2020, Abolition and White Supremacy are party platform planks...
17 territorial governorships!
jfc @Archangel Michael
17 territorial governorships!
jfc @Archangel Michael
Alternate Wikipedia Infoboxes VI (Do Not Post Current Politics or Political Figures Here)
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Here's some political party infoboxes for an idea I've been kicking around
In this world you've gotta vote yellow no matter the fellow.
I’m Just Wild About Lyndon
It had taken a great deal of effort to convince Roosevelt to drop Henry Wallace, whom he personally liked, from the ticket. But the Democratic insiders could tell Roosevelt’s health was fading, and were unwilling to let the country fall into the hands of a radical like Wallace. However the President proved unenthusiastic about possible replacements such as Harry Truman, and other major candidates such as John Byrnes all had other issues. Someone then brought up the possibility of Lyndon Johnson, and Roosevelt found the idea very appealing. Johnson was young, only 36 years old, and had not even completed a full Senate term, having been narrowly elected in a Special Vote in 1941. However Roosevelt had taken a liking to the man ever since he was a newly elected Congressman. Party bosses hoped Johnson’s youth would make him susceptible to control, although those who had worked with the man expressed doubt at this idea. Nonetheless, despite complaints from the Wallace Camp about Johnson’s views on race and alleged skepticism of some New Deal programs, Johnson was duly selected as the Democratic Party’s Vice Presidential Nominee.
Johnson would campaign vigorously for the ticket, despite personal doubts about the limited role the Vice President played, and would help the Democrats carry 36 states and 432 Electoral Votes in November[1]. As Vice President he would occasionally feel isolated, although as Roosevelt’s health continued to collapse an effort was made to include Johnson on more Cabinet businesses. On April 12, 1945 Franklin Roosevelt died, and the next day Lyndon Baines Johnson became the youngest President in American history.
1: The exact same map as OTL, so it won’t be getting its own box.
It had taken a great deal of effort to convince Roosevelt to drop Henry Wallace, whom he personally liked, from the ticket. But the Democratic insiders could tell Roosevelt’s health was fading, and were unwilling to let the country fall into the hands of a radical like Wallace. However the President proved unenthusiastic about possible replacements such as Harry Truman, and other major candidates such as John Byrnes all had other issues. Someone then brought up the possibility of Lyndon Johnson, and Roosevelt found the idea very appealing. Johnson was young, only 36 years old, and had not even completed a full Senate term, having been narrowly elected in a Special Vote in 1941. However Roosevelt had taken a liking to the man ever since he was a newly elected Congressman. Party bosses hoped Johnson’s youth would make him susceptible to control, although those who had worked with the man expressed doubt at this idea. Nonetheless, despite complaints from the Wallace Camp about Johnson’s views on race and alleged skepticism of some New Deal programs, Johnson was duly selected as the Democratic Party’s Vice Presidential Nominee.
Johnson would campaign vigorously for the ticket, despite personal doubts about the limited role the Vice President played, and would help the Democrats carry 36 states and 432 Electoral Votes in November[1]. As Vice President he would occasionally feel isolated, although as Roosevelt’s health continued to collapse an effort was made to include Johnson on more Cabinet businesses. On April 12, 1945 Franklin Roosevelt died, and the next day Lyndon Baines Johnson became the youngest President in American history.
1: The exact same map as OTL, so it won’t be getting its own box.
I think it would be more interesting if instead of a golden circle IRL, instead we had an American Colonialism wank.
At least it would be more realistic and would last longer without becoming some sort of hypothetical dystopia.
States stretching down into Central America and overseas colonies
Okay, the overseas part is cool, but i just think it would be more unique and less "generic dystopia-ish" if it didn't have the slavery and dominant party part. Instead, it would be an oversized empire collapsing upon itself but in a more peaceful way. I would look forward to that.
Why don't you just make this idea a reality yourself, then?Okay, the overseas part is cool, but i just think it would be more unique and less "generic dystopia-ish" if it didn't have the slavery and dominant party part. Instead, it would be an oversized empire collapsing upon itself but in a more peaceful way. I would look forward to that.
(Even if I disagree that an uber-colonial America [who definitely would lash out at Latin America first to expand into] wouldn't become something of a dystopia for much, if not all of its history. It would be a shitty place to live for a very long time.)
I mean, an American empire that devotes itself to global conquests would be a dystopia for the local folks, no?
Emphasis on the hypothetical. I know it would be dystopical anyways, but the slavery adds a lot to it being purely hypothetical and less of a feasible thing.
There is a "resting place" listed, unless his immortality is due to Vampirism he probably shouldn't actually have a grave right?
I guess TR fought Death in 1919 and won. Still looks great even though he's over 180 years old.
So Teddy's second wife is also as immortal as him? (since she is listed as still being alive and they married in 1886). Absurdly cool box
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