Search results for query: *

Forum search Google search

  1. wilji1090

    Socialist America brainstorming thread

    My history on this is a bit rusty, but I believe the reason is because Taft lost the election
  2. wilji1090

    Socialist America brainstorming thread

    Specifically on this point, the only major change I see happening is Roosevelt gets the USA involved after the sinking of the Lusitania instead of the unrestricted submarine warfare. As far as prosecuting the war goes, Roosevelt wouldn't have been too different from Wilson especially with regard...
  3. wilji1090

    Socialist America brainstorming thread

    I thought McKinley had good relations with both the business and labor interests of the country? It seems to me more likely that McKinley goes Bull Moose on reforms, though maybe without the force of nature that is Theodore Roosevelt.
  4. wilji1090

    A "Rumsfeldia" presidency in WW2?

    I think the basic premise of Rumsfeldia was to criticize the hero worship of the Reagan Administration. So in this scenario, you’re basically looking at a criticism of the hero worship of the Roosevelt Administration. For that, you only need to have someone who can capture the strong man image...
  5. wilji1090

    Until Every Drop of Blood Is Paid: A More Radical American Civil War

    Most likely not but my mind goes to some weird questions when thinking about alternate history
  6. wilji1090

    Until Every Drop of Blood Is Paid: A More Radical American Civil War

    You know OTL, Woodrow Wilson’s first memory was Jefferson Davis riding on horseback through Virginia. I have to wonder if TTL Wilson (if he even exists) might have a more… traumatizing memory of Breckinridge’s execution?
  7. wilji1090

    Why do people assume the Confederacy will liberalize post-war?

    I have to wonder if moving from chattel slavery to something similar to the apartheid system of South Africa could be seen as liberalizing in the social norms of those times. In my mind, it’s all horribly repressive so I don’t really know on that end. Maybe we should clarify what we mean when...
  8. wilji1090

    Miscellaneous >1900 (Alternate) History Thread

    What would they impeach him over?
  9. wilji1090

    Miscellaneous >1900 (Alternate) History Thread

    On the campaign trail of the 1912 Presidential Election, John Schrank stalked and ultimately shot former President Theodore Roosevelt who was in the process of giving a speech. The only reason why Roosevelt wasn’t fatally injured was due to his glasses case and speech providing enough protection...
  10. wilji1090

    Miscellaneous <1900 (Alternate) History Thread

    This may border on ASB, but I'd kinda like to see a timeline exploring an alternate Civil War where the British back the Confederacy but the French back the Union. It'd be an interesting development because I still see a Union victory here, but it would permanently sour the Anglo-American...
  11. wilji1090

    If Henry Wallace was president post 1944 wouldn’t Stalin be more willing to co-operate in order to keep Wallace in the presidency?

    I guess you have a point. Either way though, I think it's entirely likely that Wallace could lean on more influential senators using Truman as a proxy.
  12. wilji1090

    If Henry Wallace was president post 1944 wouldn’t Stalin be more willing to co-operate in order to keep Wallace in the presidency?

    As I said - things like Roosevelt made clear in March of 1945 his feelings on Stalin accusing him and Churchill of plotting behind his (Stalin's) back stating and I quote: "I cannot avoid a feeling of bitter resentment towards your informers, whoever they are, for such vile misrepresentations of...
  13. wilji1090

    If Henry Wallace was president post 1944 wouldn’t Stalin be more willing to co-operate in order to keep Wallace in the presidency?

    Answered here.
  14. wilji1090

    If Henry Wallace was president post 1944 wouldn’t Stalin be more willing to co-operate in order to keep Wallace in the presidency?

    To be honest I’m not quite familiar with that book. But there are merits with his stance on civil rights (he denounced segregation and in 1948 refused to speak in front of segregated crowds) and his Soviet attitudes are naive in of 1942 or so but his anti communist tendencies really broke out in...
  15. wilji1090

    If Henry Wallace was president post 1944 wouldn’t Stalin be more willing to co-operate in order to keep Wallace in the presidency?

    I think you underestimate just how involved Wallace was in the day-to-day governance in the 40s. He had earned the distinction of being the “Assistant President.” Remember, Wallace was Vice President longer than Truman, now one thing that could happen is Wallace could lean on Truman in the...
  16. wilji1090

    If Henry Wallace was president post 1944 wouldn’t Stalin be more willing to co-operate in order to keep Wallace in the presidency?

    I think a lot of people underestimate Wallace’s aptitude because of how friendly he was to the Soviets which is what bugged a lot of party bosses. Wallace’s attitudes towards the USSR nearly caused party bosses in the 1940 election to buck but they backed off when Roosevelt threatened to drop...
  17. wilji1090

    If Henry Wallace was president post 1944 wouldn’t Stalin be more willing to co-operate in order to keep Wallace in the presidency?

    I believe I pointed out that Wallace would attempt that international cooperation that Roosevelt wanted at first. However, Wallace does have the political chops necessary to recognize a rat for what it is and so the Communist Patsy angle that many attribute to Wallace is debunked by Wallace’s...
  18. wilji1090

    If Henry Wallace was president post 1944 wouldn’t Stalin be more willing to co-operate in order to keep Wallace in the presidency?

    Wallace became vehemently anti-communist later in life and supported Nixon believing Kennedy was a playboy, soft on communism, and unfit for office. See above. Wallace certainly would have been more mindful of the extremes but I can’t find anything that states that Wallace was not supportive of...
  19. wilji1090

    If Henry Wallace was president post 1944 wouldn’t Stalin be more willing to co-operate in order to keep Wallace in the presidency?

    I don't disagree with your assessment and I think a lot of people use Wallace's failed bid in 1948 as an example of what his presidency would be like. I personally think he'd be more or less a watered down FDR with some of Truman's bulldog personality.
  20. wilji1090

    If Henry Wallace was president post 1944 wouldn’t Stalin be more willing to co-operate in order to keep Wallace in the presidency?

    I think people take Wallace's naivete to mean he'd roll over for Stalin when in fact we can infer the exact opposite. A Wallace Presidency might initially be more conciliatory towards Stalin, but if Wallace gets an earlier revelation about how his "guru" is part of a despotic regime? Wallace...
Top