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Re:The four ways that ex-internet idealists explain where it... by alxlaz on Saturday August 25, 2018 @03:04AM (#17839917)
Maybe not political debates per se, but I definitely remember many posters' political views being easy to decipher behind their USENET posts.
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Re:The four ways that ex-internet idealists explain where it... by TheOtherHobbes on Saturday August 25, 2018 @06:04AM (#17840272)
In the late 90s, parts of Usenet and IRC made modern Twitter look like a polite lunch date with your accountant.
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