Consequences of being rude to people who disagree with you about something:
in real life -- lose friends
on internet -- gain pageviews
I've found that there's a risk of losing real life friends if you aren't careful about what you say online about politics.
If it's worth saying, but not worth its own post (even in Discussion), then it goes here.
Notes for future OT posters:
1. Please add the 'open_thread' tag.
2. Check if there is an active Open Thread before posting a new one. (Immediately before; refresh the list-of-threads page before posting.)
3. Open Threads should be posted in Discussion, and not Main.
4. Open Threads should start on Monday, and end on Sunday.