No, I don't honestly recall where I first heard 'Totalism'. As for Mosley, he's a common character in TLs, and for good reason.
The Red Banner - An American Communist TL
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No, I don't honestly recall where I first heard 'Totalism'. As for Mosley, he's a common character in TLs, and for good reason.
Amusing coincidence then, in a very big way! Over at the Kaiserreich forums (where we mod HoI2 to create a 'Germany won WWI' timeline), Oswald Mosley is a British Socialist leader and, as of a couple of weeks ago, the founder of a doctrine known as Totalism. Incredible coincidence to see it pop up here! Will watch with interest.
As this appears to be a work of fan-fiction with no apparent real OTL POD, shouldn't this thread be moved to the ASB forum? It's a good read, but what happened to bring this world about?
I am trying to figure out the POD, and also trying to keep this realistic.
Extracted from The Authorised History of the Panopticon
The Panopticon, like all the organisations created by Alfred F. Jones, had a dual purpose. Whereas the Commissariat's purposes were the dissemination of propaganda throughout the military and the enforcement of military law, the Panopticon's purposes were as a spying agency and as a secret police group.
The Panopticon was established in 1936, around the time Jones began his preparations for war. Its charter included in its functions the 'search, surveillance and arrest of dissidents against Party and State', the 'Extraction of valuable information from foreign nations' and 'the Assassination of known Enemies of the Citizen's Republic'. Jones very definitely knew what he was doing.
Women played a large role in the early Panopticon - largely as agents who seduced information out of those who had knowledge the Citizen's Republic wanted, or more professional ones who acted as deadly assassins, using their looks to get past the guards. But as time passed, these femmes fatales were no longer needed, and women took a larger role in the Panopticon's running.
A role that eventually resulted in Elizabeth Bush becoming the Panopticon's head, and the shifting and branching out of its roles under Arthur Daniel Jones, son of Alfred F. Jones and current Premier of the CFRA.
The tools of the modern Panopticon are immense. 'Eagle' UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) used in assassinations taking place in third-world countries. Assassins used against terrorists and organised crime. The many ordinary people, otherwise unconnected, across the world that are secretly in its pay. Like all intelligence agencies, the Panopticon should be feared.
But it should also be respected.
The Panopticon, like all the organisations created by Alfred F. Jones, had a dual purpose. Whereas the Commissariat's purposes were the dissemination of propaganda throughout the military and the enforcement of military law, the Panopticon's purposes were as a spying agency and as a secret police group.
The Panopticon was established in 1936, around the time Jones began his preparations for war. Its charter included in its functions the 'search, surveillance and arrest of dissidents against Party and State', the 'Extraction of valuable information from foreign nations' and 'the Assassination of known Enemies of the Citizen's Republic'. Jones very definitely knew what he was doing.
Women played a large role in the early Panopticon - largely as agents who seduced information out of those who had knowledge the Citizen's Republic wanted, or more professional ones who acted as deadly assassins, using their looks to get past the guards. But as time passed, these femmes fatales were no longer needed, and women took a larger role in the Panopticon's running.
A role that eventually resulted in Elizabeth Bush becoming the Panopticon's head, and the shifting and branching out of its roles under Arthur Daniel Jones, son of Alfred F. Jones and current Premier of the CFRA.
The tools of the modern Panopticon are immense. 'Eagle' UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) used in assassinations taking place in third-world countries. Assassins used against terrorists and organised crime. The many ordinary people, otherwise unconnected, across the world that are secretly in its pay. Like all intelligence agencies, the Panopticon should be feared.
But it should also be respected.
Extracted from Holiday Diaries: America
...It was the day before Alfred F. Jones Day when I arrived in Washington, and the city was eerily quiet. Under the hot summer sun, there were relatively few people going about their business, as part of the celebrations for Revolution Week (the week between Independence Day on the 4th and Alfred F. Jones Day on the 11th) included the shutting down of most businesses, excluding restaurants, cafes, and state-owned businesses.
The Empire Palace dominates the city, even while being in the presence of similar skyscrapers in the down-town area. The Empire Palace, a 411-foot skyscraper in the neo-Classical style, was built by the CFRA's work-force in just 6 years, from 1941 to 1947. It is now the official residence of the CFRA's Premier and its main centre of government.
I visited Red Banner Square, before the Palace, on Alfred F. Jones Day. The traffic was gigantically slow, and I worried that I would miss the annual singing of the national anthem, 'the Red Flag', that happens on the day of the death of Alfred F. Jones. As it turned out, I was just in time.
