Holy shit.
A) It's finally over.
B) I hate to be repetitive, but HOLY FUCKING SHIT.
An Imperial Federation, Austria-Hungary reborn, and a South African Hitler?
I have to say, I'm almost
hungry to see how those came about.
I mean, SA Hitler seems pretty straightforward - if utterly horrifying - but the rest is fascinating.
France - oh, De Gaulle's just rolling in his grave, isn't he?
Germany/Japan - My god, we have a Dual Pact that has sincerely repented for their sins yet still has some teeth - well, not so much of the repentance on Japan's part, but still! Wunderbar. Heil Kaiser dir. As for Japan... Military anime. Don't know what those chaps are complaining about
. Is the Rising Sun (with stripes) an acceptable symbol internationally?
Austria-Hungary - The return of the Hapsburgs has come, and it is glorious. Meanwhile, somone from the AFP is singing "I'm holding out for an Anschluss!". Still, I'm happy the poor chewtoys of Italy got a somewhat happy ending, and it's always good to see the eternal waltz of the Dual Monarchy's twin kingdoms start up again.
...Still, the bordergore will be a travesty.
Casually bring up that you’re South African in a bar in Europe and the whole establishment goes quiet before kicking you out.
I wasn't sure whether to laugh or cry reading this.
The SA regime here is just as horrific as it was built up to be, and it genuinely is horrifying to see what amounts to a nuclear-armed South African Hitler first arrest Hindenburg's counterpart for defying the Nazi Party's ideals, then go around committing atrocities - with the equivalent of a Mussolini who repented and made Italy democratic begging him to stop - and all while the West can do nothing for fear of getting nuked. Moreso because you actually can see it happening. Most South Africans nowadays must see their lives as a sort of Catch-22 - you can't leave, because the rest of the world hates you, and staying means a tacit acceptance of a genocidal regime.
More thoughts later, but again - thank you for a wonderful timeline.