He looks more like a hipster crossed with an older version of Tom Kenny
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What if the polls had been right about the 2015 United Kingdom General Election?
I like it a lot! I'd love to see the outcome of 2021 (any beyond?) and maybe some details about the miliband government!
Does this not count as current politics though?
I believe the rule is it counts as current politics if it is the most recent election or the upcoming election. However if the mods request I can move it.I like it a lot! I'd love to see the outcome of 2021 (any beyond?) and maybe some details about the miliband government!
Does this not count as current politics though?
Left-wing Reagan infoboxes aren't unheard of, but the picture you used puts this in a class of its own. Not only does it stand out from the crowd, but it just very literally illustrates that this Reagan went down a different path. It additionally serves as a reminder of the butterfly effect— yeah, why couldn't Reagan have a different signature look if his entire political philosophy and career went differently (and started much earlier)? Really good work.So I was doing some absent-minded wikipedia reading and found out before he met Nancy, Reagan was considerably more to the left, even supporting Harry Truman. So naturally, that got me thinking --
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It's actually a slight recolour of this image done by American Hipstory, so I can't take artistic credit there.
Additionally, fun fact, Reagan has, historically, worn glasses:
The coincidence to Paul Simon is honestly coincidental.
In this scenario Israel decides to attack the Arab forces 2 days before the start of its planned attack, 2 days before Yom Kippur. The Yom Kippur war or the War of the Eleven Days results in an overwhelming Israeli political and military victory, even greater than the Six Day War.
After the crushing defea,t Anwar El-Sadar initiates before the peace process with Israel which culminates with the Camp-David peace treaty and the return to Egypt of the Sinai and Gaza as demilitarized zones, as well as the free Israeli navigation in the Canal of Suez, the Straits of Tiran and the establishment of diplomatic and commercial relations.
In gratitude for the warning of the attack, Golda Meir initiates peace talks with King Hussein that result in a peace treaty between Israel and Jordan in 1980. Much of Judea and Samaria (except Jerusalem, Latrun and Gush Etzion are annexed by Jordan This would provide a new Palestinian attempt to overthrow the Jordanian monarchy in 1987 known as the "Intifada" until it was put down by the Jordanian government, which meant the end of Palestinian nationalism.
Israel is still in dispute with Syria over the Golan Heights, but in general the Levant is a relatively peaceful place today.
You can't just leave that without any explanations!
Looking at the european borders the only explanation is that France agreed to buy Kaliningrad in the 90s.
I'd prefer to leave that for you to make up, actually. But if that's the explanation you made up, well, I'll throw it in if/when i'm continuing it.
I believe there's also a rule that if it includes events or figures likely to cause flaming, it's not allowed. But hopefully people will be able to be civil about politicians from two elections ago.
Woah, woah what is this, give an explanation this looks crazy interesting.
MARTY: Right, so we go back to the future and we stop Biff from stealing the time machine?
DOC BROWN: We can't, because if we travel into the future from this point in time, it'll be the future of this reality, in which Biff is corrupt, and powerful, and married to your mother!
DOC BROWN: We can't, because if we travel into the future from this point in time, it'll be the future of this reality, in which Biff is corrupt, and powerful, and married to your mother!
The United States presidential election of 1988 was the 51st quadrennial United States presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 8, 1988. Biff Tannen, the Republican nominee, defeated Democratic Representative James Traficant of Ohio. The 1988 election is the only election since 1820 in which a major party won a sixth straight presidential election.
Incumbent President Richard Nixon decided not to seek a sixth term, citing health reasons. Tannen, C.E.O. of BiffCo Enterprises, entered the 1988 Republican primaries as the immediate front-runner. A long time supporter of President Nixon, he received an immediate endorsement from the president, returning the favor. Tannen selected Secretary of Defense Alexander Haig of Pennslyvania as his running mate, who had also previously sought the nomination. Tannen had been in the national limelight for a long time, the disappearance of his stepson, Martin, was still in the public conscience. The Democratic nominee, James Traficant, had won the 1988 Democratic primaries in a bruising and controversial race. Traficant had been accused by many of being a Republican plant, though such claims remained unsubstantiated. Senator Ted Kennedy was the initial front-runner of the Democratic primaries, however he was gunned down before Super Tuesday on March 7, the circumstances of which remain disputed to this day. Traficant won the nomination and selected Senator Michael Myers of Pennsylvania as his running mate. Joe Biden, another Democratic contender, announced an independent campaign while denouncing Traficant as "the embodiment of corruption". Biden's campaign was soon suspended for unexplained reasons.
