It is the Steam Vent, after all. Like anything else that may annoy, insult, disgust or anger anyone who reads it- if you know it's here and you really don't want to get involved, the only way to remain uninvolved is to not read them. I used to read teh Rants & Rave section of the local Craig's List and found that I was always PO'd and spending far too much time with it. I stopped completely and am much better off for it. I made a decision to not become too inflamed by what I read in these forums and it's up to the forum administrators to allow or ban politics.