> Now if you just want to bring back the old art of rethoric instead of the negatively charged "political debates". You may have a bit more chance.

This is the idea.

> I think that's for the best, there are places other than HN to talk politics.

Such as? I struggle to find a neutral place to have an intellectual debate. Many reddits are very restrictive and because of the polarization of the US, its very difficult to find a place where mods can be neutral.

HN is such an intelligent and well-read community and it seems like there are a lot of people who would love to debate but plain text back and forth with ad-hoc moderation prevent it.