DBWI: What if the 2nd American Revolution failed?

Is there any the MacArthur lead junta could have suppressed the revolution? Would they have been able to revive the economy at all? What would be the relationship between the USA and the capitalist states of Europe?

(ooc. Inspired by Jello Biafra's timeline)
 
Is there any the MacArthur lead junta could have suppressed the revolution? Would they have been able to revive the economy at all? What would be the relationship between the USA and the capitalist states of Europe?

(ooc. Inspired by Jello Biafra's timeline)
Well after the Anacostia Falls Disaster in 1932, and the Bonus Army March on Washington in 1934, General Macarthur had only a few months to make the changes he needed. Consider that the passage of his Constitution took place during the Emergency Sessions of Congress on December 25th, 1935. Within 4 months, Macarthur caled for the "Emergency Powers Act" on April 18th, 1936. By May 20th, 1936 , less than 2 months later, Macarthur and his junta had to evacuate to Havana....
 
Is there any the MacArthur lead junta could have suppressed the revolution? Would they have been able to revive the economy at all? What would be the relationship between the USA and the capitalist states of Europe?

(ooc. Inspired by Jello Biafra's timeline)

This being AH.com, someone is bound to figure out a way to make even the most implausible happen, regardless of how terrifying the consequences would be. We're alternate history buffs, we take glee from the hypothetical dystopia :D

Of course, I'm less interested in "how" than I am in what comes next. How long would the inevitable dictatorship last? Would America find itself allied with the Axis?
 
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