Where did people have political debates prior to the internet era? (Reagan, revolution)

[knowledgeiskey]

I've always questioned how people had debates prior to the inception of online forums and chatrooms. I know some on here have recollections of that time period.

[urbanlife78]

It was more localized with people you knew, and often times you just wouldn't talk to people about politics because you knew it would just cause too many issues....basically it is just like real life today. I hardly ever talk about politics with people outside of the internet because in real life, I don't really care about politics in my daily life routines.

[Harrier]

Letters to the editor(sent by snail mail), barrooms, and debate clubs.

[NYChistorygal]

Work, school, bars, diners, coffee houses, live debates, kitchen tables, planes, trains, automobiles, ferries, subways, buses, living rooms...

[knowledgeiskey]

I wonder how someone could back up a claim. What they do? Break out a newspaper article to prove their punt. Lol

[Cocker_Spaniel_Lover]

For the most part we all agreed. We weren't thrown in with a bunch of far left nutters.

[pch1013]

Yes, most people agreed that Social Security and Medicare were good things, and that high taxes on the rich were not harmful. Then the Reagan Revolution came along and introduced fundamentalism into politics, and here we are.

[Magritte25]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salon_(gathering)

[janelle144]

The barber shop is all I know and I wasn't there. LOL

[Memphis1979]

Bars. Its were the revolution started.