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As we know, a few of our ancestors left Canada/Quebec to work or settle in USA in 19th-20th century. It account maybe for a million of french-canadians maybe 'lost' southward. So, somewhat silly idea... A lot worked in cities of New England and farther maybe, factories, as shown in Les...

A random idea that popped in my mind. In Quebec, as we have a Catholic tradition, we tend to see protestantism as ONE body, one religion, united. Of course, as shown here and in books, I was shown wrong, really. I know of serious theological issues and conflicts in the past, and now even...

Aka, real chances of Greens to be a STRONG part of the political scene of occident at least. With the Noughties(?), there is a rise of anti-globalization forces, critiques of our lifestyle and ideals in general, and a growing power to the Green political ideas due to concern toward the sore...

Now, that's something that came to be as I was playing Age of Empires 2, in a scenario replaying the Invasion of Korea by Hideyoshi Totoyomi. The war started quite well, and the japanese troups had beaten the koreans on ground, albeit not on the sea. Well, what would have happened if the new...

It was a strange idea that came to me (and a potential hard question for the friends of Castro) one day, what with the Cuban Revolution mystique. What if.... Instead of a Castro (maybe), another revolutionary leader(s) would have risen to stand against the corrupted and US-endorsed dictator...

Rereading about a key point of canadian history, I wondered about Les Patriotes de 1837. How could the Rebellion have been victorious against the Men of Her Majesty, by example, if the clergy MASSIVELY went behind it? What would be the consequences localy and globaly? What kind of governement...

Soon the 23, there will be elections in Canada, and as I was relooking around the parties, wondering; how come the NPD never got a chance tor eally win big? And so, I have the idea of an ATL where NPD would have realistic chances to gain the minority at least at the Parliament, if not the...

Since yesterday was Zumbi's Day in Brazil, I wondered about this possible ATL... What if the Quilombos, the brazilian hinterland Maroons settlements, succeded at fending off the portugueses, the dutches and the brazilian state and managed to gain at least a partial independance or autonomy...