Alternate Wikipedia Infoboxes IV (Do not post Current Politics Here)
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Bulldoggus
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They hate us cuz they ain't us.This comes from the bottom of my heart <3
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lololololol Peyton and the Broncos lost that one and we went on to win two more. Gotta do better than old memes
I finally got around to fleshing out the political system that I started on here.
The United States of 2061 is a nation broken and healed again. The 2020s, 2030s and 2040s were marked by bitter partisan division, legislative gridlock, ruinous race relations, vicious class conflict and (unsuccessful) secessionist movements. Ethnic nationalist groups gained political prominence as America inched ever closer to that fateful day where whites would be a minority of the overall population (2044 was the year the US officially became a majority-minority country). Racial terrorism reached a frequency not seen since the 1920s. Meanwhile, wealth continued to flow to the top rungs of the economic ladder, limiting all economic growth to the richest of the rich. Congress, stifled by partisan gridlock, failed to do much of anything. Government shutdowns were an almost yearly event, and at one point four Supreme Court seats were left vacant for over a year due to partisan obstruction. Political extremism, as a result, rose sharply. A number of communist organizations mobilized the left wing against the political order, matching the right-wing ethnic nationalism that was also on the rise.
After the 2048 elections swept the American Coalition to power, the US began the long walk to restoration. Congress became functional again as bipartisan legislation put people back to work and clamped down on extremist elements. An intense multiethnic American nationalism was promoted as official government policy, bridging racial, cultural and class divides that had brought the US nearly to civil war. Gridlock was ended via a series of constitutional reforms turning the US government into something resembling a parliamentary system, where the House Speaker was the chief executive in domestic affairs.
The realignment caused civic participation to skyrocket; as part of the policy of encouraging American patriotism, the government embarked on a massive propaganda campaign to get people to not just vote, but also engage in other forms of political activism. Apathy was targeted as immoral and unpatriotic. And somehow, it worked. Today, voter turnout in elections rarely drops below 75%, and the public debate is livelier than ever before in the history of the United States. Not all is well, however. The American Coalition has been accused by some of being a deeply undemocratic vehicle giving its member parties a monopoly on political power, stifling the voices of those on the outside. And critics also target the constitutional reforms of the late ‘40s and early ‘50s as deliberately stacking the deck to favor the Coalition. Still, these criticisms do little to damage the Coalition’s iron grip on power in America, largely because it continues to deliver results to the people even after nearly twelve years at the helm.
Members of the American Coalition
National Liberal Party
The National Liberals (or the Nat Libs for short) espouse a very Rooseveltesque form of liberalism that highlights economic concerns over social issues when drafting public policy. That isn’t to say that they’re social conservatives; rather, their priorities reflect those of their base, a multiethnic amalgam of working class Americans in both the city the country. From affordable housing to extensive work programs to a robust social safety net, the Nat Lib platform is a dream for social democrats. They support a large, activist government, and aren’t afraid to admit it. However, more social justice-oriented leftists continue to flock to more radical groups like the Peace and Justice Party.
Whig Party
If the National Liberals represent a liberalism closely in line with that of Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Whigs espouse a conservatism that harkens back to the days of Ronald Reagan. They outright reject the paleoconservative dogma that took over the right in the ‘10s and ’20s, instead gleefully embracing planks such as free trade and a strong military. While the Whigs are fiscal conservatives, they have learned to accept some job creation and antipoverty programs as necessary in order to restore confidence in the US government. In foreign policy, the Whigs are neoconservatives at their most dovish. “Peace through superior firepower” is tantamount to religious orthodoxy rather than a mere policy statement. Some Whigs have even gone so far as to resurrect the concept of Manifest Destiny for the 21st century, advocating closer economic and political ties to nations in the Western Hemisphere to draw them into the US orbit.
Popular American Workers’ Party
The PAWP is a recent member of the American Coalition, having joined officially in 2057 following an impressive showing in elections the year before. What differentiates the party from all other political groups is its peculiar stance toward citizenship and national service. To a PAWP member, “citizenship” should mean more than just “member of the United States.” It should be a reward for service to the country, whether it be through the military, the education system, the federal bureaucracy or any of the government make-work programs. The PAWP’s core philosophy is that voting rights should go only to those who exhibit true patriotism: devoting their lives in service to their nation. This peculiar belief has earned the PAWP the ire of many on the far left, who decry the organization as promoting a bastardized form of fascism. Nonetheless, the idea has proven popular in recent years, especially when mixed with other beliefs, including nativism, social conservatism and conservationism.
Members of the Left Front
Peace and Justice Party
With the rise of the National Liberals as the premier left-wing force in American politics, there has been little room for the social justice platform desired by some members of the left. Thus, the Peace and Justice Party was formed to fill that niche. With a large presence on college campuses and in particularly affluent urban centers, the PJP markets itself as the champion of anti-racism, feminism, environmentalism and general progressivism in America. It regularly allies itself with social change movements of all kinds. Additionally, the party plants itself to the left of the Nat Libs economically, adopting some elements of anti-capitalism to appease its radical base.
American Communist Party
At one point the third-largest political party in America, the American Communist Party has fallen far. Formed as a catch-all organization to lead the farthest of the far left, the ACP has, naturally, become a lightning rod of controversy. At its height, nearly eighty card-carrying communists were members of the House of Representatives, although the party refused to seat them as an act of protest against the legitimacy of the US government. As normalcy returned to American life, the popularity of the ACP plummeted, and the party now finds itself in a very one-sided alliance with the Peace and Justice Party.
