For a Gore Prosperous Tomorrow

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Igeo654 said:
I like the idea of MySpace buying Youtube instead of Google. Should mean more creative freedom and less censorship down the line. Removing the X-Men from the main MU will probably be reversed sooner or later. Also, Gorillaz' Demon Days Album came out in 05. I'd like to believe that an alternate, anti-corporate version of Fire Coming Out of the Monkey's Head got it's own Music Video and joined Feel Good Inc, Dare and Dirty Harry as one of Gorillaz' most recognisable songs in the mainstream. Any ideas for alternative lyrics?


Also, this needs to be a bigger hit. Much bigger.


Aside from that, unless you want Gore to give State Status to DC or some other territory, I got nothing.
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Definitely though at the same time, it will mean that YouTube won’t be the only power player in town and similar sites will try and follow suit. I’m still trying to figure what may happen to Facebook, but it could be something related to LinkedIn or for a differing demographic.

X-Men being removed from MU will become hard to reverse without doing a New 52 styled reboot of Marvel. This one was a bit softer though X-Men is starting from a relatively fresh slate. Marvel is definitely gonna Have to settle in with the new breathing room and status quo.

No clue on music. Not my strong suit though the current cultural climate is more anti-corporate, but also optimistic and of course, going green.

I’ll recheck on Gore’s would-be policies but not sure on the statehood thing
 

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CountDVB said:
No clue on music. Not my strong suit though the current cultural climate is more anti-corporate, but also optimistic and of course, going green.
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In order for Music to remain in a state of High quality, certain songs from certain years will have to somehow become bigger hits that IOTL. FCOOTTMH and the other song are just two of them. I'll go on suggesting certain songs as the timeline progresses. My advice to you is to look into how certain songs affect culture as a whole to see why this is.
 

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Igeo654 said:
In order for Music to remain in a state of High quality, certain songs from certain years will have to somehow become bigger hits that IOTL. FCOOTTMH and the other song are just two of them. I'll go on suggesting certain songs as the timeline progresses. My advice to you is to look into how certain songs affect culture as a whole to see why this is.
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I’ll try and see though I’m not sure what much more so I can say. Well, Justin Bieber will still be prominent, but not like he is here (fun fact: if Usher didn’t outbid him, Justin Timberlake would’ve been Bieber’s mentor)
 

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CountDVB said:
I’ll try and see though I’m not sure what much more so I can say. Well, Justin Bieber will still be prominent, but not like he is here (fun fact: if Usher didn’t outbid him, Justin Timberlake would’ve been Bieber’s mentor)
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Yeah, Bieber probably would have become a lot more bearable music-wise under Timberlake. Probably a lot less obnoxious too. Also, here's an idea. Maybe Zuckerberg can use his FB money to buy DailyMotion and make something of it?
 

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Igeo654 said:
Yeah, Bieber probably would have become a lot more bearable music-wise under Timberlake. Probably a lot less obnoxious too. Also, here's an idea. Maybe Zuckerberg can use his FB money to buy DailyMotion and make something of it?
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Here though he'd probably be under the ArtistShare one and help be a breakput hit for the business venture and thus, likely kept someone on the more family-friendly business route.

Facebook may either keep their videos or team up with Vimeo there to ciunter the Myspace-Youtube group. Will be the first of a few strange partnerships and such
 
Gore Administration- Winter 2006
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    Winter 2006

    The beginning of 2006 symbolized that the year up ahead would be an interesting one if not a troublesome one for some people. While the incident involving Nestle and other companies was being resolved part of Al Gore's attempts to raise American item standards as Fair Trade and would end up running into unforeseen problems, the days continued that spurred on the American subconscious. Fossil fuels would take yet another hit to their sinking reputation with the Sago Mine disaster. Beyond mourning the lives of the miners lost, more and more people began complaining over the lack of safety and the lack of need for coal-mining. It was becoming harder to defend since renewable energy was steadily becoming more commonplace and cheaper and thus, disasters as such would be avodied by nature of their dangerous work no longer being required. Gore's programs were given an additional boost, funneling toward classes to help blue collar folk find jobs in the renewable energy sector, directly or indirectly. Others would go toward the educational program set up to learn new languages for translation jobs such as Farsi, Arabic and Pashtun along with mroe funding to Chinese. Additioanally, the year also began the US exchanging data with Portugal from the changes they made with their drug laws since July 2001. With five years of data, it was to go over and design potential programs to help end the drug trade. Domestially, Maryland became the next state to strike down laws banning same-sex marriage and which pushed the envelope more and more. Meanwhile, the trade dispute between Ukraine and Russia added more tension to Russia and the West, as more and more of the former Warsaw pact gravitated toward NATO and the US. However, not everything was all doom in gloom in the world of politics. The Winter Olympics arrived after all over in Turin, Italy. It was a moment where the nations put aside global tensions and enjoy the wonderful sports and meeting of the various athletes with one another.

