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I strongly disagree on a number of levels. One, there were far better ways to accomplish a goal of limiting population growth than draconian authoritarianism, the legacy of which has been a lasting mess of a sex imbalance and looming demographic crisis. Two, I doubt that a regime as...

I'm still kind of frustrated that Makhno is apparently being removed?

The syndie trees are nice enough. Good summary of a bunch of demsoc and anarchist ideas.

Very much pulp over realism but I've read worse. Having the Mississippian civilization star was pretty cool!

True, but there will be increasing pressure to open the German market to US foodstuffs. The Entente can't interdict this trade when it gets going without pissing off America. WW1 was a defender's war. I don't doubt that the Entente had the capability to launch an attack, but I do not think...

Oh, that's another good idea. The Ottomans were led by a murderous idiot anyway, letting them fall and get the government replaced by someone who's willing to be less evil and stupid might honestly end up better for Germany. Of course, it's also a pretty big risk from a diplomatic POV.

Glad to see you back, @President_Lincoln , and glad to see Anita Bryant's hate campaign failing!

I strongly disagree. The Entente had no capability to effectively counterattack until American support arrived. France NEEDED American raw materials, they were already suffering massive issues with mutinies and much of their industry and raw materials were under German control. Problem with...

Earlier POD is better. Better communication leading to a victory at the Marne is a good one, that will weaken France at a critical point and maybe will force Italy to stay neutral. No USW will make it much harder for the US to intervene. Stronger A-H performance early on (i.e. competent...

Infant mortality is one thing, but without the economic and environmental disaster of the Great Leap Forward, and the ruthless application of the one-child policy, I still think that there would be greater population growth. It would be slower for the first five-ten years, but then would...

To end nuBSG well you really need to completely rewrite the entire series as a commentary on fascism and revanchism. The Cylons already fell to it, the Colonials are at constant risk of it. And completely excise anything resembling "god is real". That was stupid. Oh, and you gotta have the...

Higher. Between no Great Leap Forward and no one-child policy, China would have a higher, more demographically stable population.

Stover is just a goddamn good author, that's a great book to take inspiration from!

"Robert E. Lee was a traitor and sadist who should have been hanged for his human rights abuses and treason. He also wasn't that great of a general and had the strategic skills of a bruised tomato."

Editing the Vicky II map is notoriously hard, I think there's only one mod (Divergences of Darkness? I think?) that has successfully managed that.

Yeah! The Chosen from the eponymous novel are basically the same thing but reality ensues. (which was hilarious in a grim sort of way)

I wouldn't mind "Aliens gave the Draka some cool tech that let them run around being cartoon villains and now 'MURICA must fight this evil slaver colossus" or "Aliens are secretly running the Draka from the future and now a good future alien has mind-bonded to <insert well-regarded American...

Educated/valuable Roman slaves had a better than even chance at freedom, too. Customarily a rich Roman would free a valuable slave after a while for good service, and the ex-slave would become a subordinate client in the Roman's business interests as part of the patronage system. And by the...

Don't forget how they conquer and pacify half of China with ease in 20 years tops.

They would at least be bound by reality and they would have a coherent if monstrous ideology.