The high-school choir that had managed to win the competition to take place in this annual ceremony had come all the way from California, flying all across the nation to take part in this ceremony, this genuine, beautiful outpouring of Communist support for somebody, who, whatever his morality, had changed the course of history.
They stood before the statue of Alfred F. Jones, which wore military garb, the statue carrying the banner of the CFRA (a flag with a five-pointed star in the upper-left canton, in the colours of red and gold). Their singing was absolutely perfect, beginning with the first lines:
The people's flag is deepest red/It shrouded oft our martyr'd dead...
To the last:
Come dungeons dark or gallows grim/This song shall be our parting hymn.
The ceremony moved even me, no Communist myself, into a state of utter wonder at this beautiful ceremony.
When I arrived back at my hotel, I eagerly and hurriedly put these words to paper, lest I forget the wonder these events evoked in me...
...It was the day before Alfred F. Jones Day when I arrived in Washington, and the city was eerily quiet. Under the hot summer sun, there were relatively few people going about their business, as part of the celebrations for Revolution Week (the week between Independence Day on the 4th and Alfred F. Jones Day on the 11th) included the shutting down of most businesses, excluding restaurants, cafes, and state-owned businesses.
The Empire Palace dominates the city, even while being in the presence of similar skyscrapers in the down-town area. The Empire Palace, a 411-foot skyscraper in the neo-Classical style, was built by the CFRA's work-force in just 6 years, from 1941 to 1947. It is now the official residence of the CFRA's Premier and its main centre of government.
I visited Red Banner Square, before the Palace, on Alfred F. Jones Day. The traffic was gigantically slow, and I worried that I would miss the annual singing of the national anthem, 'the Red Flag', that happens on the day of the death of Alfred F. Jones. As it turned out, I was just in time.
The high-school choir that had managed to win the competition to take place in this annual ceremony had come all the way from California, flying all across the nation to take part in this ceremony, this genuine, beautiful outpouring of Communist support for somebody, who, whatever his morality, had changed the course of history.
They stood before the statue of Alfred F. Jones, which wore military garb, the statue carrying the banner of the CFRA (a flag with a five-pointed star in the upper-left canton, in the colours of red and gold). Their singing was absolutely perfect, beginning with the first lines:
The people's flag is deepest red/It shrouded oft our martyr'd dead...
To the last:
Come dungeons dark or gallows grim/This song shall be our parting hymn.
The ceremony moved even me, no Communist myself, into a state of utter wonder at this beautiful ceremony.
When I arrived back at my hotel, I eagerly and hurriedly put these words to paper, lest I forget the wonder these events evoked in me...
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Extracted from Democracy in the CFRA
Before 1994, democracy in the CFRA was unknown outside of the Bureau, the legislative branch of its government, where votes had been made on legislation since 1956. However, in 1994, after decades of economic liberalisation and forays into Capitalism, Premier Arthur Daniel Jones announced that the government was cautiously experimenting with low-level democracy, beginning with Mayoral and Gubernatorial elections.
In 2000, the Democrat Party (medium-left in its policies) was unbanned, and Bureau elections occurred, the Democrats earning about 17 seats, a moderate number, but large enough to give them hopes of further democratic progress. The masses were evidently tired of one-party politics, and the government, for all its power, knew when to yield.
These democratic experiments were, of course, covered in government propaganda about 'the Great Liberalisation' and other such things, but they represented an important leap away from the tyranny of the early Republic and the authoritarianism of its middle period. The date for free elections was, in 2005, set at 2015, presently five years in the future, and the present government knows (and hopes) that the masses will vote for the ones who have given them so much freedom in the past few years. But these elections, will make the Citizen's Republic a true democracy.
Before 1994, democracy in the CFRA was unknown outside of the Bureau, the legislative branch of its government, where votes had been made on legislation since 1956. However, in 1994, after decades of economic liberalisation and forays into Capitalism, Premier Arthur Daniel Jones announced that the government was cautiously experimenting with low-level democracy, beginning with Mayoral and Gubernatorial elections.
In 2000, the Democrat Party (medium-left in its policies) was unbanned, and Bureau elections occurred, the Democrats earning about 17 seats, a moderate number, but large enough to give them hopes of further democratic progress. The masses were evidently tired of one-party politics, and the government, for all its power, knew when to yield.
