Thread: Politics and religion are off-limits, unless you opt in
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Old 10-25-2010, 04:11 PM   #76
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Originally Posted by Graham View Post
Indeed, discussing a few of the titles on this month's book list might be tricky. It would be hard to discuss "Old Man's War", "The Sparrow", "The Man in the High Castle" or indeed "Childhood's End" without dipping into politics or religion.

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It is a good point, but there's a big difference between bringing up political elements of a novel while discussing it, and an free-for-all thread about religion or politics, such as the current "under attack" threads.

I'm pretty happy with the solution. Anyone compelled to remain opted-out is probably not at all interested in the religo-political discussions anyway. While mobileread is friendlier than most, these discussions still get somewhat heated, and are really a dime a dozen on the Internet anyway. Having a sanctuary from such discussions can often be a breath of fresh air. And the beauty here is that the sanctuary exists by default, but the hard-core debates are there if you want them.

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