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Robert Taft maybe? Though I should note that if Taft wins in 1952, he'll die shortly into his term, so I hope he picks a good running mate.
Taft was not winning in 1952; even with the Truman presidency Stevenson likely beats him. Perhaps Douglas Macarthur ends up filling the former general as politician niche, though in a much more right wing direction
So with Dwight Eisenhower dead, you guys are saying that it will probably be Douglas MacArthur, Earl Warren or Harold Stassen? Makes sense.
However, why don't you think Robert Taft would get the nomination or win against Adlai Stevenson in 1952? In OTL, he barely lost to Eisenhower in the primaries and people are probably getting fed up with the Democrats being in power for two decades at this point.
Wikipedia banned me for using my sandbox to make these. Anywhere else that has the templates? I had a sporting event idea...
Miraheze's Elections Wiki. Either that, or use Inspect Element like I do.
This is what I have been using , but they don't have the sports event template. Thanks for the suggestions on inspect element.
This would be such a weird scenario. I feel like Lieberman might be able to work with Geourge bush a little bit thought.What if no one really won 2000?
The History of the American Commonwealth
In the beginning, the colonies on the eastern shore of North America were ruled by the kings of England. The last king to rule over the colonies was James II, a tyrant who aimed to deprive his American subjects of their ancient liberties. To this end, in 1685, the king sent forth Edmund Andros, who, as his deputy in the colonies, was to carry out the subjugation of America to his and his master's tyranny.
The American people at first endured Andros's rule, but in 1689, inspired by rumours of an, ultimately abortive, attempt by the people of England to overthrow their tyrant king, they at last rose against him and imprisoned him. The leader of the revolt, an old and distinguished statesman named Simon Bradstreet, proclaimed the end of tyrannic rule from London, and the liberty and independence of the American Commonwealth.
The Commonwealth was ruled by two directors, who were elected by the Assembly to jointly serve jointly for a one-year term. The directors and other magistrates were overseen by the Council, a legislative body consisting of the American aristocracy. There were annual election, but the political system of the Commonwealth was an elective oligarchy, not a democracy; a small number of powerful families largely monopolised the magistracies.
The Commonwealth, throughout its 124-year history, saw substantial domestic strife between factions known as the Cavaliers and Patriots, conservative and reformist politicians, respectively. The War of the Allies between America and its Native American allies over citizenship and American hegemony greatly expanded the scope of civil violence. Mass slavery also contibuted to three major slave rebellions. Tensions at home coupled with ambitions abroad led to further civil wars. The first involved Joshua Fry and John Mathews. After a generation, the Commonwealth fell into a civil war again in 1791 between George Washington and Horatio Gates.
Despite his victory and appointment as protector for life, Washington was assassinated in 1796. Washington's heir Washington Custis and lieutenant Alexander Hamilton defeated Washington's assassins in 1798, but they eventually split. Hamilton's defeat alongside his ally Tecumseh at the Battle of Chesapeake in 1809, and the Council's grant of extraordinary powers to Washington Custis as Glorianus in 1813, which effectively made him the first commander of America, marked the end of the Commonwealth.
In the beginning, the colonies on the eastern shore of North America were ruled by the kings of England. The last king to rule over the colonies was James II, a tyrant who aimed to deprive his American subjects of their ancient liberties. To this end, in 1685, the king sent forth Edmund Andros, who, as his deputy in the colonies, was to carry out the subjugation of America to his and his master's tyranny.
The American people at first endured Andros's rule, but in 1689, inspired by rumours of an, ultimately abortive, attempt by the people of England to overthrow their tyrant king, they at last rose against him and imprisoned him. The leader of the revolt, an old and distinguished statesman named Simon Bradstreet, proclaimed the end of tyrannic rule from London, and the liberty and independence of the American Commonwealth.
The Commonwealth was ruled by two directors, who were elected by the Assembly to jointly serve jointly for a one-year term. The directors and other magistrates were overseen by the Council, a legislative body consisting of the American aristocracy. There were annual election, but the political system of the Commonwealth was an elective oligarchy, not a democracy; a small number of powerful families largely monopolised the magistracies.