These democratic experiments were, of course, covered in government propaganda about 'the Great Liberalisation' and other such things, but they represented an important leap away from the tyranny of the early Republic and the authoritarianism of its middle period. The date for free elections was, in 2005, set at 2015, presently five years in the future, and the present government knows (and hopes) that the masses will vote for the ones who have given them so much freedom in the past few years. But these elections, will make the Citizen's Republic a true democracy.
Extracted from Badges of Honour
One of the nations in which the awarding of decorations has achieved a high regard, in matters both civilian and military, is the Citizen's Federal Republic of America...below is a list of decorations, civilian and military, from least to greatest, of the CFRA:
Badge of Sacrifice
The badge for those killed or injured gravely in the line of duty to the State without being a member of the armed forces, is the Badge of Sacrifice. Commissars, police officers, spies and members of government-owned businesses are awarded this badge. It resembles a sword, made of silver and displayed point down.
Badge of Triumphant Sacrifice
The Badge of Triumphant Sacrifice is the badge for those killed or gravely injured during a period of military service and during a tour of duty. It resembles a sword, made of gold and displayed point down.
...
Badge of Heroism
The Badge of Heroism is for those awarded the status of Hero of America during civilian activities. It is the third-greatest honour that can be awarded to anybody, second-greatest being the Badge of Triumphant Heroism. It resembles a silver eagle with the head toward the left.
Badge of Triumphant Heroism
The Badge of Triumphant Heroism is for those awarded the status of Hero of America as a result of military duties. It may be awarded for heroism on the field of battle, or skilled tactics or strategies. It resembles a gold eagle with the head toward the left.
The Red Star
The ultimate sign of duty to the state, the Red Star may only be given to those publicly declared Heroes of America. It is divided into three classes, and the Red Star First Class has only ever been awarded to a handful of people. It is made of pure ruby surrounded by gold, in the shape of a red star, and may be given for both civil and military achievements.
One of the nations in which the awarding of decorations has achieved a high regard, in matters both civilian and military, is the Citizen's Federal Republic of America...below is a list of decorations, civilian and military, from least to greatest, of the CFRA:
Badge of Sacrifice
The badge for those killed or injured gravely in the line of duty to the State without being a member of the armed forces, is the Badge of Sacrifice. Commissars, police officers, spies and members of government-owned businesses are awarded this badge. It resembles a sword, made of silver and displayed point down.
Badge of Triumphant Sacrifice
The Badge of Triumphant Sacrifice is the badge for those killed or gravely injured during a period of military service and during a tour of duty. It resembles a sword, made of gold and displayed point down.
...
Badge of Heroism
The Badge of Heroism is for those awarded the status of Hero of America during civilian activities. It is the third-greatest honour that can be awarded to anybody, second-greatest being the Badge of Triumphant Heroism. It resembles a silver eagle with the head toward the left.
Badge of Triumphant Heroism
The Badge of Triumphant Heroism is for those awarded the status of Hero of America as a result of military duties. It may be awarded for heroism on the field of battle, or skilled tactics or strategies. It resembles a gold eagle with the head toward the left.
The Red Star
The ultimate sign of duty to the state, the Red Star may only be given to those publicly declared Heroes of America. It is divided into three classes, and the Red Star First Class has only ever been awarded to a handful of people. It is made of pure ruby surrounded by gold, in the shape of a red star, and may be given for both civil and military achievements.
THE NEW YORK TIMES
JAPAN TO BECOME WORKER'S STATE
Following the surrender of the Japanese government and deliberations at Philadelphia, it was decided that the Japanese Home Isles are to become a Worker's State under our benevolent occupation.
Our great helmsman Alfred F. Jones said that 'Japan must be dismembered. But then, there is the question of what to do with the pieces'. Indeed, Korea has become independent, Sakhalin and the Kurils have been given to Russia, Formosa to Chiang kai-Shek, and Okinawa has been annexed into our glorious Citizen's Republic.
That left the Home Isles the only question yet to be answered, until today.
The first steps in this monumental transformation is the abolishment of the office of Emperor and the disbandment of the Zaibatsu. Said our Premier, 'Japan must have our assistance and occupation in order to undergo the Revolution of the Proletariat which will transform it into a Worker's State.'
Reconstruction of damaged Japanese cities is ready to begin in December.
