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The problem will be the moderators and the internet trolls. What would happen when 4chan invades the US Senate and turns it into /r/the_Donald. Tumblr then takes over the House and every opposing opinion will be met with caps lock screaming, threats, and comments about OP's mom.

No, thank you. I'll stick with the mess we already have.

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Don't we currently have this same problem in politics? It might just be me, but in recent times political attack ads seem to be increasing in occurrence while decreasing in taste. This looks like the same trolls, just a little more polite and with a better command of the English language.

Also (and I know this is a tall order) the question assumes that we can solve these technical issues. This can actually be tamed at least partially by something akin to facebook's real-name policy. Facebook it seems is less prone (definitely not immune) to the armies of trolls and all it took was the complete removal of anonymity.

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