On another board Iʻm on, they had this issue with heated political posts in the lounge area. Their decision was to make a separate issues and politics board. Any political posts posted on the lounge were immediately moved.
Now this kept the lounge free from politics, but definitely made for a heated and volatile politics board! but those who were into it frequented it, and everyone else stayed blissfully away.
The vast majority of people on that board live in the US, and it still is volatile. I think in a completely international board such as this, the discussions could and do get even more heated as we add country loyalties and misconceptions in as well.
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