They are being flagged, as is expected for contentious topics, but that clearly hasn't been effective at stopping discussion. Every day, there's at least one place where the community is very actively discussing everything that's happening. If you ever can't find the winning discussions on the front page at any given time, they're quick to spot in the comments page because it has so much volume.

That has seemed adequate to me so far and helps to make sure that we can continue to also have the other content and discussions that have bring this community together in the first place.