Hmm, is my prediction of a world war between Malthusians and non-Malthusians coming true
Hmm, is my prediction of a world war between Malthusians and non-Malthusians coming true
Firstly, good set of recent updates,
apologies for the lack of feedback on yours truly's part .
The bit on the Malthusians' condemnation of the British Empire gives me the willies about a possible second Global War, or at least a long spate of smaller wars and conflicts, given enough friction
(and of course, there is the remaining Thuggee terrorism issue...).
Now here, we get to see America actually do something other than sell arms and send volunteers to their cousins in the last war! And of course, they picked an awesome spot to set up another naval base abroad . Also, good note about Mardi Gras' fame relative to Carnival, given they're basically the same thing in practice.
It does make for an intriguing setting.
I have to wonder, amid the Anglo-Malthusian snippiness ongoing and the USA seeking more international involvement, might we see another go at Russia in a North Pole war at some point. C'mon, USA+Scandinavia vs. Russia, it'd be epic!
Meanwhile, other than Anglo-Indian tensions, would you say the DSA has any other possible hotspots they'd maybe involve themselves in? Not that a possible war in India isn't quite enough, naturally.
Also, as a Navy man, I seriously must commend your choice of Bahia as a base, it's not only a good window to the Indian Ocean via Good Hope, but also an amazing natural harbor (and a scenic one as well) that I can see somebody getting in on at some point, if Brazil's not capitalizing on it.
Interesting, North China running off with there own version of Malthusianism?
Still hoping for South China and North China to go to war
There's a three-China situation going on, right? Southern republic, northern Han dynasty, and independent Manchuria. I think it would be interesting to see how that situation would evolve if China stays non-unified.
Yes
War-monger!
I know most writers hate being pestered for maps, but I think a map is probably warranted at this point. I would be interested in seeing what the world looks like right about now.
Hey, I just wanna see the USC annexing the rest of China proper, and then letting East Turkestan, Tibet, and Mongolia go their own ways
I'd always thought that Haitian vodou traditions would make a perfect anodyne to the Scots-Irish "Samhain"/All Hallow's Eve practices of OTL. Now we just have to introduce Halloween 3's death mask story and the "Atmosfear" VHS board game series to this TL . Good work!
Traditional Irish Jack O'Lantern from a turnip
Modern Jack O'Lantern from a Ghost Pumpkin
The tradition of Halloween has a complicated history, but most of its roots come from the traditions of Ireland and Scotland, but was refined in North America. In the United States of America, it was the Irish who were the first to promulgate the traditions, especially adopting the practice of carving the Jack O'Lantern from a turnip, instead using the larger and easier to carve ghost pumpkin. In the Dominion of Southern America, it was the Scots who promoted the holiday, especially the practice of children Guising and going to houses for Souling - begging for treats. An interesting social wrinkle in the DSA of the 19th and 20th century was that the costumes children wore obscured their color and it was considered a time in the South when it was even easier to overcome the barriers between peoples, if at least for a night.
In New Orleans there was a large Hispaniolan community who mixed the traditional Halloween customs with those of the Voodoo tradition of Baron Samdee, and he would become like a Father Christmas for Halloween, with the Halloween traditions spreading back to the Province of Hispaniola and Baron Samdee spreading first throughout the Dominion, and from there to other parts of the British Empire, the United States, and France (both through her close affiliation with Britain and the strong ties to the northern parts of the United States). Many schools would have Halloween Guise Parades on the day, and let children off All Hallows Day (November 1) to recover from their night of revelry (and sugar stupor). By the 1930s, children all over the world were celebrating the coming of Baron Samdee and Halloween, a holiday rivaling Christmas.