This is certainly true, and offers a glimpse of what might have been a natural evolution of Facism and Futurism provided both ideologies continued to infect Italy. Whilst doing research for Decisive Darkness I read a futurist manfiesto written from a Japanese perspective which went beyond simply comparing humans and society to machines but also to actively argue for both to embrace the analogies lterally, to the point in which he stuck to his principles by descending into mechanical whirrs and hisses for a brief moment. Hence, you might say that techno-utopianism was an inevitable part of futurist/fascist ideology should it have gone down a certain path.
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This is certainly true, and offers a glimpse of what might have been a natural evolution of Facism and Futurism provided both ideologies continued to infect Italy. Whilst doing research for Decisive Darkness I read a futurist manfiesto written from a Japanese perspective which went beyond simply comparing humans and society to machines but also to actively argue for both to embrace the analogies lterally, to the point in which he stuck to his principles by descending into mechanical whirrs and hisses for a brief moment. Hence, you might say that techno-utopianism was an inevitable part of futurist/fascist ideology should it have gone down a certain path.
Sulemain
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Italian Fascism is undergoing a split at the moment between the People's Faith (clerical fascist) and the Nation of the Holocaust. There's a also a movement which seeks to "liberalise" Italy, in the sense of reducing bureaucracy and government interference. It says something about ITTL Italy that even the liberals only want to reduce the power of the state to something like the OTL KaiserReich. And then there's a growing underground syndicalist movement.
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Sulemain
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Keep it up, Sulemain!
Oh I will, don't worry. Next update will see our narrator moving onto another NAM state.
After the story is finished (and I have an idea as to where and how), who would be interested in seeing some scenes from the period before the present day?
My ideas are:
Konrad Ardenaur, Paul von Lettow Vorbeck, Gustav Stresemann and Otto Wels make an agreement.
Huey Long walks out of the White House for the last time.
Theodore Roosevelt walks into the White House... again.
And a French submarine finds itself facing a terrible dilemma.
I see what you did there.
Saddam as the retired Chief Air Marshal is chilling - not being an absolute ruler has held the beast in check, but just barely.
And my vote is also for Huey Long.
guinazacity
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Keep it up Sulemain
Also, is that a snippet about sultan Qaboos' hypothetical homosexuality i see?
Also, is that a snippet about sultan Qaboos' hypothetical homosexuality i see?
Sulemain
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It will come after the main block as finished. Let's just say that includes the use of the phrase "Your Excellency", Smedley Butler and a rant that will inspire many an internet video.
Sulemain
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After the, to use the term loosely, interview with Hussein, I find myself with enough time left in the Republic to witness the inauguration of the new President. The preparations have been occurring all the time since my arrival, flags on every building, the streets polished, the steps of the Presidential Palace polished and scrubbed to perfection. The new President is representative of his countries majority religion, a Sunni Muslim, but is distinct in one key area: he is a Kurd. Masoud Barzani was virtually unknown outside the Kurdish Autonomous Region before Nader nominated him as his successor. Being known before hand is not a pre-requisite of power in this country; merely that your predecessor trusts you and the voters support you. The fact that opposition candidates are poorly funded and often liable to harassment by groups who the state maintains are “misguided comrades” but the League regards as hired thugs make democracy in the UAR, on the national level, if not a sham, at the very least a performance. The rules might not be written, and theoretically subject to change, but everyone knows how the game is played.
The inauguration is as one would expect from a country whose Presidency owes itself more to the Roman Principate then any modern republic. It is a the period of inauguration is one where all work stops, and the streets are backed; as always, the closer you are to the podium, the more power and prestige you have. There is a military parade, the Indian built tanks looking like they just came off the factory floor. My contacts tell me that the tanks and the aircraft flying overhead are not all they seem; according to my sources, only 40% of the Regiments of the Army and 30% of the Air Force are at a level similar to a German Panzer Regiment or the Squadrons of the US Air Force. And the less said about the Arab Navy, the better. Still, regardless of the faults of the military of the Arab Republic, it is an impressive spectacle.
The parade ends, and there is silence for a while. In the distance, I can see figures emerging on the inauguration podium. There is the incumbent President, and his successor. He is surrounded by men, and they are all men, in suits and uniforms. Women, in this country, are not visible where power lies. One wonders what President Duckworth would think of the spectacle, the machismo, the militarism of a country that’s fought one war in its history, which it lost. After the grand speeches and bombastic words, the swearing in is low-key and quite.
The cheering and shouting is quite the opposite, it goes on and on. A novice watching would get the impression that this is some major change in the countries path, a major turning point, but that is far from the truth. The people cheering and clapping are those who lives and livelihoods depend on the system keeping on as it always has. They, are they are far more diverse the moustached men on the stage in terms of age, gender, colour, and so forth, are the public servants, the middle ranking union-representatives. As I look around, I see a society, a country that somehow, in the 21st Century, blends socialism, Arab nationalism, Weimar style presidential dictatorship and even a pinch of old Tsarist Russia into one. It is a seething brew, but one that has, as of yet, not boiled over.
I turn away and start a difficult trek towards the airport. India awaits me.
