Next TL?

Which TL?


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This is a runoff poll, and there are 2 options. Within 48 hours I will have 2 prologues ready.

A Land of Milk and Honey: As previously discussed, this covers a more successful Johnson presidency, including his reelection in 1968. The POD is in late November 1963.

The Black Prince: Sensing an electoral opportunity to ratify the Emergency, Indira Gandhi calls an election on schedule in February 1976.
 
All I said was that Johnson wins in '68. Defining the GS' "success" depends on one's viewpoint.


By contrast, the Black Prince is a nasty piece of work. Sterilization is a centrepiece of domestic policy, and his authoritarian instincts are just as deep as those of his role model, even if his economic instincts are far more libertarian. Did I mention they both are far from shy about the use of "disappearance"?

The Prince
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The Role Model
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Do Indira. Though personally I'd like to see a failed EDSA TL.

LBJ then Indira TL, I agree with you BTW I want to see a TL where the EDSA revolution fails or never happens. I can see that Philippines will be par with Thailand had EDSA revolution never happens and Marcos opens the economy fully to foreign investment like what Thailand did in 1985.
 
Well, a failing EDSA is relatively simple: Marcos allows Doy Laurel to be elected VP. Given Laurel's past and character, he would probably accept and Marcos can call it a government of national unity. Even NAMFREL found that Cory only won 50-49, or 800,000 votes. In this case, once Marcos kicks the can it sets off a quick and nasty power struggle between Enrile, backed by the AFP, and Imelda, which Enrile wins easily and Imelda and the kids would likely be exiled. Virata remains PM and presides over an eventual transition to democracy. Dunno what happens to Cory, though GMA could also still become President IMO.

The Black Prince is not so much about Indira as it is about Sanjay. More on that when I write the TL- can't spoil everything.
 
Such a lop-sided poll lol.

I think you should do a Filipino politics TL after this though :D
 
I'm not inclined towards that, though if I did it would be either a) failed EDSA, b) GMA runs in '98. I am quite committed to The Black Prince, being an incurable dynastiphile.

Johnson needs McNamara for a multitude of reasons. Not least because of his special envoy status.
 
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