Thoughts on Adding a Politics Forum

[Savage]

Several people previously expressed interest in adding a forum for discussing politics. Initially I disliked the idea because I didn't feel it was really a part of personal development, but I do see some demand for it. Erin and I had a long talk about it, and she persuaded me to take another look at this. Some of the moderators also seem to support the idea.

Possible topics could include politics, government, leadership, global issues, environment, political parties, elections, candidates, domestic policy, foreign policy, healthcare, nationalism, education, war, etc. I would hope such a forum doesn't become unfairly U.S.-centric, since half the visitors to this site live outside the USA.

While not exactly personal development, it does seem like a reasonable extension of it. Politics has also been on many people's minds lately, and I doubt there would be a lack of interesting discussions. It could be a challenging forum to moderate though.

What are your thoughts pro or con for adding such a forum?