The inauguration is as one would expect from a country whose Presidency owes itself more to the Roman Principate then any modern republic. It is a the period of inauguration is one where all work stops, and the streets are backed; as always, the closer you are to the podium, the more power and prestige you have. There is a military parade, the Indian built tanks looking like they just came off the factory floor. My contacts tell me that the tanks and the aircraft flying overhead are not all they seem; according to my sources, only 40% of the Regiments of the Army and 30% of the Air Force are at a level similar to a German Panzer Regiment or the Squadrons of the US Air Force. And the less said about the Arab Navy, the better. Still, regardless of the faults of the military of the Arab Republic, it is an impressive spectacle.
The parade ends, and there is silence for a while. In the distance, I can see figures emerging on the inauguration podium. There is the incumbent President, and his successor. He is surrounded by men, and they are all men, in suits and uniforms. Women, in this country, are not visible where power lies. One wonders what President Duckworth would think of the spectacle, the machismo, the militarism of a country that’s fought one war in its history, which it lost. After the grand speeches and bombastic words, the swearing in is low-key and quite.
The cheering and shouting is quite the opposite, it goes on and on. A novice watching would get the impression that this is some major change in the countries path, a major turning point, but that is far from the truth. The people cheering and clapping are those who lives and livelihoods depend on the system keeping on as it always has. They, are they are far more diverse the moustached men on the stage in terms of age, gender, colour, and so forth, are the public servants, the middle ranking union-representatives. As I look around, I see a society, a country that somehow, in the 21st Century, blends socialism, Arab nationalism, Weimar style presidential dictatorship and even a pinch of old Tsarist Russia into one. It is a seething brew, but one that has, as of yet, not boiled over.
I turn away and start a difficult trek towards the airport. India awaits me.
Sulemain
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He's the first, and lets just say that elections in the UAR are more a formality then anything.
Sulemain
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The following is rated S: For Spoilers.
Presidents of the United States 1912-1939:
Theodore Roosevelt, 1900-1916. Republican/Progressive.
James M. Cox, 1916-1924. Democrat.
Robert M. La Follette, Sr, 1924-1932. Progressive.
Huey Long, 1932-1939. Progressive/America Party.
Director-General of the United American Republic, 1939-1940:
Huey Long, 1939-1940. America Party. Arrested by the U.S. Marshalls as a result of the 2nd Revolution.
Provisional Government of the United States 1940-1942:
Smedley Butler, 1940-1942. Independent.
Presidents of the United States of America, Amended Constitution, 1942-Present.
Harry S. Truman, 1942-1948. Democrat.
Thomas Dewey, 1948-1954. National Republican.
Richard M. Nixon, 1954-1960. Labour.
Lyndon B. Johnson, 1960-1966. Labour.
Robert Kennedy, 1966-1972, Democrat.
Mo Udall, 1972-1978, National-Republican.
George H. W. Bush, 1978-1984, National Republican.
Geraldine Ferro, 1984-1990, Labour.
John McCain, 1990-1996, Democrat.
Colin Powell, 1996-2002, National Republican.
Al Gore, 2002-2008, Green.
Tammy Duckworth, 2008-2014, Labour.
Brian Schweitzer, 2014-Present, Liberal.
Presidents of the United States 1912-1939:
Theodore Roosevelt, 1900-1916. Republican/Progressive.
James M. Cox, 1916-1924. Democrat.
Robert M. La Follette, Sr, 1924-1932. Progressive.
Huey Long, 1932-1939. Progressive/America Party.
Director-General of the United American Republic, 1939-1940:
Huey Long, 1939-1940. America Party. Arrested by the U.S. Marshalls as a result of the 2nd Revolution.
Provisional Government of the United States 1940-1942:
Smedley Butler, 1940-1942. Independent.
Presidents of the United States of America, Amended Constitution, 1942-Present.
Harry S. Truman, 1942-1948. Democrat.
Thomas Dewey, 1948-1954. National Republican.
Richard M. Nixon, 1954-1960. Labour.
Lyndon B. Johnson, 1960-1966. Labour.
Robert Kennedy, 1966-1972, Democrat.
Mo Udall, 1972-1978, National-Republican.
George H. W. Bush, 1978-1984, National Republican.
Geraldine Ferro, 1984-1990, Labour.
John McCain, 1990-1996, Democrat.
Colin Powell, 1996-2002, National Republican.
Al Gore, 2002-2008, Green.
Tammy Duckworth, 2008-2014, Labour.
Brian Schweitzer, 2014-Present, Liberal.
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Sulemain
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The system the US uses from '42 onwards is Semi-Presidential, with the House of Representatives being more powerful and the Senate less so. The former is elected by MMPR, and has six parties in it:
Right: Conservative Party.
Centre-Right: National Republican.
Centre-Left: Democrats.
Left: Labour.
The Liberals are in OTL what would be called the Libertarians and the Greens, are, well, Greens.
The President handles foreign affairs, the Chancellor domestic ones.
Sulemain
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Unlimited number of four year terms plus a political system that has devolved to such an extent that contested elections weren't happening didn't help.