A Shining Valley - The Great Desert Lake in California
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TLDR: There are three big labor unions in the *USA, all of which are embroiled in massive corruption scandals. This, along with a bad economy, has caused a populist wave in 2016, though the relatively status-quo James Wallace still got elected. The anti-big three in *America are generally divided into two groups. The libertarian Moderates, lead by billionaire Henry Gates, want to regulate the big three more and privatize the industry they are unionized in. Meanwhile, the socialist Progressives, lead by Ben Sanders, want to break up the big three into a bunch of smaller unions with federal oversight over union elections. They don't want and privatizations. Since the economy is shit, both groups are expected to do good in 2020.
'Ah, that makes sense'
you know it's kinda rude to demand someone summarise something from a timeline you're too lazy to read :/
you know it's kinda rude to demand someone summarise something from a timeline you're too lazy to read :/
yes
Well basically the country had just come out of a major international crisis between the United States and the Slavic Republics over China and so the country and the economy was jittery. Perrota was a popular businessman who was rather experienced in politics because he had to deal with workplace democracy in this companies. He had extensive knowledge in American industrial policy but the establishment opposed him because of his tentative opposition to the big labor unions. When he ran in 1976, he won the most votes and delegates, but in the National Assembly, the establishment politicians manged to cheat him out of the nomination. So he ran a well organized independent campaign and won. He was a pretty good President, but he knew that the National Union was quietly sharpening their knives for 1980, so he didn't run again. He got the last laugh though because he endorsed Kearsley and supported his candidacy.
Since then the National Union has only gotten a stronger hold over politics in this country and you probably won't see a stunt like that again.
Yep. Maynard was a good friend of Reed and it was the time when it was custom that the Vice-President would become President.
Yep lol. They are kinda like their rl counterparts but there are still major differences.
What was that about? The "Slavic Republics" - is this a right-wing/far-right version of the USSR? Or some descendant of Tsarist Russia? An Intermarium-wank (but then, why would the US bicker with them over China)?
Yeah I've mentioned the far-right Russia before that destroyed Germany. Its full name is the Federation of Slavic Republics led by the Union of Slavic Solidarity party, which espouses an extremist ideology called National Solidarism or Triesism.
Sorry, I forgot about that genocidal far-right Russia.
Now, some more questions:
- Who was Tries? How did he get the idea of this extremist far-right genocidal ideology?
- What are the tenets of National Solidarism? Much like OTL Nazism, I would guess?
- Is the Union of Slavic Solidarity still in power in Russia? I remember there was some kind of change/revolution? EDIT: After rereading Zapadoslavia's infobox, it seems that the White Revolution took place in Zapadoslavia itself, not in Russia.
- Seeing there was a genocide on Germans ITTL, why is Zapadoslavia's capital still called Odergrad (and not, e.g., Odragrad)?
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Tries is actually a nickname for the party because in Russian, the party name is Союз славянской солидарности (CCC). Tries is Russia for three.
The basic tenets National Solidarism is more or less pan-slavism coupled with extreme nationalism and that the Slavic people as a whole should be protected at any cost. Other powers and minorities are a threat them.
Yes its in power although the power structure has changed somewhat. That revolution was more of a correction to remove a corrupt leader although the general chaos allowed for some states to break away.
Are the red and blue dots in the South of the peninsula two big cities ? Or is it just similar areas but with different political views ?
La Paz is the largest city on the Peninsula and so it's more of a urban population than the rest of the region. It's the last vestige of the Popular Movement's former hold across the region. For the Citizens seat at the tip, the place is a major resort city and a growing business center. It's pretty multi ethnic so it's been trending for Citizens lately.
