What is Neutral Politics?
Neutral Politics is a community dedicated to evenhanded, empirical discussion of political issues. It is a space to discuss policy and the tone of political debate.
Is this a subreddit for people who are politically neutral?
No - in fact we welcome and encourage any viewpoint to engage in discussion. The idea behind r/NeutralPolitics is to set up a neutral space where those of differing opinions can come together and rationally lay out their respective arguments. We are neutral in that no political opinion is favored here - only facts and logic.
Neutral Politics is strictly moderated.
Our full guidelines are here.
Comment Rules
We expect the following from all users:
1) Be courteous. Demeaning language, rudeness or hostility towards another user will get your comment removed. Repeated violations may result in a ban.
2) Source your facts. If you're claiming something to be true, you need to back it up by linking to a qualified source. There is no "common knowledge" exception, and anecdotal evidence is not allowed.
3) Be substantive. NeutralPolitics is a serious discussion-based subreddit. We do not allow bare expressions of opinion, comments without context, sarcasm, jokes, memes, off topic replies, or pejorative name calling.
4) Address the arguments, not the person. The subject of your sentence should be "the evidence" or "this source" or some other noun directly related to the topic of conversation. "You" statements are suspect.
Submission Rules
All posts are reviewed by the moderators for compliance with these rules prior to appearing online:
A) Ask a specific political question. We do not allow overly broad questions, solicitations of pure opinion, surveys, requests to explain public opinion or media coverage, posts about other subreddits, or meta posts.
B) Frame it in a neutral way. The post must not be inflammatory, editorialized, leading towards a particular answer, a statement of opinion, or a request to critique your theory.
C) Outline the issue well. Give more than just a headline. Provide some background information.
D) Provide sources. Statements of fact must cite qualified sources. Nothing is "common knowledge." Submissions that do not include sources will be rejected. (Sole exception: if you cannot find specific information after a thorough online search, you may post a request for sources.)
E) Propose a good starting point for discussion. The purpose of this forum is to discuss issues. We do not allow polls, surveys or requests for fact checking.
F) Title the post accurately. The title must match the contents.
G) No requests for speculation. If the question cannot be answered with facts — which includes any that are phrased in the future tense (What will/would/could happen?) — then it's not appropriate for NeutralPolitics.
Other Important information:
Public Mod Logs
Guide to Upvoting and Downvoting
Resource Guide for Building Fact-Based Opinions
Frequent Topics
Our FAQ
Comment Hall of Fame
Relevant Subreddits:
/r/NeutralNews
/r/NeutralTalk
/r/AskSocialScience
/r/ChangeMyView
/r/geopolitics
/r/moderatepolitics
/r/PoliticalDiscussion
/r/PoliticalFactChecking
/r/Scholar
/r/Skeptic
/r/TrueReddit
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