Not anymore it's not! That is for sure! It's become nothing more than an echo chamber! SAD!
JR has repeatedly said that FR is not a debating society, we could never get anything done if we were just debating liberalism versus conservatism all day.
Do we really need to search for a position on abortion in daily discussion, or try to stop it?
If you like to merely debate the issues, then find a debating forum that has no political mission or goal.