Really? Were you perhaps trying to say goddamn fucking awesome?
东方红 (The East is Red)
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Really? Were you perhaps trying to say goddamn fucking awesome?
A not so constructive response: I have absolutely no respect for your opinion.
Have you even been paying attention to what's been happening outside of the United States? Rebellions have loosened the Soviet Union's grip on Eastern Europe, Germany is pursuing its own independent nuclear deterrent, the Middle East and Sub-Saharan Africa are largely at peace. China is now a bicoastal, neo-capitalist empire, Best Korea is only Korea (more on that later), Cuba is free of American influence, Central America is largely democratic and there is no Shah in Iran.
I think a bunch of good things have already happened in the timeline thus far. You're just worried that they're not happening to the people you like.
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For reference, I'm Chinese, speak Mandarin, and am politically a social democrat, but the TL has still gone severely downhill in my opinion.
Then again, wanks and parade-of-horrible dystopias (a la For All Time) enjoy a long history of being overrated in AH-writing, so I suppose this TL is not novel in that regard.
Pictured: a burning bridge. Also what you're doing.
I salute you, sir, for your boldness in this train wreck if nothing else.
Pictured: A particularly entertaining white English-speaking hero of capitalism.
Sir Chaos
Banned
Pictured: a burning bridge. Also what you're doing.
I salute you, sir, for your boldness in this train wreck if nothing else.
Pictured: A particularly entertaining white English-speaking hero of capitalism.
For reference, I'm Chinese, speak Mandarin, and am politically a social democrat, but the TL has still gone severely downhill in my opinion.
Then again, wanks and parade-of-horrible dystopias (a la For All Time) enjoy a long history of being overrated in AH-writing, so I suppose this TL is not novel in that regard.
A lot of it has to do with the general unpleasantness in the United States due to the utter mess that's been the Civil Rights/Economic Rights movement so far. By and large though, things are nowhere near as bad as they are in a classic AH.com dystopia. Just dark and very unpleasant.
Civil society hasn't completely failed in the United States or the West (yet) and the US government ITTL has by and large been far more reasonable than President Walt Disney or President Donald Rumsfeld (really?)
You'll be surprised to know I've actually read A World of Laughter, For All Time and Fear and Loathing on the Gumbo Trail. The East is Red will be like none of them, if only because nuclear annihilation and Orwellian dystopia what the AH.com public expects.
Westad
Banned
I'm not entirely sure what is supposed to be wrong, dystopic, or boring with this timeline. Nor am I sure why the author should even connect with people who dislike the pacing, characterization, world building, focus, and direction of the whole timeline, especially when there is already a glut of people who enjoy it and are genuinely interested to see how it goes.
I do have to ask. This timeline seems very self aware, and of course, comedic. At the end of this timeline is it going to be some sort of dark comedy on our world?
I do have to ask. This timeline seems very self aware, and of course, comedic. At the end of this timeline is it going to be some sort of dark comedy on our world?
"Antiquated notion."
"Family motto."
The world doesn't matter unless you've got bitchin' threads and a warm gun in your hands.
A for getting it, F for using a promo image from Die Another F•••ING Day.
Then again I actually hate The World is not Enough's script and performances more so ehh.