One shock upset was the National Party nominee George Lincoln Rockwell surpassing 5% of the vote in the final result, far exceeding expectations. The National Party, which had replaced the fractured American Independent Party, was quickly taken over by white nationalists after Rockwell's return to politics. The National Party had overtaken the Libertarian Party, which too had split into factionalism, as the 'third party'. Rockwell, a former Virginia representative, used the campaign to appeal to disenfranchized white Americans who had felt abandoned by the two main parties. Rockwell claimed he was "standing up for ordinary Americans who are continually terrorized", referring to the 1986 race riots. Rockwell also frequently faced allegations of Neo-Nazism, being a former leader of the American Nazi Party, such suspicions were heightened by his Vice Presidential selection William L. Pierce, another former ANP member. The two campaigned on a platform of halting all non-white immigration and enacting a "tough crackdown on domestic terrorists, such as the communists", a proposal Tannen had expressed was "the obvious thing to do."
Tannen had never held a political office before, however he often defended himself by saying "I'm not only the luckiest man on Earth, but the smartest. Any other butthead would be bankrupt by now." Tannen won the election in a landslide, winning up to 59% of the popular vote. He would continually attack Traficant as a 'member of the corrupt elite', this was despite Tannen being one of the richest known men in the world, a point his opponents would attack him on. Tannen performed consistently well in opinion polls, and would become the first president to be elected without either political or military experience. President Tannen was sworn in on January 20, 1989. He would serve 4 terms as president, the first of which saw an end to American involvement the Vietnam War; the start of the Second Korean War; and the Soviet Civil War. The assassination of Soviet General Secretary Grigory Romanov during Tannen's first term was allegedly plotted by the Tannen administration, according to C.I.A. whistle-blowers, a theory to which Tannen even hinted at.
American-Canadian politician and historian Goldie Wilson Jr. stated of this election: "It signified a turning point for America, one that we could have prevented but failed miserably."
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Hail to the Chief!
Hail to the Chief!
A populist to his core and beloved by his fellow evangelicals, Mike Huckabee had always looked forward to running in 2012. His likability, folksiness and optimism had carried him farther than anyone expected in 2004, ending up second in terms of votes and delegates to Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson. According to tradition, if one ignored Connie Mack’s decision to forgo a run in 2004, Huckabee was next in line to become the Republican Party’s standard bearer. The fact that it pissed off the GOP’s big wigs made it all the sweeter. They had constantly looked down at the former Arkansas Governor, and had made sure that despite the respectful vetting to be Fred Thompson’s running-mate, Huckabee would not appear on the campaign trail or any official events with the nominee. Even at the convention, all Huckabee got was a speech on the convention’s opening day - hardly the primetime speaking slot that he had so desired and believed he was entitled to. The establishment had slapped him, and by extension his supporters, in the face. Next time he ran, he’d make them regret it.
