80 meters is often called the "CB Radio" of the amateur bands, and to an extent that can be true at times. I've been up and down the band many times listening to the various groups, and I have to admit that Possum net is usually entertaining, but they can get out of control at times too. It's no different where I usually hang at 3.814, there seems to be a couple different groups that frequent that frequency, the one that is the most fun, but can also get out of control is the group that calls themselves the My-croni's. It's a parody of the Marconi net because there's been an on going conflict between a few members of the Marconi net and this group who are mostly from North Jersey and New York City, a couple of us from South Jersey, and a couple from Eastern PA. Again, for the most part it's all innocent fun, but I have to admit I've turned my radio off, or made excuses to leave on more than one occasion because these guys can get carried away at times with their language and subject matter....
There's two sides to the issue, some ham's tend to take traditional on air protocols a little too far in their efforts to "police" the bands, these are usually the same guys on QRZ that blame everything wrong with amateur radio on the no-code license and all those who got in (or upgraded) after the code requirement was dropped.
I look at it this way, there's a ton of mindless crap coming through our TV screens every day, if I don't want to watch it, I turn the dial. The same applies to amateur radio, if the discussion is not to your personal tastes....turn the dial.....there's plenty of spectrum out there for everybody.....