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Originally Posted by issybird
So, if a book about the American Revolution, say, were chosen, that means we couldn't discuss the political differences between the Patriots and the Loyalists? Or the Cavaliers and the Roundheads in the English Civil War?
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Originally Posted by JSWolf
Every time I've read in a thread where there are some political or religious comments, one of the staff jumps in and says to take it to the P&R forum. So I cannot see why this would be any different as technically discussing politics is only allowed in P&R.
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I certainly don't agree, but since neither of us is currently a moderator, I think we'll let
WT Sharpe make that decision. Discussing the politics that was the root cause of a war in the past seems like a valid and necessary topic when you're talking about a book based in that war.