Live and Let Live: A Red Indonesia

IT'S ALIVE!!!!! Thank you Kerguelen oh and Merry Christmas and happy New Year!


(also I really want the Indonesian Navy to score a humiliating defeat against the US Navy well at the very least the US navy best torpedo is the mk 37 which are inferior against Soviet Torpedo's with the Torpedo easy for a KRI Irian (Sverdlov-class Indonesia's only capital ship [CL]) to outrun also with the Whiskey-class submarines the navy has are going to be a major problem for the US navy.)
 
IT'S ALIVE!!!!! Thank you Kerguelen oh and Merry Christmas and happy New Year!


(also I really want the Indonesian Navy to score a humiliating defeat against the US Navy well at the very least the US navy best torpedo is the mk 37 which are inferior against Soviet Torpedo's with the Torpedo easy for a KRI Irian (Sverdlov-class Indonesia's only capital ship [CL]) to outrun also with the Whiskey-class submarines the navy has are going to be a major problem for the US navy.)
Thanks for the information, but for now, we'll be focusing a bit on the American elections before returning to Indonesia
 
Thanks for the information, but for now, we'll be focusing a bit on the American elections before returning to Indonesia

Well I have a Submarine Video game called Cold Waters a 'cold war goes hot but the nukes don't fly' until later in the game if you screw up badly. There is a 1968 campaign and the 1984 campaign you only get to play as US submarines the 1968 campaign is a bit like cancer with using the mk-37 torpedo to sink submarines and trying to sink surface ships with the unguided mk-16 torpedo the redesign version of the mk-14 WW2 torpedo against SET-65 torpedo's that has guidance and travel at 40 kts it's not fun when your sailing a 28 kt Permit-class or the brand new very quiet Sturgeon-class with 25kt against a torpedo with active acoustic guidance not caring how quiet your submarine is oh and there is the RBU 2500 (rocket launch depth charges) that the Skoryy-class destroyer and Riga-class frigate have equipped in the Indonesian Peoples Navy has to throw at the USN but onto the American elections that you said.
 
I've just discovered this timeline and I must say it my current favorite on this forum. I like how a regional scenario is organically interacting with global issues through Salazar, PMCs and now American politics.
 
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Episode 25: Technical Difficulties

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"Aidit's coup marked the end of the stable balancing act between ideologies that Soekarno created and Yani abandoned. Soon, war was declared on the communist government and the rest as they say, is history. It would only be soon before nations across the world began to exploit the war and take advantages of the nation's natural wealth and untapped economic potential. The rights of local tribes in Papua and Borneo were abused to feed the growing industrial war machine.

American and Soviet armies marched upon island shores in their quest for imperial world dominance. Companies sent mercenaries and militias to carve out personal corporate republics that mined the country to bare bone. Meanwhile, the World Order stood by as atrocity after atrocity was committed. In the next episode of The Broken Country, we'll be analysing key events of the Indonesian War and how they transformed a post-colonial nation into a war zone run by chaos and anarchy."


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“Here we are at the United Nations Headquarters and as you can see, the outside appears to be flooded with people in protest. Now, we’ve got a large variety here, people of many ah, political affiliations. Much of these outcry appears to be against Secretary-General Barack Soetoro’s handling of the current crisis in Aceh after his recent election. Now, here we have a local er... protest marcher on the scene. Sir, could you tell us why you’ve decided to protest Mr. Soetoro’s policies.”

“I’m not marching against that goddam idiot! It’s the UN! They’re controlling everything! Every single war and recession you hear on the television! That was them! And all this chaos they’re causing is just feeding their global empire, you hear! Soetoro, he’s just a puppet of the internationalist machine, a goddam puppet!”

“So you are saying that the UN was responsible for the recent crises this year.”

“Why don’t you tell us! You media people are just part of the machine! Slaves controlled by the fat greasy wallets of the New World Order!”

