I found the original posts here on BM (that are the basis for the discussion here) to be inflammatory and spiteful more often than not - in my evaluation not aiming at political discussion at all, but at deliberately provoking strife and hurtful reactions. I would predict that once Bettermost members stop paying the new site and whatever goes on there any attention, the need to provoke such reactions will still be just as strong, and will start taking its toll internally on the new site.
But be that as it may, I find the tone here at BM much more polite and corteous now and that is more encouraging and inspiring than lots of confrontational traffic. IMO.