We need an "Amplified Politics" or "Political Speakers" or "Vintage Views" forum/Topic out here. All political commentary would have to go into that forum, and violators would be suspended for a week. There's no reason for so many of these threads to turn toxic. (It probably doesn't help for me to point out that it's almost always one "side" that starts it.)
As for many, music and audiophile culture is a refuge for me during these difficult times. It's so depressing to see the same hostile, angry, and too often uninformed nonsense dragging down so many threads.