My political bets

In controversial discussions, there usually comes a point when all the arguments have been exchanged. When this point is reached, the only reason people keep arguing is because they don't like to cede the last word to their opponents. One alternative I have found useful in real life is to make a bet, let each side put its money where its mouth is, and revisit the question whenever we know the answer. From time to time, I do that on A2K too. I have some hope this keeps the discussion from meandering endlessly, and somewhat discourages participants from insisting on silly points just because they can't admit mistakes.

But there's one problem: Often we have to wait quite long for the answer to the debated question. That makes it kind of hard to retrace old bets on A2K and see if I can collect or owe something (and, most importantly, whether I have prevailed against these m*r*ns who had the audacity and poor judgment to disagree with me.)

This thread tries to solve this problem by serving as a one-stop source for the bets I have made with fellow A2K people. Feel free to register your own if you want to. And, if you have made a bet with me and don't find it here, please let me know. I'll try to find, copy, and paste it.

Thanks, Thomas