June 19th 1946
JAPAN TO BECOME WORKER'S STATE
Following the surrender of the Japanese government and deliberations at Philadelphia, it was decided that the Japanese Home Isles are to become a Worker's State under our benevolent occupation.
Our great helmsman Alfred F. Jones said that 'Japan must be dismembered. But then, there is the question of what to do with the pieces'. Indeed, Korea has become independent, Sakhalin and the Kurils have been given to Russia, Formosa to Chiang kai-Shek, and Okinawa has been annexed into our glorious Citizen's Republic.
That left the Home Isles the only question yet to be answered, until today.
The first steps in this monumental transformation is the abolishment of the office of Emperor and the disbandment of the Zaibatsu. Said our Premier, 'Japan must have our assistance and occupation in order to undergo the Revolution of the Proletariat which will transform it into a Worker's State.'
Reconstruction of damaged Japanese cities is ready to begin in December.
June 19th 1946
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Extracted from Music Worldwide
Home-grown music in the CFRA falls into several styles, the most notable style being Heartland, the music of the Mid-west farming towns and the Deep South, where Communism never really sank in. Other than that, the primarily important foreign styles are Roll music and Jet music, which primarily come from the Republic of Britain. There are of course many home-grown Jet bands, such as Born On The Fourth Of July, Patriot and Red Dawn.
It is customary (and was once mandatory) for bands touring the CFRA, foreign or not, to play The Red Flag (vocal or instrumental) at the end of concerts, as a patriotic spectacle. This is similar to the playing of the national anthem at concerts in the Weimar Republic, or Rule Britannia at concerts in the Republic of Britain. In all cases, the effect intended is the same - to induce a state of patriotic fervour in the audience.
Home-grown music in the CFRA falls into several styles, the most notable style being Heartland, the music of the Mid-west farming towns and the Deep South, where Communism never really sank in. Other than that, the primarily important foreign styles are Roll music and Jet music, which primarily come from the Republic of Britain. There are of course many home-grown Jet bands, such as Born On The Fourth Of July, Patriot and Red Dawn.
It is customary (and was once mandatory) for bands touring the CFRA, foreign or not, to play The Red Flag (vocal or instrumental) at the end of concerts, as a patriotic spectacle. This is similar to the playing of the national anthem at concerts in the Weimar Republic, or Rule Britannia at concerts in the Republic of Britain. In all cases, the effect intended is the same - to induce a state of patriotic fervour in the audience.
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Ships not directly involved in battle are not included in this list.
Red Navy Order of Battle
Red Navy
- Rescue Class Hospital Ship (1)
-- RNMV Rescue
- Atlantic Fleet
--- Flagship Premier Class Aircraft Carrier
---- RNMV Alfred Franklin Jones
--- Victory Class Amphibious Assault Ship (3)
---- RNMV Gettysburg
---- RNMV Lexington
---- RNMV Antietam
--- Aquila Class Guided Missile Cruiser (3)
---- RNMV Aquila
---- RNMV Falcon
---- RNMV Raptor
--- Texas Class Guided Missile Destroyer (6)
---- RNMV Texas
---- RNMV Alabama
---- RNMV Louisana
---- RNMV Florida
---- RNMV Virginia
---- RNMV Georgia
--- Arizona Class Frigate (10)
---- RNMV Arizona
---- RNMV Nevada
---- RNMV New Mexico
---- RNMV Utah
---- RNMV Colorado
---- RNMV California
---- RNMV Washington
---- RNMV Hawaii
---- RNMV Oregon
---- RNMV Idaho
--- City Class Nuclear Attack Submarine (3)
---- RNMV New York City
---- RNMV Alfred City
---- RNMV Austin
- Pacific Fleet
--- Flagship Premier Class Aircraft Carrier
---- RNMV Charles Frederick Angel
