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  1. interpoltomo

    in U.S. circa 1990, “nanny state” takes the intellectual space of “political correctness”

    well sin taxes/various regulations on the use of booze or smokes are both anti-poor. I've honestly never had the middle/upper-middle class mentality of favoring public intoxication laws/smoking bans/taxes on booze or smokes, from my POV it comes off as elitist, mean-spirited and pretty classist...
  2. X_X

    Rosenberg's Reich: The Myth of The Twentieth Century
    Threadmarks: Eva Duarte Buñuel

    Eva Duarte Buñuel was an Argentine-Mexican film actress. Born to Basque parents, Duarte grew up in poverty in Argentina. Running away from home in her late teens, she made it across the continent and into Mexico to peruse a career in acting in the country's growing Hispanic film production...
  3. Have Blake's 7 be even more successful and mainstream like Star Trek

    I love this show. It had the best writing and characters. Avon, Servalan, Vila, Cally. Its the grandfather of all modern science fiction. Even Star Wars is cribbing notes from it, since Saw Gerrera and Rogue One's ending were basically worn out ruthless paranoid Blake in the final episode and...
  4. AHC: The US with a high speed rail system as prolific as in East Asia or western Europe

    There had been talk of a rail line between Chattanooga through Atlanta to Macon, Ga then on to Orlando. Not sure how much traction it still has. Guess it could run to Miami maybe to Chicago as well. You have to get past two things in the American mind. One rail is too restricting and limiting...
  5. Goeben Atlantic breakout

    I mean I agree with you that a predreadnought at Gibraltar would have been quite useful for this scenario, but in OTL there were a variety of Royal Navy schemes and insecurities that led to the Duncan class which you mentioned being considered an integral part of the Grand Fleet, at least at the...
  6. AHC: The US with a high speed rail system as prolific as in East Asia or western Europe

    And the northeast is even more packed with buildings and industry.
  7. WI: The Enterprise completes its five year mission (Star Trek survives for 5 seasons)

    I think with my concept for TMP it's probably better for Ilia to leave at the end of TMP and then introduce Saavik like IRL. The Scott scene with his dead nephew is fantastic and I'm never removing that. It's one of Doohan's signature moments in the entire saga as his character. This TWOK...
  8. Fernan3451

    Austria-Hungary consulted italy.

    Whaaaaaaaaaaaat? No. Here you're implying they were willing to get their face kicked by Russia and cause war, which IMO is very black-and-white. Even Serbia was willing to accept the ultimatum, except they didn't accept all. And yes, I acknowledge officials in the Austro-Hungarian government...
  9. As Dreamers Do: American Magic Redux

    Yes. Plus, there will be more support for Fox's Games of the Century. I keep forgetting what the name of Atari's next console should be. It will indeed be Fox, but I'll need help picking which OTL WB/UPN/CW affiliates will be Fox's O&O's at the beginning. Even if somebody comes out with a sixth...
  10. What if Joannes overthrew Valentinian III?

    In our timeline Joannes was a notable usurper on the western Empire who was noted to be a skilled usurper who had the loyalty of the Western bureaucracy and army. He had loyal, skilled subordinates like Aetius and others. However the Eastern empire didn't accept him and had him overthrown. So...
  11. AH Cultural Descriptions

    A name given to five tomes recovered from the southern tip of the Kazar Sea. They are among the only remnants of the Thrians, an offshoot of Zoroastrianism which has a third god that mediates between Ahura and Ahriman. It was considered blasphemous and dispelled from the empires that practiced...
  12. Indian Territory Independence after CSA Victory

    Having an actual Amerindian state will likely give the US (and the Confederacy, but they have less territory and thus opportunity) an excuse to be harsher in their ethnic cleansing of the American west. Rather than the reservation system, I'd expect lots of Trail of Tears in miniature as various...
  13. iuewfho

    Making Election Maps (Wikipedia)

    How would I go about making alternate election maps in these styles?
  14. Best of Both Worlds: An IndyCar Timeline

    Finally, Smoke has arrived! Curious how he'll do against much tougher competition ITTL...
  15. Sony never makes PlayStation

    That and Nintendo failed bandai acquisition were boycotted by a bandai executive so those might fail anyway. For me the opposite all sega missteps were internal, from regional rivalries from the fiasco of 32x, nakayama japan pride was the reason why goes dual hitachi cpu( great deal for...
  16. WI: Philip II dies in 1199 and Richard I lives until 1215?

    What if the lives of Philip Augustus and Richard the Lionheart were reversed? Philip II is shot in the shoulder with an arrow during his war with Richard I on July 3, 1199. The wound becomes infected and he dies 11 days later. Philip is succeeded by his son and heir, Louis, as Louis VIII. He...
  17. AHC: Rename a country, that unified from a long-described region

    Russia could be Ruthenia or Great Ruthenia, especially if it is Catholic or ruled by Catholics (Poland-Lithuania?) for a period of time.
  18. interpoltomo

    AHC: Rename a country, that unified from a long-described region

    or venice-wank as yet another way to get a republican unifier
  19. Chocolate Raines

    Best of Both Worlds: An IndyCar Timeline
    Threadmarks: 1995 Indy 500 Only Drivers

    Newman-Haas Racing: Mario Andretti, #33 Texaco Havoline This will be Mario's final 500, so expect the media to have a big focus on him. Of his final two starts, he hopes this is the one he can win. Team Menard: Scott Brayton, #60 Menards Eddie Cheever, #80 Menards Tony Stewart, #40 Menards /...
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