This does not mean that I will not talk about politics, for example, in the Economics board we also talk about politics mixed with economics, but discussions there are not usually so heated or confrontational.
On my part, you have my word:
no heat nor shade was thrown or felt, it was one of the "funnest" conversations regarding socialism, anarcho capitalism, Et al. that I've had this year :-)
Although...
If you are going to post about politics on the Economics board here on bitcointalk with a tag showing appreciation for capitalism; you may experience heat.
Politics and Economics are not the sweetest side of bitcointalk (mining used to be).