Unfortunately the campaign had also left Huckabee more than pissed off; it had also left him broke. In order to finance his bid for the White House, he had taken out a second mortgage on his own home. He had cashed in his retirement plan, life insurance, and basically anything else he could get his hands on. This meant that once his term wrapped up, Huckabee had to find a real job, a job that made money. Shortly after January 9, 2007, and in quick succession, Huckabee signed deals to serve as a political analyst and contributor to Fox News, a Radio Host, and write a book. By 2009 he had been made more than financially whole - he had enough money to enjoy the luxuries of the good life. Plus, with Fred Thompson getting the boot from office, that meant the nomination would be open come 2012. But the notion of running again wasn’t an idea so readily embraced by either Huckabee nor his wife. Having both grown-up poor, and finally for the first time in their lives enjoying wealth, a second run at the White House would mean having to cut ties with Fox News, their main source of revenue. A campaign for the presidency meant months on the road, and aside from the financial donations of others, no real steady source of income. Huckabee began floating to his advisors the possibility of pushing his run to 2016. But as Ed Rollins, Huckabee’s campaign chairman in ‘04 and Reagan’s campaign manager in ‘84, warned, a Republican was likely to win in 2012. That meant the Huck would likely have to wait until 2020 to get another chance, which would be well past his best before date. If Huckabee didn’t get in the race, Rollins warned, the Republicans would end up with someone like Mitt Romney or, God forbid, Jeb Bush. Since their shared time as Governors of their respective states, Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney didn’t get along. Romney thought the former Baptist preacher was a right-wing ideologue more interested in furthering his own career than the party. Huckabee thought much the same about Romney, minus the right-wing bit. Romney, much like Bush, was a member of the compromising establishment that he, and believed the rest of the party, had enough off. Plus, they were little more than spoiled rich kids, those had been given everything from their successful fathers. They didn’t earn their wealth like the Huckabees. Meanwhile those like Haley Barbour or Mark Sanford, as good a couple of men as they were, lacked the guts to take consistent, conservative positions. They were willing to compromise with the establishment, which to the Huck meant that they were willing to sell out if it meant getting the nomination. Republicans voters would sense that insincerity, Huckabee bitterly warned.
The argument to run was compelling, especially when Rollins and the Huckabee family were guilt-tripping the former Governor with claims that it was God’s calling for him to run, that after his twenty years in the ministry and twelve years as governor, he could be the first real moral man elected to the presidency. God didn’t care about money, and in fact hated man’s vicious greed and idolatry. Plus Mike had amassed a comfortable egg over the last eight years, and would likely weather the financial strains of another run. In spite of his populism, there remained some wealthy individuals willing to cut Huckabee a cheque, and finance his eventual Super PAC. With the financial resources at Romney’s disposal, any campaign for the Republican nomination would need, at bear minimum, $50 million to survive the first three contests.
His wife wanted him to run, his daughter wanted him to run, his two boys wanted him to run, and he had an almost constant stream of supporters, supplied by Rollins and his inner circle, begging him to run. Huckabee prayed on it, and found himself coming to the same word over and over again – yes.
Much as he had in 2004, the plan was for Huckabee to announce his campaign early. Take the air out of some of his opponents sails, and scare off some of those said opponents from entering the race. When he made his announcement on February 28, 2011, Huckabee’s speech aimed all his anger, all his moral superiority, all his attacks at President Edwards, whom he had confided in his aids would likely stick out his scandals and run for re-election. Sure, he’d face a primary challenge which would further cripple him, but he didn’t strike Huckabee as someone who’d give up. So when President Edwards announced his resignation, the former governor was genuinely shocked, and began worrying that a campaign against his successor Janet Napolitano would be tougher. Still, he had announced his candidacy, and he couldn’t exactly back out now. Besides, for all his moral failings, John Edwards was still a married man, which was more than could be said for President Napolitano. The people were on his side, and Huckabee would ride their prayers all the way to the White House.
