Photos of the Kaiserreich

Been a while since I played the CSA, what's the difference between Foster and Browder again? Is Browder Nazbol while Foster is with the Jacobins?
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There is nothing to suggest that Browder is a Nazbol (herkles confirmed that there wouldn't be any "pure" Totalist, akin to Mosley and Mussolini, faction for CSA); he is rather a full-blown Jacobin, while Foster is much more tolerant to Syndicalist leanings.
 
There is nothing to suggest that Browder is a Nazbol (herkles confirmed that there wouldn't be any "pure" Totalist, akin to Mosley and Mussolini, faction for CSA); he is rather a full-blown Jacobin, while Foster is much more tolerant to Syndicalist leanings.
I was not so sure - historically the Italian fascists were largely formed under the influence of syndicalism.
 
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There is nothing to suggest that Browder is a Nazbol (herkles confirmed that there wouldn't be any "pure" Totalist, akin to Mosley and Mussolini, faction for CSA); he is rather a full-blown Jacobin, while Foster is much more tolerant to Syndicalist leanings.
My interpretation of this is basically:
Federalists = France, socialism mixed with capitalism in a gigantic fat mess.
Unionists = "pure" syndicalists, very union-power-to-the-max.
Foster = a little purge-happy but no worse than mid-revolution Lenin. (still not the good guy but not as bad as...)
Browder = Stalin.
 
Some more random pop-culture tidbits from my KR setting:

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Christopher Lee as secret agent Daniel Drake in Claws of the Tiger (1970). Lee would play the character - based on the novel series by writer Ian Fleming - for a total of seven films from 1965 on. Most fans would be of the opinion that Lee was the quintessential Drake, combining charm and an air of utter menace that fit with the dark undertones of the films.

Lee, a half-Italian Exile, was a major star of Commonwealth war cinema and thrillers throughout the 1960s and 1970s, frequently drawing on his wartime experiences as a Royal Marine Commando - and making use of that training in the performance of stunts. He would also branch out into other genres in later life, including lending his voice to the English language dub of the Japanese Legend of Zelda animated film as Ganondorf.

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Donald Sutherland and Clint Eastwood in joint PSA-Canadian war film Vultures, released in 1970. The film centres around the efforts of a group of US soldiers in Utah during the Second North American War to locate and steal a cache of hidden gold, taken and hidden by PSA forces during the evacuation of Salt Lake City. Though the film isn't based on a specific event, it was an effort by the writer and director to encapsulate the criminal activity of certain US forces during the conflict, with a number of scenes based on reality showing US soldiers 'requisitioning' material from Mormon families and homes.

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From left to right: Twilight; Thorn; and Aurora, the main characters of the popular PSA cartoon 'Wyches' (2000-2005). The cartoon told the story of the titular 'Wyches' band, a loco group themed around magic and environmentalism...who are also magically-inclined themselves, and use their powers to solve mysteries and battle evil monsters and magic-users.

As well as being popular for mostly-entertaining stories and genuinely good soundtrack, the show was very much a 'message' programme. Not only did it contain strong environmental themes, coming out when the PSA and the Asia-Pacific Co-Prosperity Sphere were beginning to really lead the world in green technology, but it also promoted a strong message of religious tolerance. In-show, each of the characters came from a different religious background: Thorn being a Wicca; Twilight being a practicing Jew; and Aurora being Christian. Despite different beliefs, the three characters were depicted as being the best of friends, utterly accepting of one another's beliefs, and always there for one another. The show attracted a great deal of positive feedback for its message of tolerance, and for its research into the faiths of its three main characters - indeed, it would be praised for giving an accurate understanding of Wicca, a sizeable minority faith in the PSA.
 
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Oliver North, a controversial figure in the new Palin administration. He was a Special forces officer during the NRC era. during this time he served in many hotspots across the world, including but not limited to: Cuba,Indochina,Central Asia, Nicaragua, Turkey,and Iran. During his time, he was linked to smuggling guns to rebels in Turkey and working with the Nicaraguan and Cuban governments to deal with insurrectionary elements. However he grew disillusioned with the Underwood Council and was a founding member of the "committee for National Salvation" which eventually overthrew Underwood. After the democratization, he was rather forcefully retired by the Sanders government, something which left him rather bitter. He joined Elizabeth Mcreynolds, another person who worked for the NRC era government, in building the Foreign Policy magazine, he stayed close to Mcreynolds during the intervening years, which payed off rather handsomely with the election of President Palin. She, at Mcreynolds strong urging nominated him for Director of the NIA (National Intelligence Agency). He is massively controversial for his previous activities during the NRC era and his current actions (including possibly bribing the incredibly corrupt Haitian government into signing a treaty with the US Government.) while he has been hailed by many for other actions including his critical role in overthrow of Underwood and his other actions during his tenure ( covertly removing the El salvadorian dicator Henrique Marquez) The PSA hates him and he is widely viewed as the face of everything that is wrong in the Palin administration.
 
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Interesting. And mostly OK, though the PSA wouldn't try to assassinate the Panamanian President - by TTL's 21st century, that kind of stuff's only done by rogue nations. The major powers don't assassinate the leaders of sovereign nations anymore (not so blatantly, at least). Regime change, yes when the situation calls for it, but they don't just have leaders killed.
okay, then what would you replace it with?
 
It was a mix of both, think Erdogans turkey.

Then it's probably met with indifference. Small country, unpleasant regime, not somewhere that could pose a danger to the PSA...it can be safely ignored. If it was somewhere like Mexico (big nation, democratic, borders the PSA and could be used to outflank it, large number of Mexican immigrants in the PSA), then there'd be a problem ;)

Though this reminds me, I should do something about the major players in Latin America ITTL. Might do something at the weekend...
 
that is going to be a problem soon, Mcreynolds is trying to negotiate a trade and Defense agreement and is directing a image boosting campaign across the country.

Unlikely that a democratic Mexican government would favour the US. ITTL, Mexico's historically been close to the PSA - joint nervousness over American policies - and there's a lot of PSA investment in their economy. They wouldn't want to disturb that.

Though that's a topic for another time. We'd agreed not to move things on chronologically, remember?
 
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