Independent Parties
Country League
Not all were happy when the Whigs took power on a platform explicitly rejecting the paleoconservatism of the past 30 years. These dissidents, mostly white and rural, chose to fight for their beliefs under a different banner: the Country League. America’s largest “independent” party is a bastion of social and economic conservatism, harkening back to the culture wars of the past several decades. A core plank of the Country League platform is the promotion of “traditional values:” anti-abortion, anti-feminism, homophobia, political Christianity and anti-urbanization. Unsurprisingly, the party does well in rural areas well beyond the reach of urban and suburban development.
White Citizens’ League
The White Citizens’ League is a relic of the turbulent 2030s and ‘40s, where terrified whites embraced ethnic radicalism in droves as the US became a majority-minority country. As a hive of racism and bigotry, the WCL sustains itself by exploiting what remains of those fears of old. In every election since 2048, the party has lost seats at the federal and state level, but progress in wiping it out entirely has been slower than hoped. Opinions are hard to change, especially those grounded in fear and irrational bigotry.
Black National Party
Whites weren’t the only ones to embrace racial extremism in the last few decades. The BNP espouses a particularly nasty strain of black nationalism, encouraging a revival of racial segregation and anti-miscegenation laws in a desperate attempt to “preserve” African-American culture in a country where racial divides are increasingly being blurred into irrelevance. Unlike black power movements of ages past, the BNP is not a left-wing organization at all; rather, it embraces social conservatism and political Christianity as a core part of “African” identity.
Unión por la Raza
If one were to travel to certain parts of the American Southwest, he or she would come face-to-face with the most politically influential ethnic nationalist movement still in existence in the United States. The Unión por la Raza (Union for the Race) is the centerpiece of a revived Chicano Movement that sprouted in the mid-2020s and continues to thrive in segments of the American Hispanic community. Like the BNP, the UL sees Latino Americans as a separate race with a unique culture, one that needs to be celebrated and defended from the ills of ethnic integration. The UL’s congressional delegation is famous for its abstentionism, a tradition kept since its earliest days. While not nearly as influential as it was a decade ago, the party remains an effective force for the advancement of Chicano nationalism.
TheHolyInquisition
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This is basically wish fulfillment for me.
The ideologies of the parties within said coalition seem mutually contradictory. How do they get anything done?
"Would you like to know more?"
It makes sense, really. After a near-national collapse, the idea of "you must work to keep the country alive" would probably gain popularity.
I would have expected it to come about from the growing ethnic tensions you mentioned, a la the Black Panthers and other African-American self-defense movements.
This fits into modern African-American culture neatly.
I've never understood how a party that explicitly says "we will not participate in the political process" gets elected. It's hard to be an effective force for political change if, y'know, you cannot legally bring about such change.
Great boxes.
In my judgement, abstentionism is inherently a separatist party's strategy, and makes sense once viewed from that angle. It's unlikely to the point of effective impossibility for a national legislature to willingly vote off part of the nation, and so "getting things done" isn't a real goal for a separatist party like it is for others. They'll never have the votes in a normal situation. Instead, their conspicuous non-participation is used as a form of direct action - those empty seats are always there, and ideally stay empty, representing the separating region as no longer truly part of the nation even if the law says otherwise. And thus, eventually, the extreme degree of non-participation is used to make the rest of the nation agree to legal separation without civil war.
It's like refusing to speak to your spouse during a divorce and forcing them to talk to your lawyer instead.
In an alternate dimension where they don't get sent to jail in the finale...
I don't think they ever revealed the name of the guy who played the guy who was Jerry's butler, so I improvised. Mark DeCarlo is named after the actor of the same name, who portrayed an "Alec Berg" in a season 6 episode.
I don't think they ever revealed the name of the guy who played the guy who was Jerry's butler, so I improvised. Mark DeCarlo is named after the actor of the same name, who portrayed an "Alec Berg" in a season 6 episode.
BlackentheBorg
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I vaguely remember doing something like this, I can't remember why but hey.
Pretty good, but I don't get why Danny would be the Republican and Jon the Democrat (especially considering Jon's political alignments). Also why Arin is on both tickets.
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Bulldoggus
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But isn't JonTron racist?I vaguely remember doing something like this, I can't remember why but hey.
Gentleman Biaggi
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From some random nation of California thing that I made
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Hawaii is the only Island Providence in the nation of California. In recent years, the state has had a mild Independence movement, although it is not nearly as powerful in Hawaii as the Baja Independencia in Baja. In 2011 Hawaii elected former Basketball player and son of former governor Barack Obama Sr., Barack Obama Jr. Obama lead the incredibly dominant Hawaii PPP. By 2017 Obama was leading in almost all polls but the Hawaiian Independence Movement, led by Tulsi Gabbard ran third-party. Meanwhile, former comedian Roseanne Barr ran as a Socialist. Even with the left-wing vote split Obama still won easily, with the Ka Hui Conservative not even managing to win a county. The Ke Kūlana Hawaiʻi, on the other hand managed to win the often pro-Independence Maui. After the dust settled, the PPP continued their power over the state.
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Hawaii is the only Island Providence in the nation of California. In recent years, the state has had a mild Independence movement, although it is not nearly as powerful in Hawaii as the Baja Independencia in Baja. In 2011 Hawaii elected former Basketball player and son of former governor Barack Obama Sr., Barack Obama Jr. Obama lead the incredibly dominant Hawaii PPP. By 2017 Obama was leading in almost all polls but the Hawaiian Independence Movement, led by Tulsi Gabbard ran third-party. Meanwhile, former comedian Roseanne Barr ran as a Socialist. Even with the left-wing vote split Obama still won easily, with the Ka Hui Conservative not even managing to win a county. The Ke Kūlana Hawaiʻi, on the other hand managed to win the often pro-Independence Maui. After the dust settled, the PPP continued their power over the state.
VT45
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I will if you guys will answer a question for me: what kind of information and setup should a wikibox about a sprachbund/language area contain?
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