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    Torino, Italy Winter Olympics Logo


    On the other hand, a fresh wave of corporate dissatisfication reminded the public on the problems of untethered corporate influence. IBM freezing its pension plans in 2008 and offering only 401K upsetted more than a few people though the anger also laid in basically wanting to do more for the elderly. On the other hand though, the AOL settlement also reminded people of the dangers regarding companies trying to expoit their users and also that the internet was still a Wild Wild West with whole new rules. Additionally, the General Motor news also concerned some more folk and mamy doubt results will improve. While some try to point toward Gore's policy standards, many have noted that the underlying causations make little sense for anything like that. Nonetheless, the growing loss was having concerns for some about the future, even with the current economic situation otherwise looking pretty well. Others instead believe it is a consequence of corporate chicanery. AIG also was a large talk with its large settlement and continued the mentality of mistrust toward large corporations and some were growing to believe Gore was a bit too soft on some corporations in terms of getting away with their faults. Others was the news on who would be the new Judge t be assigned by Al Gore to the Supreme Court. Eventually, it would be chosen to be Elena Kagan to replace Rehnquest.

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    Elena Kagan, Supreme Court Justice
     
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    Given how far we've gotten, I want to do a Q&A session! What more would everyone want to see or answered about this world? Like ask whatever questions and I'll try my best to answer on them!
     
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    I think a more feasible alternative to Microsoft Breaking up would be Microsoft starting a Laptop line in the 00s similar to the Surface and allowing its competitors flourish and firing Ballmer.
     

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    Milo said:
    What's happening in the UK?
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    Well, Tony Blair is a bit more popular than OTL. While the UK did support the US in Afghanistan, there was no Iraq War and the ongoing peace in the Middle East and Iran no longer under sanctions has led to a sharp decrease in terrorism. This means the 2005 London bombings did not occur. There is still a bit of trouble, but nowhere near much. On the other hand, this does mean more emphasis on domestic issues for the Blairites. The climate change angle is definitely working for Tony Blair better here. So yeah, the New Labour enjoys a better reputation since there is less trouble going on for them and climate change serves as a good approaching angle. Al Gore in the Presidency also means a higher opinion for the Americans over in the UK
     

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    CountDVB said:
    Well, Tony Blair is a bit more popular than OTL. While the UK did support the US in Afghanistan, there was no Iraq War and the ongoing peace in the Middle East and Iran no longer under sanctions has led to a sharp decrease in terrorism. This means the 2005 London bombings did not occur. There is still a bit of trouble, but nowhere near much. On the other hand, this does mean more emphasis on domestic issues for the Blairites. The climate change angle is definitely working for Tony Blair better here. So yeah, the New Labour enjoys a better reputation since there is less trouble going on for them and climate change serves as a good approaching angle. Al Gore in the Presidency also means a higher opinion for the Americans over in the UK
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    @Milo Any more questions or thoughts you wanna know? I'm not sure much on pop culture changes in the UK from 2001-2006 though I do not see many changes, though given what I provided here, you can probably figure some stuff out. Least RARE isn't bought my Microsoft
     

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    No worries makes sense, what I was thinking Blair rep will be strong and with a focus on domestic policy issues like housing might be solved. In terms of us politcs whats Chafee doing in a world with no Iraq?
     

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    Milo said:
    No worries makes sense, what I was thinking Blair rep will be strong and with a focus on domestic policy issues like housing might be solved. In terms of us politcs whats Chafee doing in a world with no Iraq?
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    Possibly though given how Blairites are kinda the Third Way sort of folk like Clinton, it's not that optimistic. Though not entirely sure.

    Chafee won his election back in 2000 and his moderate stances pretty much make a pretty popular figure for the most part. So he is doing quite well.
     

    Igeo654

    So about the songs, I suggested Earlier? I know you said you weren't too informed when it came to music, but how are they doing?
     

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    As for other nations, well, some will be undergoing some large changes soon.

    Palestine is an official nation, but the details are a bother for everyone. I have no idea how realistic it’d be for them to vote to join Jordan though it also depends who was in charge of Israel.
     

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    Igeo654 said:
    So about the songs, I suggested Earlier? I know you said you weren't too informed when it came to music, but how are they doing?
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    Need to double check. The larger divergences are appearing around now. I reckon “American Idiot” wouldn’t be made at least. There’s not the cynicism prevalent in the Bush era.
     

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    CountDVB said:
    Need to double check. The larger divergences are appearing around now. I reckon “American Idiot” wouldn’t be made at least. There’s not the cynicism prevalent in the Bush era.
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    I think most of Green Day's Bush-era emo songs will probably get butterflied. Most likely, they're still doing songs like Basketcase. Also, the two songs, reposted for your convenience.

    (I also suggested this one should have a music video and be more about big business and pollution.)


    I'm also thinking that Tay Zonday's Chocolate Rain should also be taken seriously enough ITTL to make it onto the Billboard Top 100 next year. Maybe even make it to No:1. You know, with YouTube and MySpace teaming up.

    Also, I don't know if you know this, but here in the Uk, we have something called the Green Party. Would you agree that, given the current feeling towards Global Warming ITTL, that come 2010, Caroline Lucas might stand a chance of winning the General Election?
     
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