--- RNMV Victory Class Amphibious Assault Ship (3)
---- RNMV Washington D.C
---- RNMV Philadelphia
---- RNMV Saratoga
--- Inferno Class Guided Missile Cruiser (3)
---- RNMV Inferno
---- RNMV Firebird
---- RNMV Vesuvius
--- Phoenix Class Guided Missile Destroyer (6)
---- RNMV Phoenix
---- RNMV Firestorm
---- RNMV Cataclysm
---- RNMV Destruction
---- RNMV Volcano
---- RNMV Mount St. Helens
- Carribean Fleet
--- Flagship Premier Class Aircraft Carrier
---- RNMV Daniel Bradley
--- Victory Class Amphibious Assault Ship (3)
---- RNMV Mexico City
---- RNMV Havana
---- RNMV Tijuana
--- Dies Irae Class Guided Missile Cruiser (3)
---- RNMV Mars
---- RNMV Ares
---- RNMV Sekhmet
--- Blade Class Guided Missile Destroyer (6)
---- RNMV Gladius
---- RNMV Longsword
---- RNMV Claymore
---- RNMV Cutlass
---- RNMV Katana
---- RNMV Rapier
- Far East Fleet
--- Flagship Premier Class Aircraft Carrier
---- RNMV James O'Brien
--- Victory Class Amphibious Assault Ship (3)
---- RNMV Iwo Jima
---- RNMV Okinawa
---- RNMV Guadalcanal
--- Dies Irae Guided Missile Cruiser (3)
---- RNMV Kali
---- RNMV Athena
---- RNMV Valkyrie
--- Texas Guided Missile Destroyer (6)
---- RNMV Arkansas
---- RNMV New York State
---- RNMV Michigan
---- RNMV Illinois
---- RNMV Pennsylvania
---- RNMV Delaware
Red Navy Order of Battle
Red Navy
- Rescue Class Hospital Ship (1)
-- RNMV Rescue
- Atlantic Fleet
--- Flagship Premier Class Aircraft Carrier
---- RNMV Alfred Franklin Jones
--- Victory Class Amphibious Assault Ship (3)
---- RNMV Gettysburg
---- RNMV Lexington
---- RNMV Antietam
--- Aquila Class Guided Missile Cruiser (3)
---- RNMV Aquila
---- RNMV Falcon
---- RNMV Raptor
--- Texas Class Guided Missile Destroyer (6)
---- RNMV Texas
---- RNMV Alabama
---- RNMV Louisana
---- RNMV Florida
---- RNMV Virginia
---- RNMV Georgia
--- Arizona Class Frigate (10)
---- RNMV Arizona
---- RNMV Nevada
---- RNMV New Mexico
---- RNMV Utah
---- RNMV Colorado
---- RNMV California
---- RNMV Washington
---- RNMV Hawaii
---- RNMV Oregon
---- RNMV Idaho
--- City Class Nuclear Attack Submarine (3)
---- RNMV New York City
---- RNMV Alfred City
---- RNMV Austin
- Pacific Fleet
--- Flagship Premier Class Aircraft Carrier
---- RNMV Charles Frederick Angel
--- RNMV Victory Class Amphibious Assault Ship (3)
---- RNMV Washington D.C
---- RNMV Philadelphia
---- RNMV Saratoga
--- Inferno Class Guided Missile Cruiser (3)
---- RNMV Inferno
---- RNMV Firebird
---- RNMV Vesuvius
--- Phoenix Class Guided Missile Destroyer (6)
---- RNMV Phoenix
---- RNMV Firestorm
---- RNMV Cataclysm
---- RNMV Destruction
---- RNMV Volcano
---- RNMV Mount St. Helens
- Carribean Fleet
--- Flagship Premier Class Aircraft Carrier
---- RNMV Daniel Bradley
--- Victory Class Amphibious Assault Ship (3)
---- RNMV Mexico City
---- RNMV Havana
---- RNMV Tijuana
--- Dies Irae Class Guided Missile Cruiser (3)
---- RNMV Mars
---- RNMV Ares
---- RNMV Sekhmet
--- Blade Class Guided Missile Destroyer (6)
---- RNMV Gladius
---- RNMV Longsword
---- RNMV Claymore
---- RNMV Cutlass
---- RNMV Katana
---- RNMV Rapier
- Far East Fleet
--- Flagship Premier Class Aircraft Carrier
---- RNMV James O'Brien
--- Victory Class Amphibious Assault Ship (3)
---- RNMV Iwo Jima
---- RNMV Okinawa
---- RNMV Guadalcanal
--- Dies Irae Guided Missile Cruiser (3)
---- RNMV Kali
---- RNMV Athena
---- RNMV Valkyrie
--- Texas Guided Missile Destroyer (6)
---- RNMV Arkansas
---- RNMV New York State
---- RNMV Michigan
---- RNMV Illinois
---- RNMV Pennsylvania
---- RNMV Delaware
Teleology
Banned
You know, there are more and more of us who actually like the way they do things in alternate history literature and don't like the old consensus that was built here previously all the time. The standards applied by selective application of peer pressure and the hail mary pass of hoping Ian sees something as a board rules issue rather than merely a disagreement are changing.
