I am equally disgusted by both topics especially given the way people have been talking about them of late. Half the threads on "politics" are not about politics - they are about people attacking each other personally. I feel it would be a great service if only the latest thread belonging to a particilar group (ie "Politics", "Humor", "Romance" etc) is posted on the front page instead of updates to every topic. Darjeelingnews.net and Sulekha.com are two examples that come mind of sites that do this. That way people can go to only topics of their choice and get spared the trouble, and sometimes the embarassment, of having to go through so much nonsense. Just my opinion.