Sort of. The 2008 financial crisis is definitely something that turned the world order on its head and sparked a decade of money printing while simultaneously eroding the public trust in institutions and in the expert class.

In 2024 Donald trump was re-elected in a landslide in a truly historic election, in which many called him a nazi and an insurrectionist. This could qualify as a great gate in history... or perhaps that gate is still to come...