Extracted from Alfred F. Jones: A Life
Alfred F. Jones was one of the key minds behind the Second Revolution, and the world's most famous Harvard Alumnus. He graduated from Harvard with a Doctorate in Economics in 1918, eleven years before the Crash of 1929 that directly resulted in the Second Revolution.
'Capitalism is sick,' observed Jones in his book Commentaries on the Communist Manifesto, later to become a bestseller and published a scant few months before the beginning of the Second Revolution.
In the pivotal events before Independence Day 1930 (generally agreed by historians to be the beginning of the Revolution) Alfred F. Jones was handing out pamphlets and giving speeches to workers protesting in Washington over their lack of wages, firing up the mob together with fellow Communists Alexander Fairfax and Daniel Bradley (who Jones admired).
The Revolution itself began when a police officer's weapon accidentally discharged, fatally wounding a member of the protest group. This enraged the mob, which attacked the White House, overwhelming the guards and trampling the President to death as he tried to run away. Rumours still exist that Jones personally led the assault, but this is extremely unlikely.
The mob continued to rampage, capturing Washington D.C. News of this sparked copycat actions across the industrial East Coast, with strikes and rebellions flaring up across the country.
The troops sent in to recapture the capital sympathised with the workers and mutinied, shooting their commanding officers and sparking dozens of similar mutinies across the nation.
New York fell on the 7th July, and most of the other cities on the northeast coast by the Eleventh. On the 12th December, after the Communists had taken the nation's key industrial areas, Daniel Bradley declared the Citizen's Federal Republic of America, and the Civil War began in earnest...
Alfred F. Jones was one of the key minds behind the Second Revolution, and the world's most famous Harvard Alumnus. He graduated from Harvard with a Doctorate in Economics in 1918, eleven years before the Crash of 1929 that directly resulted in the Second Revolution.
'Capitalism is sick,' observed Jones in his book Commentaries on the Communist Manifesto, later to become a bestseller and published a scant few months before the beginning of the Second Revolution.
In the pivotal events before Independence Day 1930 (generally agreed by historians to be the beginning of the Revolution) Alfred F. Jones was handing out pamphlets and giving speeches to workers protesting in Washington over their lack of wages, firing up the mob together with fellow Communists Alexander Fairfax and Daniel Bradley (who Jones admired).
The Revolution itself began when a police officer's weapon accidentally discharged, fatally wounding a member of the protest group. This enraged the mob, which attacked the White House, overwhelming the guards and trampling the President to death as he tried to run away. Rumours still exist that Jones personally led the assault, but this is extremely unlikely.
The mob continued to rampage, capturing Washington D.C. News of this sparked copycat actions across the industrial East Coast, with strikes and rebellions flaring up across the country.
The troops sent in to recapture the capital sympathised with the workers and mutinied, shooting their commanding officers and sparking dozens of similar mutinies across the nation.
New York fell on the 7th July, and most of the other cities on the northeast coast by the Eleventh. On the 12th December, after the Communists had taken the nation's key industrial areas, Daniel Bradley declared the Citizen's Federal Republic of America, and the Civil War began in earnest...
Extracted from A History of the Second Revolution
To understand the Second Revolution, one must first understand the events that led up to it.
First, was the Crash of 1929, which sent the world's economy into meltdown. As if this was not disastrous enough, in the very same year a very severe famine, caused by drying conditions, struck the United States. Workers, with their meagre wages, could now barely afford loafs of bread. It was the same with soldiers and police officers, who sympathised with the starving workers.
Into this vacuum stepped three Communists - Daniel Bradley, Alexander Fairfax, and Alfred F. Jones, now known as the leaders of the Second Revolution. Their pamphlets gripped the nation, which was angrily searching for answers, providing a simple and easy explanation for its troubles - it was the fault of the Capitalist elites, who, in the words of Fairfax, 'need to pay in blood what they have stolen from us in money'.
These were fighting words.
So, on Independence Day 1930, a massive Communist demonstration began in Washington D.C. Without anybody knowing at the time, it was to end Capitalism in the United States...
To understand the Second Revolution, one must first understand the events that led up to it.
