New Deal Coalition Retained Pt II: World on Fire
- Thread starter Prince Daemon Targaryen
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There’s a good chance he left this site for good. And we will be doing it as a separate thread, so if he comes back whatever he does will be canon.
Again, what I stated earlier. But let’s title the thread fanfic or something so we make it clear it’s not official and just the making of the fandom.
Agreed, PS I'd want to focus on the US, and the way I see it, we'd all have "Assigned regions", where we have the most freedom (with posts getting blessing from others of course)
Good Idea? Thoughts?
Good Idea? Thoughts?
Made a convo, how long do you want to wait for a response, especially considering he has likely left AAlt-Hist for good?
Agreed. Heck, maybe we should come up with a new title
Redcoat
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I might do a guest update at some point. Sounds fun. I think we should do a couple of retcons to make the TL somewhat less controversial, obviously we should deal with the Pinochet stuff, and the neo-Incas. Marburg seems to be fine seeing SargentHawk's advise on the affair, though I'm still iffy on that. Any other ideas for changes to the original? (This is of course assuming the author is fine with it).
As far as retconns, I can only speak for myself, but I think what I suggested with regards to Pinochet (replace with another leader perhaps) would work.
Heck, having Rhodesia collapse post-war and having Freyism become "the enemy" might be a way to work around things
Redcoat
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From what I know, Freyism is supposed to be part of the "good guys" and this was by design too. About Pinochet I'd say either get him to act way different the OTL or have him be the same old dictator who just so happens to be a "good guy" (AKA on our side so the U.S. doesn't care). Saddam Hussein is treated the same way TTL IIRC, he's still a bad person and will be a big problem postwar.
It'd be a great twist on the reality post-WWII.
One way it could be set it up (not what is HAS TO BE POSSIBLY BE) is that a Liberterian Isolationist Progressive in the US WINS 1992 elections, and gives Freysim room to grow as the US retreats home.
As far as Freyism, it could always be distorted, and leaders grow mad.
At least, it would be a good "heel turn"
Perhaps for Saddam's case we can still have the Persian Gulf War occur like in OTL. Another thing to note is will there be a 9/11 or not and if there is a 9/11 will it be totally different?
Persian Gulf War 2 would be a good idea.
Personally, I'd prefer no 9/11 but maybe copy an older event like the Red Scare (Freyist Scare) or the Great Unrest of the 1960's, or another cold war, or Watergate
Redcoat
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My memory gets hazy in some areas, did either side fund religious fundamentalists like the OTL Mujahideen?
Pinochet could die of the plague, be shot?
Maybe, after winning an election against a sore loser (to a left-leaning Freyist Perhaps), he's killed by his opponent and replaced with a Freyist/socialist/etc. Military figure?
Or maybe have a "backstory" post explaining him or replacing him with another guy?
I know that central Asian nationalist rebels were supported, but not fundamentalists if I remember.
A the least, I know Islamic fundamentalists weren't supposed to be as big a deal ITL, that's what the Neo-Incans were for.
Pinochet could be replaced with a conservative Chilean politician in the election and remain a general.