Renko123 

Or simply enjoy the fact that when you have died, it wont matter what happens to a once great American Nation.

Nations come and go, greatness is hardly a reserved spot. Why let it effect our own little life

kevinkdog 

There are plenty of places on the Internet to argue politics. I'd like to keep futures.io free of politics - except how maybe certain elections, etc could cause markets to change.

Agree 100% There's no such thing as "civil talk" about politics. It's a species that died out a long time ago.
Also, humans tend to bear a grudge. Before you know it, people's politics will be dragged into everything.

My opinion is that on a risk/reward or cost/benefit basis, this is not a likely winner. Politics have become somewhat of a religion for many. People's views are often defended at all cost, so it would be similar to everyone standing up, blocking their ears and shouting their views at the top of their voice. There are a TON of places for that everywhere including Reddit.

My experience is that those discussion inevitably break down into name-calling, racism and so on.

I personally see FIO as a safe-haven for traders to focus. But this is just 1 vote.

I agree with the majority. Politics are generally divisive and do not belong within a community built on common goals.

However there are statistics and other information about politics, election years, various party combinations, etc. that statistically affect trading.

This is the only time politics are appropriate because it is about trading. Lets stick to the subject.

kevinkdog 

There are plenty of places on the Internet to argue politics. I'd like to keep futures.io free of politics - except how maybe certain elections, etc could cause markets to change.

Absolutely agree. No aluminum hats.
No alternative facts.
No politics outside of issues relevant to the stock market.

Hello all, as a rare lurker on this site I would like to introduce myself and give my two cents opinion 😉.

I understand the distaste for flame wars and rabbit hole ranting. That being said I personally find value in discourse and critical thinking material of all types.

Other unrelated forums I have seen separate threads and may have 'cleanly' moderated threads and another no holds barred thread for the same topic.

My personal interest and limited military experience have led me to form opinions aligned with the protection of freedom of speech.

As far as conspiracy theories, the factually supported evidence I find often reveals they may be true, debased lies with a thread of truth or sometimes even gaslighting operations performed by 'psychological operations' departments.

I say let it fly!

Back in the 90's I was a regular, morning mostly, CNBC watcher. Then at a certain point I found it a big distraction and either left it off or muted when on. Later when they went too far into politics, regardless of whether there was a business aspect to a particular discussion or not, they lost me. For good.

So I think you can guess how I feel about this topic. Even though, like most, I do participate on other forums.

Big Mike 

Hey guys, It's 2021 and we're all hoping for positive change in the world, and a return to a bit more normalcy is soon upon us. I would like to hear from you - should civil discourse of politics be allowed in the off-topic section of our community? Politics often impact markets. There is also part of me that believes that we, as a community, have a lot to say about politics and the world events that affect us all. There would be rules: a strong enforcement of civil posts. No incitement. No flames. No trolling. I will be creating a site wide poll for this subject in the coming days, but the current poll is still running and needs to finish first. In the meantime, please share your thoughts. Mike

"Civil Discourse about Politics" is an Oximoron, There is nothing civil about politics and it is best left alone.
Imposing "rules" just redirects the discourse to be like coral reefs which are very sharp and creates dangerous currents to all swimmers.
There is no such thing as "Civil" when it comes to politics today.

People need a place, like trading discussions, where we can forget about politics.
Can't this place be an asylum from that?

Politics, like religion, can never be civil... for very long.

There are many other places for discussing politics, let's keep FIO all about trading.