As a fan of that TL, I fully agree; the key difference was in focusing the status of the residents as opposed to the states. While there were hangings, these executions were limited and targeted to those who committed specific offenses. Expiation and Proscription prove to be much more precise...
I suspect when historians look back on this period, they will on Germany's decision to fight in the west as one of the worst acts of folly of all time. Regarding Nitrates, I would think Germany was depleting its stockpiles in the Eastern Front already; expanding the war and invading Belgium was...
When one looks at trends like this, its sobering to realize how similar OTL's US at the beginning of the 20th century is to the RU. The Hysteria at the time (and later in the 20s when Ku Klux Klan 2.0 was founded) is unnerving.
BTW I was thinking while the RU would love to kill Russkies, more...
The last few chapters have been really entertaining to read; we have the world going to hell in a manner that makes OTL Great War look like a barroom brawl.
Needless to say, drug manufacturing and distilleries should be a big part of the RU economy; everything a Better needs to be more...
First of all, I've been really been enjoying your timeline; I like the idea of a more radical Lincoln and stronger Radical Republicans.
Regarding the mini-update, I see someone's been reading The Battle Cry of Freedom. :biggrin: These economic realities should have made people think twice about...
Attacking Belgium per the Schlieffen plan was a very dumb move; it antagonizes the British and makes it harder to gain sympathy from neutrals. the Kaiser would have been better off staying on the defensive in the west.
What I wonder is how far will the war spread? We have the Japanese ready to...
So the Great War begins....this has the potential to be a massive clusterfuck for everyone involved. I don't envy Taft when he becomes President; he's going to have a mess on his hands.
Let's do a scorecard of the various paramilitary/military forces in the RU:
The RU Army
The state militias (assuming they were not disbanded)
RUMP (Custer's Blueshirts)
ORRA (The AFCC's paramilitary)
Various Corporate mercenary armies.
This is a formula for constant low level fighting with...
This right here. The "Lost Cause" myth was created in a number of books written after the war. Many of these books glorified Lee. If Lee was to speak and write more publicly, maybe write some memoirs, along with other ex-Confederates denouncing the cause and advocating acceptance of the result...
Since you mentioned comics, I was thinking Superhero comics would be a big thing in the RU; after all, someone like Superman or Batman would be the epitome of the Pinnacle Man. You could have Captain Union fighting various Inferior villians.
The short run will not be pleasant either; The British are already developing India as an alternate source of cotton. Other nations will no doubt find other sources for cotton.
As for slaves, now that the south is a separate country, any runaway slaves who make it to the US are untouchable...
Not difficult, but impossible. the Southern leaders wanted Lincoln and the Republicans to recognize the Dred Scott decision and pass a Federal Slave code to allow slave owners to take their slaves anywhere in the US; they also wanted the administration to repeal personal liberty laws in the...