>>12490649 /pol/ is largely controlled by interests which aim to degrade the mental health of its users. /sig/, no matter how explicitly political the OP, has been under attack since the early Iron Pill threads in 2014/2015. /pol/ has shown itself capable of being a real-world political force and they don't want to see that happen again, so /bant/ was created to siphon political culture threads from /pol/.