Q: So you are moving into your second scenario?
A: Yes, I hope you like.
Q: Right... try to not be one sided as the russian empire one... is this based on Kaiserreich?
A: It is based on kaiserreich, but not fully, it is expanded enought for be it's own work, I also read Long biography and did some research on all characters, I really hope you all like this work, and I'm open to all critics if you think I'm being to one sided.
Without more delays...
THE NEW UNION
The history of the Long Presidency and Beyond!
"Any mediocre politician can be kept afloat with people who agree with him. A good politician can be kept afloat with people who might desagree but have some kind of personal relationship with him, but Long went far, he built a house of cards with people who absolutely loathed themselves, that is a anchievement"
New York Times, about Long and the formation of the America First Party, 1934
September 27, 1936.A: Yes, I hope you like.
Q: Right... try to not be one sided as the russian empire one... is this based on Kaiserreich?
A: It is based on kaiserreich, but not fully, it is expanded enought for be it's own work, I also read Long biography and did some research on all characters, I really hope you all like this work, and I'm open to all critics if you think I'm being to one sided.
Without more delays...
THE NEW UNION
The history of the Long Presidency and Beyond!
"Any mediocre politician can be kept afloat with people who agree with him. A good politician can be kept afloat with people who might desagree but have some kind of personal relationship with him, but Long went far, he built a house of cards with people who absolutely loathed themselves, that is a anchievement"
New York Times, about Long and the formation of the America First Party, 1934
Atlanta capitol hall, Georgia.
It was a shining day in Atlanta, with the air filled with optimism and cheering as the final pre election convention of the America First Union Party was taking place. A huge stand was mounted in front of the Capitol, as a huge crowd numbering two hundred Thousand people, according to the organizers, had been United for the arrival of the Leader, of the future president, of the person that would bring the USA out of recession without discriminating people based on their race, social class or profission, yes, Senator Huey Pierce Long, the Kingfish was coming. On the stand his candidate for VP, Gerald K. Smith was waiting along with other party officials, while other members of the party awaited inside the Capital, who had been seized by the party for the day, a very easy task since the state governor, Mister Eugene Talmadge was also a member of te AFP. The crowd was exploding with excitement as baloons flew, the star spangled banner and the AFP party flags were moved with the arrival of the figure, using his double breasted White suit with his boater hat, that at the point became one of his trademarks and a obligatory item for his most hardcore supporters. Long cheered the huge crowd while his personal guards kept them contained from breaking into the circuit, while a small girl handed him flowers, a move catched on the right time by his cameraman, and so he arrived at the stand, shaked the hand of K. Smith and waved his hand for the second figure behind him, William Dudley Pelley, the leader of the hardline faction of the AFP, someone that Long had expected to not show up on that ocasion, but he hardly could do anything at this point. As the people cheered the Kingfish took the tissue from his suit pocket and used it to clean his forehead and so the moment came, he approached the microphone and started his speech:
—I confess that when I readed on the newspaper that 200 thousand people were expected on Atlanta just to see myself delivering this speech, I told my beautifull wife: “Rose, I guess you will have a bit of competition for my attention”. — said him, for the cheering of the public and the chuckling of his wife, who standed on a chair along with other dignataries — What we have here today on this clear sunny day of September, is not a group of interest, you people, are not a bunch of ol’oligarchs, or corrupt politicians, or people dissuaded and corrupted by the evils of syndicalism. You are the american people! Every single one of you! From the richest industrialist, who came along with his labourers, to the poorest farmer who left his own small proprierty to listen to me this day, all of you are the american people, the real american people, and you shall decide the future of this country!
As Long took some air, the people began to get out of control, roses were thrown at him, ocasionally falling at the band positioned in the front of the stand that played the instrumental version of “Every man a King” non stop. Long’s personal militia and the local police were doing it’s best to contain the large group of people, almost collapsing under the pressure.
— I’m not here to promote chaos and desorder, but to fight the people who promoted! — continued Long, waving his arm as he Always did on his speeches — I’m here to make the poor and the rich cooperate for the good! For the White and the black to understand their duty for the country! I’m here presenting myself on this moment to be your sword and your shield against the greatest evil that ever have fallen into our country, and what this evil is?
“Syndicalism!” — shouted the crowd, as one.
— Syndicalism, totalitarism, the doctrine of segregation, of the opressed and the opressor, the doctrine that makes woman leaves their husbands, who makes the shop owner and the worker to shot themselves! The doctrine that brought death and destruction to France, to Britain, and left a so huge scar on Russia that they still did not have recovered! And we are going to fight it, on or neighbourhoods, on our schools, on our government buildings and especially, on the ballots!
The crowd rejoiced, as Long proceeded. Pelley seemed very disturbed for the nature of the speech, while Smith had more expectations for the next part:
— And who provocated that? Who let the poor worker’s of the north, of the South, of the West and the east to fall to the temptation of totalitarism? — Long recovered his breath again, and pointed towards the northeast — Washington! Washington DC! But not the city, as we know a city is made of bricks, and the Capitol and the White House too. I’m not talking about the buildings, made by our forefathers, our founding fathers, I’m talking about the people inside them!
As he said that the crowd exploded in emotion, shouts of pride, anger and joy took part of the people who had been dissatisfied with the federal government since the beginning of the great depression, eleven years before, and until now didn’t saw any meaningfull change on their situation.
— The elites of Washington! But not a elite for being rich, as rich people are not the problem, but a political elite! A group of interest with the only objetive of keeping their own power and not caring about the people, about the common man, not only the poor, I repeat, for I’m not a syndicalist, but also for the american entrepreneur who has to close his store or factory as he does not have support against the crisis! For also the middle class, pressed to the brink of falling into poverty, for the man who arrives from the work everyday and sees the bills mounting and knows that if nothing happens, him and his Family will lose everything. Well, I have to say, I will not allow you to lose! We are going to save américa from the crisis, we are going to build a stronger union, a state for everyone, and we are going to replace the corrupt elite of Washington with people who really cares for y’all! America First!
As the crowd continued reacting in full energy, Smith rolled his eyes as he expected Long to blame the Jews under that circunstance. Pelley was also distressed but he had his own plans for the future of the Union, he just needed to keep his base of support growing and... to wait.
— But how? How can we prevent the doomfall of america to Godless syndicalism and to the corrupt political elite, you may ask?
The crowd began to shout again and again “Every Man a King! Share the wealth!”
— We are on a society were one bureocrat in New York and sit on a suitcase full of dollars and light up his cigar on a flaming note of 100 dollars, while the unprotected from the luck are left here without enought Money to survive! This is a reflection of the social inequalities of america, of how the greatest civilization to ever exist was corrupted from the inside by sectors of the bourgeisie!
Shortly behind Long, two old man responsible for his political newsreels discussed:
— Very ironic, I would say, isn't that right Erik?
— Yes Charles... you have to be very experienced to support some kind of racial unity... without condemning segregation, I would say that it is a miracle that this people are not fighting themselves yet.
— Very Well, let's move on, I'm too old for listening for this populistic propaganda, I miss my old Britain a lot.
— You should see South Africa. — commented Erik — It wouldn't be a surprise if a civil war explodes soon...
As Long left with his political allies, roses were thrown into him while he moved inside the capitol, were the last party congress would be taking place. While some massive cheering could be seen and was caught by the very well positioned propagandaman of the Erik A. Brothers Productions, minor disturbances happened all over the city, including pro Pelley militiaman clashing with pro afroamerican rights activists and members of the democratic and republican party going on strike against Long cult of personality.
Continues soon.
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