Just a thought I had, how did the Fuhrer Cities initiative go in this timeline? Did Linz ever grow to the planned size? And if so, was it destroyed during the war? And if not has it lasted in the Austrian rump state?
I seriously doubt that's the case. Taxes remain high because military spending remains high. Not because of any social programs. You gotta remember, the A4 maintained a military capability that would humiliate our OTL militaries even if you combined them all.
So would right-to-work laws still exist ITTL? Does fear of the Red Menace still permeate, or has that fear been replaced by the even more repugnant Nazis?
Sorry, I was responded specifically to the poster that stated the United States was most likely strongly democratic-socialist. I don't think the US of AANW would even remotely consider itself socialist. Regardless of the social programs it has. Most US tax revenue in this ATL probably goes to the military. The A4 never truly demobilized after WWII.Going to point out a lot of those social programs are already in place and have been since the Great Depression. There will likely be more piled on since they have a high veteran population, education level and economy to back that up. Maintaining the population of veterans and citizens that support the "war" effort is the reason most places had such adopted during the Cold War, this being a larger effort and supporting more of the manpower and resources kind of requires more support on the "home-front" as well. WE won't recognize TTL's society and support system because our way of describing them is off-kilter.
Would they want to do that though? Their are so few Russians and Ukrainians left that if they implemented that sort of program they very easily could become out numbered fastI wonder if ITTL Russia and Ukraine, because both nations are so utterly empty, have implemented some kind of Homestead Act. They have so much damn land on so much arable soil, they could give it away to anyone who wanted it.
They would probably offer land to people of Russian or Ukrainian descent. Similar to how TTL Poland did for Americans, Canadians, British and Australians of Polish descentWould they want to do that though? Their are so few Russians and Ukrainians left that if they implemented that sort of program they very easily could become out numbered fast
Would they want to do that though? Their are so few Russians and Ukrainians left that if they implemented that sort of program they very easily could become out numbered fast
They would probably offer land to people of Russian or Ukrainian descent. Similar to how TTL Poland did for Americans, Canadians, British and Australians of Polish descent
It probably depends on how many Russians got out of the Western half of the USSR and decided to settle in the Czarist Republic instead of Western Alaska.I figured that Russia ITTL would implement something akin to Australia's policy of "populate or perish".
That wouldn’t exactly be the most attractive settlement scheme, especially for people from the First worldI figured that Russia ITTL would implement something akin to Australia's policy of "populate or perish".
That wouldn’t exactly be the most attractive settlement scheme, especially for people from the First world
Well, let’s say I’m a guy from the ITTL USA. I have all the amenities of home and a generally comfortable exsistence. Would I take an offer by a new government in a war torn area to leave all of that behind and get promptly abandoned by that Government to build a new life all on my own? If I have family (kinda essential for the whole repopulating Russia businesses) do you think I’d move my children out of the infinitely better US education system to a place which will essentially be the Wild West?Why?
Sorry, I was responded specifically to the poster that stated the United States was most likely strongly democratic-socialist. I don't think the US of AANW would even remotely consider itself socialist. Regardless of the social programs it has. Most US tax revenue in this ATL probably goes to the military. The A4 never truly demobilized after WWII.
Pretty much dead on. The social programs, and there are a LOT of them related to infrastructure, including the solar farms high speed maglev, etc. are all seen as either extensions of, or necessary to, the defense budget (rather like the early justification for the Interstate Highway System was IOTL).Sorry, I was responded specifically to the poster that stated the United States was most likely strongly democratic-socialist. I don't think the US of AANW would even remotely consider itself socialist. Regardless of the social programs it has. Most US tax revenue in this ATL probably goes to the military. The A4 never truly demobilized after WWII.
The map is pretty much canon, although he did have Brazil bopping off for reasons I haven't quite figured out yet, but the rest of his captions are so bloody hilarious it more or less HAS to be considered a work of art.So, whatever happened to the Reichskommisariats?
Second, is the B_Munro map canon?
Thank you.
EDIT: Oh, also here's some AANW fanart of the A4 i made on a whim.
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So... I wonder what someone from ATL would think of OTL if it was written as alternate history?
It would probably be suspected to be pro- German propaganda, as it would feature a powerful United Germany that doesn’t start any more world wars. I bet they would think of a powerful USSR as something of an ass-pull considering how it ended up ATL. I could also see them assuming that the PCR was exactly the same as ATL China, and whoever was writing it constantly having to explain that yes, it’s a repressive Chinese government, but no, it isn’t as bad as ATL China. Japan would be seen as too optimistic to be plausible. And the European Union would probably be assumed to be some sort of devious world domination plot on Germany’s part.
Mostly it would be seen as an unrealistic "wouldn't be nice" war description. Not so sure about the postwar world, which would seem chaotic and quite violent. Indians would hate it, as would most of South American, SEA, the Philippines. Europeans would find the post war world depiction pretty wonderful.So... I wonder what someone from ATL would think of OTL if it was written as alternate history?
It would probably be suspected to be pro- German propaganda, as it would feature a powerful United Germany that doesn’t start any more world wars. I bet they would think of a powerful USSR as something of an ass-pull considering how it ended up ATL. I could also see them assuming that the PCR was exactly the same as ATL China, and whoever was writing it constantly having to explain that yes, it’s a repressive Chinese government, but no, it isn’t as bad as ATL China. Japan would be seen as too optimistic to be plausible. And the European Union would probably be assumed to be some sort of devious world domination plot on Germany’s part.
Mostly it would be seen as an unrealistic "wouldn't be nice" war description. Not so sure about the postwar world, which would seem chaotic and quite violent. Indians would hate it, as would most of South American, SEA, the Philippines. Europeans would find the post war world depiction pretty wonderful.