Challenge: U.S. Dictatorship

Later: 1944 - FDR keeps Henry Wallace on the ticket. Wallace does well eliminating Facism, but he's not as hard on Communism and actually appoints closet-Communists (and Soviet spies) to cabinet positions. This spells doom for the Democrats in 1948. Dewey is easily elected and America falls under the spell of Joseph McCarthy. McCarthy runs in 1952, is elected out of fear of the Communists and doesn't relinquish power til his assassination by Vice President Richard Nixon. (complicated murder plot, Nixon then becomes dictator until 1974. Again, more complications.)
Kind of sounds like "Fear Itself"
 
I got the inspiration for a President/Dictator McCarthy from Hoover, but you'll notice some key differences. Namely, it's an American Dictatorship AFTER World War II.

I need to finish reading Fear Itself anyway. I got as far as the 1950s and then decided 2 o'clock was late enough. XP
 
Essentially, the Southern states were dictatorships from 1900 to the 1970's :p they appeared democratic(including using the name "Democratic" as the title of the ruling party) but were just as safely in power as the PRI in Mexico. :eek:
 
Essentially, the Southern states were dictatorships from 1900 to the 1970's :p they appeared democratic(including using the name "Democratic" as the title of the ruling party) but were just as safely in power as the PRI in Mexico. :eek:
An undemocratic state is not necessarily the same thing as a dictatorship... the Southern states had fair elections, however there was a limited franchise. (I've seen the term "Limited Democracy" used for this situation, and even more extreme cases like Apartheid South Africa) The word dictatorship has a meaning, it implies centralization of power in one single person, it doesn't just mean "not fully democratic".
 
An undemocratic state is not necessarily the same thing as a dictatorship... the Southern states had fair elections, however there was a limited franchise. (I've seen the term "Limited Democracy" used for this situation, and even more extreme cases like Apartheid South Africa) The word dictatorship has a meaning, it implies centralization of power in one single person, it doesn't just mean "not fully democratic".

I would agree with this -my current work has a Dictatorship arise in the wake of a lost civil war (with major differences, but same essential) where the rump sees the need for a strong leader and a military politician gets a 10-year Dictatorship which then becomes institutionalised

I think one could look at Buenos Aires/Argentina for a similar idea, too. of how the top job could become less democratic whilst the rest of the state (ie nation) remains more so

Best Regards
Grey Wolf
 
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