“Well everyone, as you can see…”

“Remember Tel Aviv, Taipei, New Delhi! Open your eyes people! Or open a goddam history book! Do you think that all of these things could happen without funding, without the network of lies that runs our world? No, they’re part of the… Hey! Get your hands off me! I have rights, you know! They’re taking our freedom of speech! They’ll take everything, you hear me? Everythi-“


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“Attention, my fellow Americans. A short moment ago, we have suffered from a national tragedy. Our nation had come under an attack which has left hundreds dead. This attack was done as an act of terror, to strike fear in the hearts of our brave, patriotic citizens. But now, be must look to these, to these fiends and tell them that we are not afraid. We cannot bow to these terrorists for us Americans are a resilient people. This is not the first time our nation has been threatened but if we work hard enough, we can make it the very last.

I have spoken to the Vice President, the Secretary of National Security, and the director of the CIA. I promise that we will do all that is necessary to aid the victims and their families to recover from this tragedy that has befallen our nation. All resources necessary will be dedicated to hunting down these criminals who committed this act of terror. Allow me to make it clear that the perpetrators of this event are nothing but murderers, murderers of hundreds in a disgusting waste of human life and we will bring them to justice by any means possible.”


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“In the next episode of Superman: The Animated Series, the General Zod’s invasion is almost complete. Fuelled by the power of the Phantom Zone, he’ll have the power to conquer Planet Earth and annihilate Superman himself. To save the day, Superman’s gonna need a little help from a few old friends. Watch Superman, Iron-Man, Thor, and the Hulk join together and defeat the villainous Zod this Friday at six! Brought to you by Marvel Comics.”

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"In the Congo, they called me the Mad Bloodhound, you know. I always thought that I would've stayed in Africa, gunning down communists and nationalists like rats in a barrel. But Asia, that was where all the money was. You could get a fortune for guarding some American fat cats or killing a few pirates. Not as much fun, but it paid the bills, I suppose."

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“You see Mr. Cheney, there are known knowns, things we know that we know. Now, we also know that there are known unknowns, which is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns—the ones we don't know we don't know."

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"A question for Mr. Soetoro, what prompted your decision to deploy the UN Security Task Force against the Suradji Regime in Aceh?

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“Our leader is dead but our people still stand! Long live Marx, long live Lenin, long live the revolution!”

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“It appears that this scene has transformed into an assassination attempt on the President.”

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"The war never ended, you know. We just gave each other the finger and went back home."

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For those of you wondering, this is just a brief interlude before I get the the U.S presidential elections and the current mess that is Indonesia
 
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Well if there's one thing to say Communist Indonesia WILL prevail and nothing will stop the red tide no matter how much THEY try to the tide will flood THEY will not win no matter how much THEY try and even if the country ends up as Germany 1945 we will flood the evil forces that break the rules THEY created. The war has begun for freedom but many obstacles stand in the way for it's survival may god forgive the good leader's of Indonesia for the blood that will be spilled...
 
i imagine european "volunteer" annoyed with called "Americans" by indonesian, same as communist "volunteer" they are called "Russians". whoever wins the ally/enemy is Americans/Russians.
 
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Episode 26: Motortown


"Politics would be a helluva good business if it weren't for the goddamned people." –Richard Milhous Nixon​


“I remember ‘68, that election was the most transformative time of my life. You see, the President contacted my old boss, Senator McGee, and promoted him to U.N Ambassador. McGee brought me along and that was when I met President Johnson. Now, the first thing I noticed about him was how tall he was. It wasn’t just his height I noticed, but how he used it. Sometimes, he would look at McGee straight in the eye and lean forward until McGee nearly fell to the floor. We all called it “the Johnson Treatment” and he would use it whenever he could. Medicare, Civil Rights, the Great Society, none of that would’ve been possible without a six foot tall man invading the personal space of some southern senator.

But of course, not all southern senators were on board when he ran in ’68. In the Beltway, most people say that adaptability is the greatest asset of a politician. George Wallace was that philosophy in its purest form. He went from supporting civil rights, to being a racist, to making his own party, and went right back to supporting civil rights. So when he ran as a third party, not a lot of us were surprised. Johnson stabbed the south in the back, he said. Supporting desegregation over “state’s rights”.

After Wallace thought he could send his dogs on a few protesters on Bloody Sunday, do you know what Johnson did? He told George Wallace come straight to the White House and gave him a good dose of the Johnson Treatment[1]. Eventually, I got to become a lot more acquainted with the President after McGee offered a few of his staff to work on his reelection campaign. Of course, I didn’t get to meet him very much, now that he was cleaning up the mess that was Indonesia.

