Now, I'm all for a good political debate. I've even been known to get into long-winded arguments with a lot of my colleagues at uni, but I must ask... Why is this topic even open? According to rules for this forum, seen here http://bbs.civony.com/showthread.php?t=617 , politics is a no no for the forum, as it has the potential to derail things. I'm not saying they will be derailed, but there are definite signs from what everyone has said. The moderators who have participated in this debate should also know better.

It isn't just this topic, I'm sure there are more against the rules, but this is the first one I've seen.