American Comrades

Im trying to get some ideas here...and i was bouncing this one around is it even remotely possible nevermind how unlikely that the october revolution instead of being a russian one becomes an american one. Instead of Lenin you have Eugene Debs and your trotsky a man by the name of Emil Seidel just give me some possiblities play any cards necessary. Think about Lady Liberty holding a hammer and sickle.
 
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There are possibilities, but limited ones.

I wrote here (http://www.centristcoalition.com/blog/archives/003765.html) that I've read alot of evidence that terrible Allied handling of WWI caused alot of political extremism and myths. And then the Depression just flicked the whip again. So those are two spots where we could've plausibly had some extreme fascist or Commie departures, like in Russia, Germany, and Italy.

Unlike Russia, the troops were more inclined rightie, especially their commanders, so military coups would almost certainly be fascist. So, I think Commies winning an election is a likelier departure. Not Debs, though - even then, most Americans reaponded badly to simple propaganda.

Though, after WWI, the obvious electoral rebellion direction was RIGHT in the US. The likeliest way, I guess, is to make FDR be just extreme enough that he's a Commie, but can still win the election; he can't start churning out tracts, and he can't be scary like Howard Dean in '04.

Communism WILL fail and start losing elections when people stop being able to feed themselves. No four terms for FDR. Nor will the Supreme Court love the idea.
 
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