The Coming Dissolution of the Current American Political System [View All]

This Foley scandal could very well be one of the biggest if not the biggest Washington scandal in history and we at DU should be aware that we are fully part of that history. This technology that allows to witness and participate is truly a remarkable gift. Seeing this thing unfold real-time is truly a thing of sublimity.

That being said, we should also understand that these revelations will be taken by the Repubs as all out war. When the dust settles, if you thought the gloves were off before, you ain't seen nothing yet.

I predict this will lead to the dissolution of the current political system. It cannot function the way it has been (however minimally) in the atmosphere that is coming. I'm not sure what form it will take or what the fallout will be, but I guess some sort of a fracturing of the Republican party and certainly a more prominent roll for online people powered politics seems likely. This also doesn't take into account whatever more desperate measures the current regime might take to ensure the survival and continuance of their designs, which of course would have their own consequences on whatever the future holds. But I do think this current scandal is going to be a catalyst that is going to shift the tectonic plates.

Welcome to history DU. We're witness to some remarkable events.