Every Man a King: A History of the Long Presidency and Beyond

He's just fine in Social Populist middle America. I'll write some more about his movies, which include a 50s-era Snow Queen and biyearly Fantasia sequels.

Awesome.

I also wonder if Sinclair was elected governor of California in 1934. That would have some interesting butterflies...
 
Well, i though that my PM had the source to my argument, now I see that it didn't
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Particular targets, voiced by its head, Gerald L. K. Smith, included Drew Pearson, radio commentator, Hollywood communists, as well as jazz music. Its headquarters were in St. Louis until 1953.
 
Well, i though that my PM had the source to my argument, now I see that it didn't
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Particular targets, voiced by its head, Gerald L. K. Smith, included Drew Pearson, radio commentator, Hollywood communists, as well as jazz music. Its headquarters were in St. Louis until 1953.

Long wouldn't agree with his radical right-wing positions. It's a Strasser/Hitler matter, if you want to put it into those terms; a faction within a movement which are rather different from the other.
 
Awesome.

I also wonder if Sinclair was elected governor of California in 1934. That would have some interesting butterflies...

He was. He and Norman Thomas ran for president in '36.

Long wouldn't agree with his radical right-wing positions. It's a Strasser/Hitler matter, if you want to put it into those terms; a faction within a movement which are rather different from the other.

Yeah, it makes more sense for it to be a Christian Nationalist Crusade thing. Rockwell subscribed to those beliefs, though.
 
I thought of a quote from Welles that may relate to the timeline. He said something to the effect that he believed either patriotism or nationalism were the last refuge of a scoundrel.

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I’m not very hot about being nationalistically inclined. ...I hate that in anybody. I do truly believe that patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.
Orson Welles. 1974
 
In the realm of (now) obscure people who could get a hot spot of damnation, what of Dorothy Kilgallen? She is just so damned unpleasant; the kind of person who goes "who do you think you are?" because they themselves want to be the most loved star or starlet. A Conservative McCarthyite who had a chip on her shoulder, was loyal to Hearst, and burned a bridge wherever she could find one. Not that you have to do anything with it, but it's a thought.
 
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Ok, so I'm not going to be able to update for a while. Family emergency, I'm afraid. The circumstances are...unusual to say the least.

Orson
 
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Hmm. That's interesting; I still don't have time for a dedicated update, and I probably won't till, say, Sunday, but I'll consider it.
 
Just some advice for the future of Britain in this TL. One should note that Chamberlain was removed from 10 Downing Street because of a loss of confidence in his leadership after the ill-fated Norway invasion. I imagine that the Norway invasion will be butterflied away with Hitler's 1939 assassination. In OTL, Chamberlain died in Nov 1940. Personally, I doubt Churchill would succeed him in this TL because he was largely seen as a reckless "adventurer" by the establishment (watch episode 2 of The World At War to confirm this). He eventually was chosen as Chamberlain's successor because he was popular with the people for his prophetic foreseeing of Hitler's intentions. For this reason, he seemed like a more appropriate war leader. Without a war in 1940, I imagine that Chamberlain will stay in office until he dies and the establishment would choose Lord Halifax, who they favoured, to succeed him.
 
Hey, the next update should be tomorrow or thereabouts! I haven't forgotten, it's just that a whole lot of drek hit the fan for me and mine this week, and before that I had some writer's block. But both are now clear, thankfully.
 
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Right, um, so, I really don't know what to cover for the next update; can someone give me an idea? :eek: This should (hopefully) jumpstart the cognitive engine mine.

The inertia I've built up is massive, and I don't quite know how to overcome it. Man, those people with huge TLs must find it so hard.
 
Right, um, so, I really don't know what to cover for the next update; can someone give me an idea? :eek: This should (hopefully) jumpstart the cognitive engine mine.

The inertia I've built up is massive, and I don't quite know how to overcome it. Man, those people with huge TLs must find it so hard.

