AHC: Most Impactful Centennarian
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My basic problem here is that people are giving some examples where it doesn't make much difference where the person in question lives to 100 or to 70 or even less--as long as he lives a few years longer than he did. That would be the case with FDR, for example; I can't see him staying in the White House past 1948 when he would be 66.
The only political cases where living to 100 might matter would be dictatorships; democracies rarely allow anyone remotely near that age to stay in power. Even Adenauer was "only" 87 when he stepped down as Chancellor.
The only political cases where living to 100 might matter would be dictatorships; democracies rarely allow anyone remotely near that age to stay in power. Even Adenauer was "only" 87 when he stepped down as Chancellor.
Turing living 100 is very possible and intresting regarding computer technology. And doing that would be very easy. Perhaps officials never find out his homosexuality and punish him whihc eventually leads to his suicide. Or then he move to some more tolerate country.
Well, he would be today 64 years old but his living longer is possible. He just accepts take medical treatment for his cancer.
Agree. Many political leaders have left political life long time before their OTL death or if died while being on an office they would had eventually left that. In democracies it hadly has any affect. It would affect only in dictatorships assuming that dictator can keep their position. And quiet same thing is too with monarchs. In constitutional monarchies monarchs haven't much of power so they wouldn't influence politics much. Another thing is some monarchy where monarch has much of power like Saudi Arabia.
Ricardolindo
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There are doubts that Turing's death was suicide. There's a theory that it was an experiment that went wrong. So, I'm not sure if it's necessary to butterfly away his arrest for gay sex, in order to have him live longer.
Dolan
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Benito Mussolini who is neutral in WW2 and continue to run Fascist Italy until he died at 100 years of age.
He died so suddenly, still healthy until his heart suddenly gave up, he died in his own bed, drunk from drinking several bottles of wine, amidst some... err... girls, who... uh... Just look at Tyrion's quote and you'll know what I mean.
He died so suddenly, still healthy until his heart suddenly gave up, he died in his own bed, drunk from drinking several bottles of wine, amidst some... err... girls, who... uh... Just look at Tyrion's quote and you'll know what I mean.
Park Chung Hee (1917-2017) not being assassinated and continuing to rule as President would be interesting, though I doubt he'd still be in power today.
As specified, the POD is just long life. Hitler living to 100 means he still loses on schedule, but somehow escapes execution.
Hitler would be lucky if he manage to survive to at age of 60. Him had already very bad health. And there is not way how he avoid execution. If Allies capture him, he iether commits suicide or is hanged.
And any country is not giving asylum for most hunted criminal in human history. Any country just wouldn't be suicidal enough do that. Franco would happily hand Hitler to Allies and Perón is not taking him. Argentina allowed Eichmann live in Argentina but he wasn't top Nazi who wouldn't bring problems. But if any country begin protect Hitler it faces total diplomatic isolation and trade blockade.
And I doubt that Hitler is good to play hide and seek.
Only way get Hitler live much longer (I doubt that he can in any scenario live at age of 100) you need much healthier Hitler or at least Axis victory. Perhaps Hitler never be radicalised such way as he did and never rise to power. Sometimes impactful person might be impactful by doing nothing.
Yes, I know. A 100 year old Hitler is not the Hitler we know. However, pretend ASB somehow keep him going, and the Allies decide (again, ASB) to imprison him for life, a la Rudolf Hess. Life imprisonment or being on the run... either way, Hitler dying in 1989 isn't particularly monumental, since he's not going to impact anything after 1945.
Here is one for pop culture and sports: Babe Ruth (1895-1995)
Walt disney(1901-2001): walt disney living this long.. Maybe this would have interesting butterflies on Animation industry.
John Ford(1894-1994)
Kurosawa Akira(1910-2010)
H.P. Lovecraft (1890-1990): this would change the cthulhu mythos as whole.
Robert E. howard (1906-2006): Conan the babarian the franchise might have gone the other direction.
Walt disney(1901-2001): walt disney living this long.. Maybe this would have interesting butterflies on Animation industry.
John Ford(1894-1994)
Kurosawa Akira(1910-2010)
H.P. Lovecraft (1890-1990): this would change the cthulhu mythos as whole.
Robert E. howard (1906-2006): Conan the babarian the franchise might have gone the other direction.
What about Ramon Magsaysay (1907-2007) in a scenario where he doesn't die in a place crash? How would the Philippines develop?
The it would depend on a Land Reform. If he manages to get the land reform successful, Philippines could become a fifth asian tiger. If it fails.. It would be a poor country, but it would be an somewhat of an improvement over OTL.