Liberal Forum: The name speaks for itself. Of all the Left-Leaning Forums I've come across on the internet, this one has the most content and the most diversity in "liberal" perspectives. It's running IP Board software, which while lacking the cleanliness of V-Bulletin, offers a large number of unique features, giving members plenty to do besides posting. As a Libertarian, I didn't know what to expect when I registered. I assumed that anything I had to say would be spit upon and or ignored. This hasn't been my experience.
In the short time that I've been a member, I've found a number of threads there that were not only inclusive of dissenting (non liberal) opinion, but actually encouraging it. There are several members at Liberal Forum who want to have a debate with people who see things differently, who genuinely seem as though they want to understand the arguments and philosophies of others.
There are enough conservatives there to enable debate. The only downside is that the type of conservatives who want to register on a liberal forum are typically the type of people that want to cause trouble by posting threads like, "Liberalism is Stupid" or "Is Liberalism Anti-American?". Obviously, this creates a bit of contention and low quality dialogue. As a result, there is a section "For Liberals Only", where members don't have to worry about conservatives jumping all over every contentious point.
I'd definitely recommend this Forum to Liberals of every denomination; but I would also recommend this to mature conservatives who want to put their arguments up for discussion, testing them, if you will, against the liberal retorts. This site would be much more enjoyable without all the bickering between immature conservatives and liberals who just want to make each other angry and beleaguer every already beleaguered point. That said, the high volume and post content at Liberal Forum speaks for itself. Liberal Forum is a quality site with a great deal to offer.
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