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After the late 18th and early 19th century you have the stage set for new ideologies to develop and be in a position to radically change the world. So; going from the same root of American democracy and French radical republicanism that helped shape nationalism, socialism, and other ideologies; what are some alternate twists and turns that could have been taken to arrive at different points than the philosophies/ideologies that were developed in OTL?

For my 2 cents, I think another economics driven philosophy could have played out besides socialism. Any ideology could appeal to the masses overthrowing the smaller number of elites on top, but Marx's work on economics highlighted the change from noble and peasant to industrial business owners/managers and workers. So perhaps another ideology could have developed along that same economic insight but ended up in a far different direction than Marxism.
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