I did however, meet Hubert Humphrey, Johnson’s Vice President many times over. He was always a very nice man to talk to and was very eager to get things done. Humphrey acted kind to all of us, even when things weren’t going so well. He enjoyed talking about his grandkids a lot, sometimes a bit too much. In some ways, he was the exact opposite of Johnson. Johnson used threats and intimidation to get things done, but I don’t believe I saw Humphrey get mad even once. Johnson was a pragmatic soul, encouraging civil rights only after he entered the Oval Office. Humphrey on the other hand was the idealistic spirit, fighting for reconciliation ever since 1948. So when he died, many of us were very sad to see him go.

-In the Shadow of Giants by Dick Cheney[2], 1998

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"The election of 1968 was a strange time for the American people. In the Republican Party, the growing wave of far-right conservatism clashed with the Old-School business establishment that had governed the party for so long. A major reason behind this shift in policy was President Johnson’s support of civil rights, which prompted several to abandon the Democratic Party in protest of his progressive policies. In order to provide a moderate candidate for the Republicans, several attempts were made to draft experienced politicians that would bridge the gap between the two wings of the party.

This included attempts to draft Illinois Senator Charles Percy, New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller, and former Vice President Richard Nixon, all of which were declined. The Republican Party quickly became a free-for-all as candidates from across America tossed their hats into the ring. Eventually, the Republican establishment did find their man in the form of George W. Romney, a rambling ex-businessman with a serious grievance against President Johnson. Many historians believe that this feud originated during May 24th, 1967, in the midst of the Detroit riots. In the present day, it could be difficult to imagine how one of the great cities of America was once a hotbed of crime, unrest, and racial violence. However, issues such as desegregation and foreign wars created a great number of social and political tensions.

Tensions that, on one hot summer day, transformed into a violent rebellion that engulfed Detroit in chaos. The riots began when a local speakeasy in the predominantly-black neighbourhood of 12th Street was celebrating the return of two American GIs. This disturbance would prompt a police raid where a large number of patrons in the speakeasy were falsely detained. Other patrons began fighting off the police, beginning a city wide riot that shocked the entire nation to its core. A total of forty civilians were shot to death by police or federal forces while three people were killed by fires and ruined infrastructure.

One of these deaths included the death of Tanya Balding, a ten year old girl who was shot through her apartment window after a resident lighting a cigarette was confused for an arsonist. Around 7,200 people had been unlawfully arrested despite the absence of any criminal records. These arrests mostly affected the black population of Detroit and included a four year old boy along with an eighty-two year old man. Yet the greatest loss was the city itself. Over two thousand buildings were demolished and the damage done to the city’s infrastructure can still be seen in some parts of Detroit today.[3]

After the riots, Romney began to claim that the President had deliberately delayed his response to the riots and continued to criticise Johnson, publicly and privately. But for all of his flaws, Romney may have been the best candidate the Republicans had to offer. His policies created income taxes across Michigan, weakened the power of big businesses, and helped bridge the gap between black and white communities. However, the radical wing of the Republican parties began to grumble as Romney’s polls rose higher and higher. They needed a man to represent them. Even if that man was once a co-star to a chimpanzee."

-Radicals, Racists, and Riots: American Politics in the Modern Era, 1981

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“No, my husband is not a candidate for the elections this year” -Nancy Reagan, May 14th 1968, 11:20 am

“I am officially running as a candidate for the Presidency of the United States of America” -Ronald Reagan, May 14th 1968, 12:30 pm[4]


“Johnson’s nothing but a dirty old boot. He'll slap you on the back today and stab you in the back tomorrow. And debating with him was talking to a corpse. He’s a lousy public speaker with a dull voice. The man doesn’t even believe half of what he says and that, to me sounds like a hypocrite. Standing next to him, you can see that he’s just this wheeler dealer who cheated his way straight into the White House and that makes me sick.” – Barry Goldwater to Ronald Reagan on Lyndon Johnson


“You are dealing with a very insecure, sensitive man with a huge ego. I literally want you to kiss his ass from one end Washington to the other” -President Kennedy on Vice President Johnson [5]

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This audio is taken from “Highlights from LBJ’s Phone Calls”[6]

Johnson: Nelson, how are ya?