Unfortunately the campaign had also left Huckabee more than pissed off; it had also left him broke. In order to finance his bid for the White House, he had taken out a second mortgage on his own home. He had cashed in his retirement plan, life insurance, and basically anything else he could get his hands on. This meant that once his term wrapped up, Huckabee had to find a real job, a job that made money. Shortly after January 9, 2007, and in quick succession, Huckabee signed deals to serve as a political analyst and contributor to Fox News, a Radio Host, and write a book. By 2009 he had been made more than financially whole - he had enough money to enjoy the luxuries of the good life. Plus, with Fred Thompson getting the boot from office, that meant the nomination would be open come 2012. But the notion of running again wasn’t an idea so readily embraced by either Huckabee nor his wife. Having both grown-up poor, and finally for the first time in their lives enjoying wealth, a second run at the White House would mean having to cut ties with Fox News, their main source of revenue. A campaign for the presidency meant months on the road, and aside from the financial donations of others, no real steady source of income. Huckabee began floating to his advisors the possibility of pushing his run to 2016. But as Ed Rollins, Huckabee’s campaign chairman in ‘04 and Reagan’s campaign manager in ‘84, warned, a Republican was likely to win in 2012. That meant the Huck would likely have to wait until 2020 to get another chance, which would be well past his best before date. If Huckabee didn’t get in the race, Rollins warned, the Republicans would end up with someone like Mitt Romney or, God forbid, Jeb Bush. Since their shared time as Governors of their respective states, Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney didn’t get along. Romney thought the former Baptist preacher was a right-wing ideologue more interested in furthering his own career than the party. Huckabee thought much the same about Romney, minus the right-wing bit. Romney, much like Bush, was a member of the compromising establishment that he, and believed the rest of the party, had enough off. Plus, they were little more than spoiled rich kids, those had been given everything from their successful fathers. They didn’t earn their wealth like the Huckabees. Meanwhile those like Haley Barbour or Mark Sanford, as good a couple of men as they were, lacked the guts to take consistent, conservative positions. They were willing to compromise with the establishment, which to the Huck meant that they were willing to sell out if it meant getting the nomination. Republicans voters would sense that insincerity, Huckabee bitterly warned.
The argument to run was compelling, especially when Rollins and the Huckabee family were guilt-tripping the former Governor with claims that it was God’s calling for him to run, that after his twenty years in the ministry and twelve years as governor, he could be the first real moral man elected to the presidency. God didn’t care about money, and in fact hated man’s vicious greed and idolatry. Plus Mike had amassed a comfortable egg over the last eight years, and would likely weather the financial strains of another run. In spite of his populism, there remained some wealthy individuals willing to cut Huckabee a cheque, and finance his eventual Super PAC. With the financial resources at Romney’s disposal, any campaign for the Republican nomination would need, at bear minimum, $50 million to survive the first three contests.
His wife wanted him to run, his daughter wanted him to run, his two boys wanted him to run, and he had an almost constant stream of supporters, supplied by Rollins and his inner circle, begging him to run. Huckabee prayed on it, and found himself coming to the same word over and over again – yes.
Much as he had in 2004, the plan was for Huckabee to announce his campaign early. Take the air out of some of his opponents sails, and scare off some of those said opponents from entering the race. When he made his announcement on February 28, 2011, Huckabee’s speech aimed all his anger, all his moral superiority, all his attacks at President Edwards, whom he had confided in his aids would likely stick out his scandals and run for re-election. Sure, he’d face a primary challenge which would further cripple him, but he didn’t strike Huckabee as someone who’d give up. So when President Edwards announced his resignation, the former governor was genuinely shocked, and began worrying that a campaign against his successor Janet Napolitano would be tougher. Still, he had announced his candidacy, and he couldn’t exactly back out now. Besides, for all his moral failings, John Edwards was still a married man, which was more than could be said for President Napolitano. The people were on his side, and Huckabee would ride their prayers all the way to the White House.
Basically Iran manages to develop nuclear weapons in 2009 by launching soon after a nuclear attack against Israel in coordination with Syria, Lebanon, Jordan (whose government is overthrown by pro-Iranian elements) and Palestinian groups. Tel Aviv, Dimona (and partially Jerusalem) are annihilated, along with a massive attack with missiles and chemical weapons Israel is severely damaged.
24 hours later, the only survivors of the Israeli government who were on a regular visit to Washington, launch a nuclear counterattack decimating the anti-Israel forces.
In the course of the following days, Israel expands its territory to create a zone of security and expels all Palestinians and most Arabs from its territory.
In summary: An apocalyptic scenario
Image completely based on the work of Offer Binshtok "The Day After the Iranian Bomb" all credits to him.
One small criticism: There's no way either side would want to destroy Jerusalem in this, there's no reason to think it would be destroyed
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