First, was the Crash of 1929, which sent the world's economy into meltdown. As if this was not disastrous enough, in the very same year a very severe famine, caused by drying conditions, struck the United States. Workers, with their meagre wages, could now barely afford loafs of bread. It was the same with soldiers and police officers, who sympathised with the starving workers.
Into this vacuum stepped three Communists - Daniel Bradley, Alexander Fairfax, and Alfred F. Jones, now known as the leaders of the Second Revolution. Their pamphlets gripped the nation, which was angrily searching for answers, providing a simple and easy explanation for its troubles - it was the fault of the Capitalist elites, who, in the words of Fairfax, 'need to pay in blood what they have stolen from us in money'.
These were fighting words.
So, on Independence Day 1930, a massive Communist demonstration began in Washington D.C. Without anybody knowing at the time, it was to end Capitalism in the United States...
Extracted from China: A History
South China has its origins in General Cheng Hongzi, a Communist leader supplied by Alfred F. Jones. Cheng led a guerilla war in the south, and was widely supported by the locals - they were sick of Chiang kai-shek exploiting them, and Cheng had answers to their questions.
The guerilla war began in 1946, and continued until 1955. In 1951, the Republic of China moved its capital to Beijing - tacitly admitting that they could not defeat the Communist guerillas.
Alfred F. Jones was vital in the Chinese Communists' struggle for independence - he gave them financial and military aid, and gave support in the form of 'volunteers' - mainly pilots - in the final phases of the war from 1953 to 1955, wherein the Communists marched on Nanjing and severely frustrated attempts by the Nationalists to bring their lost territories back under control.
Eventually, the Republic recognised the independence of the Worker's State of China, although tensions remained high until well into the 90's.
South China has its origins in General Cheng Hongzi, a Communist leader supplied by Alfred F. Jones. Cheng led a guerilla war in the south, and was widely supported by the locals - they were sick of Chiang kai-shek exploiting them, and Cheng had answers to their questions.
The guerilla war began in 1946, and continued until 1955. In 1951, the Republic of China moved its capital to Beijing - tacitly admitting that they could not defeat the Communist guerillas.
Alfred F. Jones was vital in the Chinese Communists' struggle for independence - he gave them financial and military aid, and gave support in the form of 'volunteers' - mainly pilots - in the final phases of the war from 1953 to 1955, wherein the Communists marched on Nanjing and severely frustrated attempts by the Nationalists to bring their lost territories back under control.
Eventually, the Republic recognised the independence of the Worker's State of China, although tensions remained high until well into the 90's.
Extracted from A History Of the Second American Civil War
The Situation Mid-1932. Alaska and Hawaii not included.
The turning point of the Second American Civil War was 1932. The Blues (Capitalists) were dealing with a second front in the South-west, and a main one in the north and east. However, both sides were steadily running out of ammunition, supplies and weapons. But, due to Alfred F. Jones, the Communists received new supplies in the hundreds of thousands from the Federal Russian Union, tipping the balance in their favour.
By Summer 1932, Alaska had fallen to the Communists, and so had most of northern United States territory. In Fall 1932, Alexander Fairfax lead the Southern Offensive, linking the second front in Texas and the South-west up with the rest of Communist territory. Then, in November, Alfred F. Jones invaded the majority of California and Nevada, striking deep into it and linking up with a pocket in San Diego, as the U.S fleet there mutinied.
Throughout the majority of 1933, the Communists broke the rest of the Blue forces, invading Hawaii to drive them out of there, and soon the only surviving remnant of the old United States was in the Phillipines. The war had been won...
The Situation Mid-1932. Alaska and Hawaii not included.
The turning point of the Second American Civil War was 1932. The Blues (Capitalists) were dealing with a second front in the South-west, and a main one in the north and east. However, both sides were steadily running out of ammunition, supplies and weapons. But, due to Alfred F. Jones, the Communists received new supplies in the hundreds of thousands from the Federal Russian Union, tipping the balance in their favour.
By Summer 1932, Alaska had fallen to the Communists, and so had most of northern United States territory. In Fall 1932, Alexander Fairfax lead the Southern Offensive, linking the second front in Texas and the South-west up with the rest of Communist territory. Then, in November, Alfred F. Jones invaded the majority of California and Nevada, striking deep into it and linking up with a pocket in San Diego, as the U.S fleet there mutinied.
Throughout the majority of 1933, the Communists broke the rest of the Blue forces, invading Hawaii to drive them out of there, and soon the only surviving remnant of the old United States was in the Phillipines. The war had been won...