Debated, discussed (part of why the USA is in the position it is in these days is that too many people want to deny our true history and cling to myths of American Exceptionalism instead of looking at reality--which would bring a lot of hard discussions)--but civilly--calling each other names accomplishes nothing good.
i'm on Tribel too and there political discussions common--and frankly i see folks from both ends of political spectrum being very uncivil to others, see that on FB too. Even when i agree with someone's opinion/stance on an issue--i get put off if they quickly resort to insults, assumptions and refusing to acknowledge anything the other is saying that is right/factual. So i kind of like having a site i can come to where political discussions limited/monitored. Even tho i know i can and often do ignore some posts--sometimes due to topic, sometimes due to Personalities involved.