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Earlier today, I was mulling over the idea of a 2018 in which the United States lost the Cold War, and this thread gave me the "missing link" I needed...

How plausible is the following scenario?

Instead of the Vietnam War, the United States military becomes embroiled in the Congo Crisis. The (disastrous) fighting in Africa severely inflames domestic racial tension, and the the civil unrest of the 1960s is much worse than OTL. The American government cracks down hard to restore "law and order" to the country. As a result of this repression, by the end of the 20th Century the U.S.S.R. is more stable and prosperous than the United States, which have stagnated and become something of an international pariah.
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