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Event: The Shield of Liberty, 2003
((In case you're wondering how Mister President-Elect is doing in this timeline, well...))
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A history of Modern China
Event: The Shield of Liberty - September 11, 2003
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A history of Modern China
Event: The Shield of Liberty - September 11, 2003
Donald Trump. A man whom had built up a vast fortune mostly by luck, some paternal guidance, and close contacts with smarter, more cunning men. Four years prior, he had been the Vice Presidential candidate for the National Reform party, a moderate coalition that was dedicated more so to the finite parts of financial regulation, and ensuring that the rich paid their fair share. Trump had departed the party in 2002, after the attacks against the United States and the Western World, and had promptly screamed his support for the Republican Party. But, like most people, he did not attack, ever, President Herbert Bush. To do so was political suicide in a climate where President Conyers and Vice President Sanders were literal martyrs for the leftist cause.
Trump's own life was drastically altered by the 2002 election-- he lost a large portion of his tangible assets in the devastation of Times Square and Manhattan, along with all but one of his children. The man whom had in years prior not shied away from controversy, was now a deeply reverent man for the cause of liberty and freedom-- a stark change from whom he used to be.
During this period, he was the President of BBC America, Britain's state-controlled broadcasting network's own little American experiment. He had come off to great success, masterminding a large number of British programs to catch notoriety in America through minor adaptations, or out-right copy/pasting from Europe.
When the 2004 presidential election approached with fever pitch, Herbert Bush's control over the Democratic Party for the next four years was unassailable. No man wanted to be the one to stand up to America's most popular president since Franklin D. Roosevelt, whom lead the nation through a global catastrophe of a war. However, the Republicans began to look eagerly at Donald Trump, a man whom, in many cases, represented one of the hardest hit states of the terrorist attacks that ravaged America. In September 2003, one year before the expected convention in Akron, Ohio; Trump held a press conference in an unassuming hotel, and spoke.
In the early stages of the Republican primaries, Trump and Williams were fighting neck and neck, while others, including Herbert's brother, Jeb, dangled around the bottom, fighting for percentages while the two big candidates, whom were business partners, and long-time associates and friends, debated over whom should be the Republican candidate, the one more worthy to take down Herbert Bush on election day-- whether by a narrow margin, or by a catastrophic landslide. But one thing was for certain, they were dedicated to win.
America was looking with optimism towards reconstructing her homeland, and defeating the radical cancer that was consuming Islam-- no candidate disagreed on the way forward. Arabia must pay for her crimes, and that the tripolar world that was taking shape, was the future of mankind in peace. It only differed on how to get from here, to there.
Trump's own life was drastically altered by the 2002 election-- he lost a large portion of his tangible assets in the devastation of Times Square and Manhattan, along with all but one of his children. The man whom had in years prior not shied away from controversy, was now a deeply reverent man for the cause of liberty and freedom-- a stark change from whom he used to be.
During this period, he was the President of BBC America, Britain's state-controlled broadcasting network's own little American experiment. He had come off to great success, masterminding a large number of British programs to catch notoriety in America through minor adaptations, or out-right copy/pasting from Europe.
When the 2004 presidential election approached with fever pitch, Herbert Bush's control over the Democratic Party for the next four years was unassailable. No man wanted to be the one to stand up to America's most popular president since Franklin D. Roosevelt, whom lead the nation through a global catastrophe of a war. However, the Republicans began to look eagerly at Donald Trump, a man whom, in many cases, represented one of the hardest hit states of the terrorist attacks that ravaged America. In September 2003, one year before the expected convention in Akron, Ohio; Trump held a press conference in an unassuming hotel, and spoke.
"I come before you today, okay, not because I want attention-- far from it. The heaviest burdens of American freedom must be carried by those who have suffered. Hence why I am announcing my candidacy for the Presidency of the United States. I want America to be safe, to be free, and I want all of these losers that we're fighting, to take a long dirt nap. I have great respect for President Bush, I really do. I just think that it is time that the Republican Party take the reigns and remember who they were, okay? We're the party of the Thirteenth Amendment. We're the Party of Lincoln. We're the Party of Rockefeller and Stassen--two great men who lead America with patriotism in their hearts. We need to weed out Islamic terrorism everywhere. But I warn all Americans today, that we cannot allow ourselves to succumb to their hatred. We must overcome that obstacle. For every Islamic terrorist, there are many other terrorists, of all walks and ideologies. We need to be The Shield of Liberty, for the whole world to look upon in awe. That is America's job. And that is China's job. And that is Russia's job. While we take up the Shield of Liberty-- they will take up the Torch and Sword of Freedom as well. Adversaries of ours, both Communist, are now shining with the light of freedom-- and that's the beautiful part, see. So, allow America to strike down her enemies with courage, and with strength. And let our enemies taste the blood they have shed.
Domestically, the Democrats refuse to defend abortion. Okay, they're denying women the right to choose based on some nonsense idea that God should determine it. Look, I love God, I praise God, and I've been a Christian my whole life but... but, okay, we've got separation of Church and State, and we can't allow the Democrats to shove God in our faces. Alright? And the gays, the gays okay, they can't get a break. They can't marry in most states, they're denied service in bars and restaurants. I say that I don't care what you are, I'll happily marry you. I'll fight for everyone's rights as President, and I'll do a damn good job at it, let me tell you. Nobody can do a better job at it than me, alright?"
-Excerpt from Donald Trump's speech, 2003
Trump's entry in September 2003 was one of the expected ones. Hillary Williams, the 2000 candidate whom had narrowly lost to Conyers, declared her intention to run again, claiming it was "start rebuilding America better than ever", and calling for "a new revolution of freedom"-- by 2004, both parties were pretty left-leaning. Where as the Democratic Party could be seen dealing with labour syndicates, and many of her members claimed to be 'democratic socialists', the Republicans were more in the mind-set of liberal democrats. They were liberal in almost every way. From the Progressive wing, to the 'conservative with a lower-case c' wing, which advocated a liberal agenda in some ways, and conservative in others. This did not mean there weren't populists and radical right-wing agendas festering in the background, but establishment politics, and a lack of charisma in their field, had lead to generations of iron-clad control by the moderate and liberal establishment.Domestically, the Democrats refuse to defend abortion. Okay, they're denying women the right to choose based on some nonsense idea that God should determine it. Look, I love God, I praise God, and I've been a Christian my whole life but... but, okay, we've got separation of Church and State, and we can't allow the Democrats to shove God in our faces. Alright? And the gays, the gays okay, they can't get a break. They can't marry in most states, they're denied service in bars and restaurants. I say that I don't care what you are, I'll happily marry you. I'll fight for everyone's rights as President, and I'll do a damn good job at it, let me tell you. Nobody can do a better job at it than me, alright?"
-Excerpt from Donald Trump's speech, 2003
In the early stages of the Republican primaries, Trump and Williams were fighting neck and neck, while others, including Herbert's brother, Jeb, dangled around the bottom, fighting for percentages while the two big candidates, whom were business partners, and long-time associates and friends, debated over whom should be the Republican candidate, the one more worthy to take down Herbert Bush on election day-- whether by a narrow margin, or by a catastrophic landslide. But one thing was for certain, they were dedicated to win.
America was looking with optimism towards reconstructing her homeland, and defeating the radical cancer that was consuming Islam-- no candidate disagreed on the way forward. Arabia must pay for her crimes, and that the tripolar world that was taking shape, was the future of mankind in peace. It only differed on how to get from here, to there.
- Asami
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