[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Christmas Sherry

my political views are centerist sometimes I lean left, sometimes right, but generally I'm standing in the middle

Watch out for those splinters then

[jaxie]

Originally Posted by Brillopad

Everything is, or should be debatable. However the reality is that some subjects invoke such strength of feeling in many, on either side of the debate, that things can quickly deteriorate into discord and personal attacks out of frustration over the expression of some opposing views.

Political correctness also hinders the process as people become fixated on what is/is not an acceptable view to express which of course can be viewed as an attempt to dismiss and invalidate perfectly valid opinions.

People rarely really listen to each other and misunderstandings become commonplace.

I kind of agree with this. I also think that more diverse point of views can be driven away from the forum and the diversity is interesting. We can listen even if we disagree.