The Commonwealth, throughout its 124-year history, saw substantial domestic strife between factions known as the Cavaliers and Patriots, conservative and reformist politicians, respectively. The War of the Allies between America and its Native American allies over citizenship and American hegemony greatly expanded the scope of civil violence. Mass slavery also contibuted to three major slave rebellions. Tensions at home coupled with ambitions abroad led to further civil wars. The first involved Joshua Fry and John Mathews. After a generation, the Commonwealth fell into a civil war again in 1791 between George Washington and Horatio Gates.
Despite his victory and appointment as protector for life, Washington was assassinated in 1796. Washington's heir Washington Custis and lieutenant Alexander Hamilton defeated Washington's assassins in 1798, but they eventually split. Hamilton's defeat alongside his ally Tecumseh at the Battle of Chesapeake in 1809, and the Council's grant of extraordinary powers to Washington Custis as Glorianus in 1813, which effectively made him the first commander of America, marked the end of the Commonwealth.
So to clarify:
English America - Roman Kingdom
American Commonwealth - Roman Republic
Directors - Consuls
Cavaliers - Optimates
Patriots - Populares
"War of the Allies" -
George Washington - Julius Caesar
Horatio Gates - Pompey?
Washington Custis/Glorianus - Octavian/Augustus
Alexander Hamilton - Marc Antony
Tecumseh - Cleopatra
This is a cool scenario, I like all the analogies! Do you plan on doing more with this?
Also, reading back through the post, what is Americanism?
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American version of Anglicanism (and equilavent of the Greco-Roman Polytheism in the context of the Rome analogy) I presume.
I doubt anyone on Earth will find this interesting but me, but I have had this idea for a long time (for a fiction story) and it intrigues me. Witness, international chess in a Nazi victory world.
Interesting to see Nazi Grandmaster playing against Jewish Communist Botvinnik))I doubt anyone on Earth will find this interesting but me, but I have had this idea for a long time (for a fiction story) and it intrigues me. Witness, international chess in a Nazi victory world.
Julien Lahaut (September 6, 1884 – April 30, 1958) was a Belgian politician and communist activist who served as Chairman of the People’s Republic of Belgium from 1927 to 1949 and Chairman of the Communist Party of Belgium from 1926 to 1949.
In the aftermath of the World War, the country had been ruined by German occupation. The voting population, especially in Wallonia and Brussels, shifted heavily towards Marxism in the Transitional Period of 1918 to 1927. In 1923, Lahaut would be elected to represent the city of Seraing in the House of Representatives, supported by its many steel factory workers. He would quickly be noted for his leadership skills and ability to radicalize and rally citizens to the communist cause. The collapse of the Labor Party and Liberal Party in favor of the Communists would amplify Lahaut’s public perception. In 1926, he was appointed party chairman after Joseph Jacquemotte stepped down.
The communists scored a majority of seats in the 1927 elections, causing a crisis due to their hardline republican stance. It looked like Lahaut might not be seated, but his supporters from all over the country traveled to the capital, violently demonstrating against a potential coup. These rioters caught the attention of the entire continent. The Belgian royal family, conservative opposition, and bourgeoise would flee in terror to form a government-in-exile located in Leopoldville, Belgian Congo.
Neighboring communist France would prove to be a crucial ally, protecting little Belgium from invasion. Lahaut quickly accumulated vast power in his first months in office. Besides militant Flemish independence guerillas and the odd threat sent from the Congo, few hazards threatened his reign. Sham elections were held in 1931, 1935, 1939, 1943, and 1947 with supermajorities being “won” each time. Lahaut would rule as chairman until 1949, stepping down to be replaced by successor Edgar Lalmand. He developed Parkinson’s in 1952 and died in 1958. Millions paid respects to him at his state funeral.
Lahautism as an ideology is on the leftist orthodox, authoritarian, and syndicalist sides of communism. Critics would point to the criminalization of opposition parties and free speech, propagandistic indoctrination, cult of personality, and use of state violence as evidence that Lahaut was a tyrant in comparison to contemporary communist leaders. However, as living standards greatly improved, Lahaut would prove exceptionally popular with his subjects and is considered the architect of the modern Belgian state. He is regarded by many as both one of the best leaders in Belgium’s history and one of the most influential Europeans of the 20th century.
Lahaut has appeared in various works of pop culture. For instance, he is mentioned as the villainous ruler of the fictional Union of European Socialist Republics in the alternate history science fiction novel The Martian Century.
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Wait, they BANNED you just for messing around in your own Sandbox? On what possible grounds??