actual duel.