I have a couple of ideas. One idea is to examine the international reaction to Long's coup. We already have a piece of the British government's reaction. Given the tremendous influence that the military has traditionally held in France (there were actually two OTL coup attempts in 1958 and 1961 respectively!), it may simply be viewed as a consequence of excessively "risky" governance (but I recommend that you look into France's contemporary situation first). The Germans will probably view the coup attempt as another example of the International Jewish Conspiracy to snuff out the spirit of the master race!:p:( Meanwhile, the Soviets will look at it as evidence of the faultiness of "bourgious democracy", which is what non-Communists would call "democracy"!:D:D:D

Another big idea is what I call the "ancien regime flight." I imagine that in the aftermath of a failed reactionary coup and a president that is out for blood (mostly blueblood ;)), anyone with a family fortune will flee the Atlantic faster than you can say, "Constitution." This would of course cause even bigger unemployment- a tiger that Huey Long will have great difficulty riding.

I also imagine that the "Share the Wealth" policies will look more and more like extortion over time as conditions in the nation deteriorate. There will also of course be a huge potential for inflation to cover the costs of both riots and those toffs that succeeded in getting away:mad:.
 
Ok, ok. Other people, thoughts?

More on the international stage:

France: war ending in 40 without France's Fall mean a big political butterfly for that nation; no stigma of Vichy, the communist will be much much less relevant (between no resistance and the fact that they have supported the nazi due to order from Moscow their post war influence will rapidly diminish). No massive use of colonial troops and no fall of Indochina mean that the French Empire can survive much longer or at least retain more territory/concession/bases of OTL, even due to the fact that there is no massive destruction and debt with the american.
Good news, the old guard of the WWI folk hero is on the last leg, when they are gone things will be much smoother.

Great Britain: sitaution much much similar to France, except that with the US with Long at the helm, some worries about the safety of Canada will be constant. Probably the first atomic power of the world ITTL (but the project will be an Anglo-French co-production for budget reason).
Chamberlain retiring from Prime minister during the war much depend on when it end and if the Norway debacle happen; Halifax has the problem to be a lord and ...well see below.

Germany: much depend on how the war end due to the Hitler assassination; collapse? civil war? The army quickly step up and take control? In the last case maybe some type of agreement can be found (basically throwing Poland to the wolf...but in a manner to save face for everyone) so Halifax as Prime Minister even if difficult can be a conciliatory move in the eyes of the German but if a more hardline politics must be implemented or some strong pressure over the Germans want to be applied Churchill is a more logical choice.

Italy: taking care of her own business, accepting the meager Entente bribe to remain neutral, continuing the pacification of Abyssinia and trying to create her little fascist block with Spain and other nations (trying to get back Austria as puppet if possible). A Freenemy of the Entente in the struggle against the Soviet.
If Benny see the occasion, using the chaos the the war and post-war to invade Yugoslavia without the risk of UK or France interfere.

URSS: good news...no Barbarossa, bad news...no east europe empire and general OTL postwar influence in western europe or in the colonial liberation movement. Probably limiting to set up base and puppet on the Baltic nation (but no annexing) and keeping their share of Poland (even if some minor concesson can be given for diplomatic/political reason). No ultimatum to Romania as Stalin waited the Fall of France to do it due to be much less risk prone of Hitler; there is also the possibility that with Germany in chaos he will absorb the rest to Poland for 'security' reason.
Worse news...no war mean much less stress for Stalin and this can be translated with some more years of control of the URSS and this will not be a very good developement for anyone involved.

Post-colonial blues: very much different from OTL, no prolonged WWII mean that the european nation will not be devastated both phisically and financially so they will cling to their empire more; this also mean a lot less weapon available for the possible liberation movement (no massive production and no leftover from the fighting) and no great use of colonial troops and this mean less possibility for the locals to broad their orizon, claim legitimancy for fighting for the empire and general military experience.
On the other hand both URSS and USA will actively oppose the old european colonial empires for ideological and political reasons.
 
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