Disclaimer: this is a non-partisan comment. Both parties are reflected below. It makes me wonder if the US system will break down the same way the USSR broke

Disclaimer: this is a non-partisan comment. Both parties are reflected below. It makes me wonder if the US system will break down the same way the USSR broke down. As the politicians from the "early days" age out, it's difficult to replace them with people who are similarly bought into the system. And you end up with a Gorbachev or equivalent. I'm not sure if our Gorbachev is an AOC-like or a Trump-like or something else, but it's possible we'll have difficulty filling in the ranks of the Pelosis, Schumers, McConnells, etc.