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  1. TheInnerMoon

    A People’s Alt-History: An Essay on the Fascinating Fiction of a Socialist US

    Hello everyone, Inspired by works both on and off this website, I wrote a fairly long essay about the particular AH scenario of a Socialist United States. After an initial breakdown of this premise, I move into a critical overview of some of the most prominent timelines in this category. I'm...
  2. Realistic best case Scenario for International Communism after 1945

    What is the best case scenario for communism with a POD after 1945? By that I mean, how many nations could realistically adopt marxism-leninism or at least some other form of socialism after 1945? Is a red US in the cards? Which european nations are? This is not really a "Soviets win the Cold...
  3. WI: A 1980 Michael Harrington Presidency?

    Oh yes, spicy, but actually Michael Harrington cobbled together a group of leftists, liberals and progressives to run for President as a Democrat (I think). And he was about to make a run for it, to jump ahead to get Ted Kennedy in, but it didn't work, and all of this is called off. But what if...
  4. Zulfurium

    Discussion Thread: Marx Goes To America

    I was listening to Mike Duncan's excellent Revolutions Podcast today as he described the development of early leftist thinking leading up to the First International as well as detailing the early lives of Marx and Engels up to the First International. It was during this that I came across an...
  5. Weak US during the cold war

    Releated to another thread of mine, what would have happened if the US proved weak in the fight against global communism? Say for example, they back down during the cuban missile crisis or leave Vietnam early. Is there a real chamce that a 'The heartland of capitalism doesn't even try to defend...
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