What lasting effect will the latest Wikileaks infodump have?

[Orrex]

Poll question: What lasting effect will the latest Wikileaks infodump have?

[superduperfarleft]

1. Something about cats and dogs living together. n/t

[davidinalameda]

7. that's gay marriage

not wikileaks

[superduperfarleft]

8. My mistake. n/t

[Tunkamerica]

15. mass hysteria.... was that venkman?

[xchrom]

2. Unrec

[Orrex]

18. Well, thanks for the kick at least.

[bemildred]

3. More circumspect speech in the ruling classes? nt

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

4. Hopefully, a truly informed electorate that questions government.

[WHEN CRABS ROAR]

9. Don't hold your breath, 20% of that highly informed electorate

still think Obama is a Muslim.

[emulatorloo]

11. Only 38% (out of 100%) know Boehner is going to be speaker of the house in 2011

http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1804/political-news-quiz-iq-deficit-defense-spending-tarp-inflation-boehner

[gateley]

5. Crackdown on whistle blowers. Everyone in the game knows

this shit has been going on forever, it will be no revelation to Powers That Be. They ultimately probably don't give a shit and will continue through life unscathed.

[Pavulon]

16. Whistleblowers inform that a bank does not lend to blacks

felons dump classified data. You will not die in prison for a whistleblowing event, you get federal protection. But hey manning will get some federal protection, in florence, until he dies.

[Tunkamerica]

19. Is that your definition, or your opinion?

"You will not die in prison for a whistleblowing event, you get federal protection." Good to know.

[TexasObserver]

6. The results will be many, and not conducive of glib memes.

[Orrex]

17. We'll see

[moondust]

10. Stricter government secrecy.

Making it harder to legitimately obtain government information.

[Goldstein1984]

12. Increasing police state

The empire with shoot the messenger.

I'm surprised Julian Assange is still alive.

[Toucano]

13. The ushering in of a new era in open communication between peoples, nations and their leaders.

Sunshine and lollipops all 'round!

[Pavulon]

14. Finally install that IDS system that sat unused.

the one that would catch some asshole stealing hundreds of thousands of files.. 5 day news cycle, people bitch, drama is had, cash is paid (out of our wallet) and life goes on.

Assange releases some more shit a while after the hoopla dies off, rinse repeat.

[Chisox08]

20. Nothing

The Ooga Booga man will make a video and we will be told to be afraid be very afraid. 90% of Americans will be afraid and forget all about the leaked documents.

[KharmaTrain]

21. Very Little Effect...

It's informing...sometimes amusing, sometimes shocking in reading these cables (assuming they are legit...we shall see) but it's like listening to locker room talk...stuff that goes on behind the scenes...speaking out-of-school in many instances. It shows strategizing for negotiations and the many thoughts that go into these games of high stakes poker. For historians this may be an insight but for the "Average Joe" it will have little consequence. In this self-absorbed country for many all they care about is their immediate environs...making money or holding on to what they have. For those who want to believe in the worst of this country there's plenty of stuff to go with, but beyond the chatter here and the blogosphere the interest isn't there.