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No, democracies and redundancy don't work like that. What it does is equivalent to a declaration of war against the entire free world. There's a very good chance that this particular scheme ends with atomic hellfire scorching the world. Depending on when precisely it is, this can range from...

Yeah, because it gets ugly that way. The US dominated the nuclear game at that time, and if they were willing to go all in? China suffers hugely. Maybe they even somehow human wave all the way to the end of Korea, but armies vanish in nuclear sunshine and cities are devastated, so it's a short...

Oh sure. On the other hand, I've see a fair few threads about the 80s that boil down to left-wing wanks or wishful thinking. I'm leery of them after seeing one too many threads that jam something in without really understanding the era. I don't have a lot of faith in it being done right for a...

That's a tough one, since I think it was the results of trends well established and moving. America was going rightward throughout the 80s, the older liberal guard struggled with this until Clinton's more moderate positions helped revitalize the Democrats and get them back into the Oval Office...

I don't like Trump, but he's right about that one. You only need to look at the prosperous streets of Vietnam to have an answer to that. If you're still not sure, look at the streets of any Communist nation and you'll have your answer for certain. It wasn't easy, it wasn't cheap and it wasn't...

Yeah, Cruz is advocating for the Fonda Memorial again. That old cause is one I'm surprised hasn't ever passed. The political stars never quite seem to align for it, which is really too bad.

If nothing else, we wouldn't have Reagan's iconic speech announcing all of this. The image of Reagan standing and saluting Fonda is a famous image, as is her posthumous receipt of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. A lot of people had to eat crow about her and do a 180 as well, which lead to all...

Probably not. Remember that he needed time to develop and with only the NFL, there's a lot less chances for his talent to mature. Even if he came out strong from the get-go, there's still less opportunities out there so he might go nowhere through no fault of his own. You need only look people...

Don't follow college sports, eh? Well, it ultimately forced the NCAA to pay student athletes a wage. It isn't a huge one, but they formerly worked purely for scholarships. The problem is that between a lot of scholarship students coming from poverty and the lure of big money in the pros, the...

Oh sure, most didn't work out long for a variety of reasons, but it did tend to add some different acting styles and chops to WWE promos. There would be lots of little butterflies from that and honestly probably an uptick in WWE wrestling quality over a goodly period of time. Most of the...

It would be a huge setback for McMahon. The success of the XFL was a huge shot in the arm as the golden Attitude Era of wrestling wound down, something that's propelled his media empire to keep growing. No XFL means less pressure on the college system, with the need and opportunity for more high...

Possibly with a few good PODs and some luck. Say the Irish question pops off just before WW1 and distracts the UK, keeping them out. One of those unlikely things that is a wrench in the works, the exact wrong thing at the wrong time for the Entente. Maybe India gets a case of rebellion or...

1. In the end, probably so. My understanding is that nothing in the Constitution counters that usage of the Presidential pardon power. This is purely a layman's PoV, so I could be wrong. 2. Oh, I assume it would utterly shred Ford and the Republicans for at least an election cycle. That would...

Possibly, leaning towards yes, it would defeat the Soviets. The losses of those three cities would both be a material and morale loss not to be underestimated. It takes the darkest days of the German invasion and makes them even darker, to the point where some sort of beggar's peace may be more...

"The Texas Warrior" Kerry Von Erich def. Rowdy Roddy Piper in a Singles Match at WrestleMania I, March 31, 1985, at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York [1] Jake "The Snake" Roberts def. "The Texas Warrior" Kerry Von Erich in a Singles Match at Survivor Series, November 26, 1987, at...

Avoid having Hillary be involved with it, to begin with. That played poorly, no matter how it was intended or if that was fair or not. Try and avoid the big government narrative and present a plan better equipped to deflect that. Be willing to accept an incremental bill you get through as a...

China gets a bloody nose. The USA was better geared and trained than them, it's a pretty clear stomp. They might give North Korea a little more time, but nothing more artillery won't solve. This would have longer term consequences, but short term I don't see it changing much.

Ignoring the Japan part and focusing on Mexico here. Let's say Mexico decides to abandon neutrality and go for it. Maybe everyone gets drunk on managing to give Pershing the run around for a year, whatever. I'll handwave it for the sake of argument. The problem is that if the US gets serious...

1. Possibly no Russo-Iranian War. Murdering an entire embassy was an unavoidable and clear CB the Russians had to respond to. Without that extreme provocation, it may turn to diplomacy as cooler heads prevail. I'm guessing the Iranians fold quickly enough once those cooler heads get a grip on...

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