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Michael Dukakis
Paul Tsongas
Robert Stanfield
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Our Fair Country: The Commonwealth of New England
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Just a few...
Michael Dukakis
Paul Tsongas
Robert Stanfield
There's more floating around
Since there is no WW2, who are some of the most evil dictators in modern history ITTL? Is stalin still one of them?
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Wasn't it basically Hitler, and WWII that started the whole idea of evil dictators? Given that racism isn't seen as bad, communist Russia is still going strong(ish), African decolonization was totally different, etc, I'm not sure this world recognizes evil dictators as a thing (There are some 'evil' nations, like S. Africa and Israel, but they aren't attributed to a single person, in the same way Amin's Uganda was)
speaking of Israel, how are they still rich ITTL? I mean yes they still have brains and brawn, but that usually works better in a democracy.
@Kanan Do the Commonwealth Games exist ITTL? If so, how has New England done with them? Have they hosted?
H.P. Lovecraft
Howard Philips Lovecraft, known as just simply H. P. Lovecraft, was an author known for creating the cosmic horror genre, for being an incredible recluse who had weird nihilistic thinking which produced the Cthulhu mythos, flirted with fascism and conservatism, before almost dying in the 1930s. In that decade, he increasingly rejected his old ways, embraced socialism and his mood improved much
Increasingly getting in New England politics, his past would still haunt him and he would report having "dark moments", but after being elected to the House of Commons in 1944 as a Labour MP, he served in some small offices but with distinction
At the age of 77 in 1967 he became the Father of the House, the first Labour MP to hold that prestige and he served it well until his death in 1985. His "The Call of the Commons" is widely known as a good introductory book to parliamentary tradition
The young recluse who believed in far right conspiracy theories, advocated nilihism and wrote cosmic horror, contrasts with the old genial socialist who represented the House well as its longest serving member, can be hard to believe that are the same person. But that was Howard Philips Lovecraft—a complicated man.
Credit to @Turquoise Blue for the positively marvelous write-up to accompany this wiki box for the esteemed H.P. Lovecraft.
Bulldoggus
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I mean, I think H. P. needed a whole lot of therapy, not a political conversion, but OK I guess?
IOTL he became a socialist after a number of years as a far-right conspiracy theory baiter. This is alternate history, a lot of things can happen (especially if it has Kanan's stamp of approval!)
Bulldoggus
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I mean his politics (such as they were) were always a slave to his deep-rooted neuroses. I mean, functional human being and minor pillar of community I can almost see. Jovial elder statesman I cannot.
Maybe four decades in Parliament helped soothe some of his mental troubles. After all, a man who spends forty years listening to opposition MPs groan and shout would probably be able to tune out any voices in his head that might interfere with his political performance.
As far as I know, he actually started to have more happy moments before his death
I now want to know what New England's other great early 20th century writers, e.e. cummings and Robert Frost, did ITTL.
CA and NY are going to hand recounts, but CNN called them earlier, thus why it is 43-43 still.
Arizona: National to Social Labor
California: National to Social Labor
Chihuahua: Social Labor to National
East Tennessee: Social Labor to National
Indiana: Indiana Freedom Party to Social Labor
Jefferson: Social Labor to National
Missouri: Social Labor to National
Nebraska: Social Labor to National
New Jersey: Social Labor to National
Sonora: Social Labor to National
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