> People's views on politics (I am no exception) are often so deeply rooted in emotion that political topics often hit people more in the lizard brain and brings out the, um, "discouraged comments"
Yes, we'll said.
What has worked to solve this in the past? Is there any precedent for getting back to a productive discussion? Can't we act in a way to proactively cool emotions and identify the root issues?
We have, on occasion, had discussions of carefully-chosen hot-button topics, with a warning from dang at the beginning to keep it under control, and careful monitoring from the mods thereafter. They don't do it often, though - only when they think the value of the discussion has a chance to outweigh the risk of a flame-fest.
Yes, we'll said.
What has worked to solve this in the past? Is there any precedent for getting back to a productive discussion? Can't we act in a way to proactively cool emotions and identify the root issues?