Rockefeller: I’m doing all right, Mr. President.

Johnson: Now, listen here, I wanted to talk to you as a friend and I want to talk very personally, because these elections have got me concerned about your party. I mean you’ve got nuts all over the place. You got Thurmond and Reagan, who, if I remember correctly, acted second fiddle to a goddamn monkey in one of his movies. Now I thought Goldwater was crazy but these guys, I’m telling you Rocky, they’re insane.

Rockefeller: Well, we’ve got Romney, and he seems pretty reasonable. Met him back in the Beltway, I think.

Johnson: Well, I’m sorry, but the man’s a nut. A nut who can’t even keep his mouth shut for a second. Now I’m not against his religion or anything, but I just do not like the man. I mean just look at him. He couldn’t control the Negroes in Detroit without begging for Hoover to save his ass, and there is no chance in hell that he can run the country. Besides, you can’t expect him to answer a question before he starts rambling about god knows what.

Rockefeller: Well, what do you suggest, we do? He’s popular, he’s young, and he is the only liberal option us Republicans have.

Johnson: Well I was wondering if you were considered running for President. I mean back in ’64, you had a real chance against Goldwater. You could get that chance again, you know. Now look, this ain’t ’64 and I don’t any tricks or wiretappers this time. I just want to help my country and a dirty election won’t help me with that.

Rockefeller: sighs* I’m sorry Lyndon but, I can’t. Happy’s not too eager on being First Lady and besides, I think that I can do a lot more to help the country in New York. To be blunt, I don’t think that running for the White House is right for me.

Johnson: Alright, I understand Nelson, see ya later.

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Vice President Humphrey tours America on the campaign trail

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Governor Romney at a press conference with his wife, Lenore and son, Mitt

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President Lyndon Johnson on the White House Phone

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Racial riots engulf the city of Detroit leaving many dead, injured, or displaced

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Rev. Martin Luther King tours Detroit in the aftermath of the 12th Street Riots


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Hubert Humphrey should be a good man, a kind man, a soft-spoken man who could reach out to the hearts of thousands of Americans across the globe. Yes, that was what Johnson said. The friendly, smiling face to the Texan’s harsh, yet dour personality. But politicians didn’t always need to wear a mask. That was why campaigning was his favorite part of the job. A chance to meet the people of America and hear the problems that had plagued them for so long. If only he could do something to fix it. Johnson was a harsh man, a harsh President, and nothing would change that. When he disagreed with Johnson about Vietnam, Johnson shut him out until he would become another one of his yes-men. That was the way things were for the past few years in the White House.

But enough thinking, it was time to shake hands, kiss babies, and talk to the people of America. Humphrey looked across the city of Los Angeles in all of its glory. Crowds cheered as he began to approach them. A smile spread across his face as he saw people of all colors, black, white, brown, standing together as one. Years of fighting for equality nearly cost him the Vice Presidency, but now, that work had paid off. Los Angeles, a city once plagued by segregation and riots had changed.

Johnson was a hard man but he helped changed America for the better. And nothing made Humphrey more proud than to be part of that change. The Happy Warrior began to shake the hands of the cheering audience. He saw a young mother with her baby, an elderly veteran with a pin reading “LBJ in ‘68”, and a mustached man with a black leather jacket pushing through the crowd. The man had also worn his hair into an afro and covered his eyes with sunglasses, strange attire for a political rally.

“Mr. Humphrey! Mr. Vice President!”

As he reached the odd fellow, Humphrey reached out to shake the man’s hand. “Hello there, young man. How do you do?”

Soon, he saw the man’s left hand reached into his trenchcoat and the faint glimmer of metal caught his eye. But it was too late. Humphrey felt two bullets knock him to the ground while the man refused to let go. The gunshots still ringed in his ear and he struggled to stand with the burning pains in his chest. As he tried to gasp for air, he saw arms surrounding the gunman, trying to pry the assassin’s grip from his hand. Shapes began to blur and color drained from his sight. Humphrey never felt the third bullet fly through his neck. He only felt the pain throbbing in his chest and the dull roar of the crowd.

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[6] IOTL, Johnson convinced Rockefeller to run in '68 to "stop Nixon and Reagan"
 
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