I don't think so. Back then everybody was focused on the Clintons. People weren't as abusive to one another as they are now with the Russia vs. Ukraine thing. Also, the articles that were posted tended to be more intelligent. Now there's a pipeline from Breitbart or Gateway Pundit straight to here of articles that are only designed to be abuse fodder.
You need to visit your neurologist...
Memory is failing...
The flame-wars that raged were based on the “intellectual” discussions between the Conservatives and Libertarians...
The Clintons were a unification pole...