I was thinking that too, but now that you've said it, I'm not so sure. American politics only affects half the people here, and of that half, half of them knows politics is a crock of shit. That leaves a mere quarter (not accounting for any other subgroups) of the forum to debate about it. It's not going to be much of a ripple.Xanadu84 said:I suspect that I am going to get a billion internets, because feminism has no shortage of steam behind it, and will probably continue to be the biggest thing for a while. MLP will come out, but that's hardly the next big thing, since it is ALWAYS a big thing. Which means that the next big trend will some huge, significant social event.
The American presidential election is this November.
Threads about the election are bound to flood the forum. Not only is it contentious AND probably an opportunity for most people to build a consensus with like minded people, non-Americans who don't care about the American election will feel obligated to point out that they don't care, fueling the fire even more. Something big could happen in the meantime, but the best odds are almost certainly on the election. Hell, I'm sick of it IRL already.
I'm expecting BL2 to make at least the same splash that Skyrim did. That will be worth something. As for something everyone to angrily explode about, some chick is going to make news getting hit for being a *****, and the forum will erupt with arguments as to whether she deserved it, or if it's ever right to hit a female. That's my prediction at least.