socialism

This idea seems like a neat idea, that came from the Alternate History Writer, Harry Turtledove: The rise of Communism in the CSA, where in Southern Victory, black communists rosed against the Confederates during the Great War. So, this got me thinking, how plausible for...

I just finished the first instalment, Stealing the Future (there was a previous thread on that one in particular by @politicalnomad from 2017, but I didn't want to necro), and I'm already hungry for more. I'll just quote politicalnomad's take here before I offer my own perspective, which differs...

Background (1940-45) “While In our present day we resent Paris I still must remember what it gave me. I learned of Marxism, and socialism in underground reading groups, and I dreamed of the world to be built in Africa. I dreamt of peace, and I dreamt of close ties to France, yet when I returned...

As the question asked, What if the Socialist Party of America still exists but the party was somewhat of a minor party as they still got a handful of seats in Congress and still popular with the Working Class of America, What will be the difference if the Socialist Party still exists? The...

Right now, there are only a hand full of self-declared "Marxist-Leninist" states that remain after the end of the cold war: China, Vietnam, Laos, and Cuba. This has remained the case since the end of the cold war and especially following the collapse of the Soviet Union. However, is there any...

If that were true the. There would not be any Soviet Union or Cold War. However in order for this to happen the lower classes would need to be satisfied with the capitalist system. Workplace conditions would need to be improved and there would need to be far less economic exploitation of the...

The idea of a Red Israel has come up a few times (such as in A World of Laughter, a World of Tears), as a result of the US shifting to a pro-Arab position and the Soviets backing Israel. However, I've never seen it explored in much detail. So assuming that the Soviet Union did become Israel's...

For the yoke that burdened them, the pole on their shoulder, The rod of their taskmaster, you have smashed, as on the day of Midian. - Isaiah 9:3 (logo designed by Mariee) Introduction In the year 1861, after decades of compromises, concessions and procrastination over the issue of...

I am not incredibly knowledgable in this area, so this is more of a question of inquiry. What would happen if the Totalitarian ideology of Soviet leninism and stalinism never manifested, or was snuffed out by opposing forces? Would the West and the Nazis develop a strong hatred of Communism, or...

I remember reading before that one of the best places for Christian Socialism to grow into a larger movement (though probably a decade or two after the initial pod in all likelihood) is the former Habsburg empire. Seeing that at least some republicanism will be necessary for the Socialist half...

The Unpopular Election of James G. Blaine Excerpt from As The Flower of the Grass: The Post-Bellum James G. Blaine was a talented politician and his nomination to the Presidency of the United States was a foregone conclusion when he arrived to the convention.[1] The Republican Party had...

Chapter I - The Rise and Fall of Erich Honecker: 1971 to 1984 The 8th party congress of the SED in 1971 proved to be a watershed event in the economic developent of the GDR, since it marked the end of the NÖSPL (,,Neues ökonomisches System der Planung und Leitung" - "New Economic System of...

Samuel Gompers, the longtime leader and founder (1881-1924) of the American Federation of Labor, was shockingly conservative for a union leader. He was anti-immigration, racist to Asians and blacks, opposed to industrial unionism, opposed to the idea of an American Labor Party, vehemently...

Let's suppose in the late 19th century-1930s, for whatever reason, a socialist revolution happened in the USA. How would it look back at it's past history? Now it's common for leftists(as in to the left of Bernie Sanders and AOC left) to view America as, quite literally, contributed nothing...

Prologue “Have you ever had American cuisine?” “No.” “Well, neither have they.” (joke loosely translated from the original French) American food, where it is discussed at all in food circles, is discussed purely as a joke. This is perfectly understandable, particularly from the viewpoint of my...

Most are aware that Israeli politics were shaken by the 1977 elections in which the Alignment lost power and Likud formed the government. There were many factors in this (growing participation of Mizrahi voters, anger at the economic performance especially of non state sector companies, disgust...

Settling in unknown lands has always fascinated me. It just sounds so beautiful to arrive in a new land and to have a completely fresh start to build your own society from scratch. Indeed, many nations begun this way, America and Israel come to mind. People who had poor fortunes in their own...

In the wake of the Great War, Europe was stricken by massive socio-economic upheaval. People all over the continent, war-weary and hungry, were fed up with the contemporary order, and many became attracted to Marxist ideals and socialism. From Russia to Berlin, from Bavaria to Hungary, uprisings...

The Fatherland's Red Banner - An Alternate Cold War TL Excerpt from Seized Opportunity: Why Economic Reforms in Russia have Succeded by Marshall Irwin Goldman (1994) Chapter I - Historical Backround Yuri Vladimirovich Andropov held the post of General Secretary of the Communist Party of...

The two-party system has been a very constant facet of American politics; for the majority of US history and into the present day, the two main political parties have been the Democratic and Republican Parties. However, their political coalitions and party platforms have shifted many times, most...