yep it's a car forum, but CI is a place where car lovers go to to talk about things other than cars, that also interest them.
I hate the political debates as much as anyone, but there is a certain degree of healthy debating that goes on, that I think shouldn't be discouraged.
eventually they turn into utter crapfests and then we deal with them accordingly, but to squelch them all as soon as the L or C words are mentioned, is just b/s.