The Union Forever: A TL
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The fact that it's snowing here in Mid Mo right now would disagree.
So Winter occurs in April in Missouri?
The fact that it's snowing here in Mid Mo right now would disagree.
What's Mo?
Also is the snow accumulating? That's pretty key. Also how long with it stay? Is there snow persistenly on the ground from December to March?
Just finished read this great TL.
1. A few question is the world still on a Gold standard or has it moved to a Fiat currency?
2. What is the main school of economics used in the world ?
Keynesian or Austrian? or something else?
or are both used with some countries going of one or the other?
3. Is World trade controlled by tariffs and trade barriers or is it relative free of tariffs and trade barriers.
4. With Probation not happening whiskey business in Ireland should be much larger that OTL and Irish whiskey should be much more popular in the states.
Also I think there would be a lot more regional breweries in the US as they were not shut down by probation.
5. Does the US have a very large prison population as it had OTL?
6. With the Indians get a better deal than OTL did they manage to save bison in much larger number that OTL.
It would be nice to see bison product being a major export for the state of Sequoyah.
7. Without Communism happening in Russia it should remain a major grain exporter reducing the price of grain and the incentive to expand grain growing in to arid areas in the US. Without all that ploughing it should reduce the effect of the drought of the 1930 that created the dust bowl.
8. Did the US change its immigration laws like it did in 1967 OTL if not it could mean a lot more Irish and European immigration to the US.
9. Is illegal immigration in the US as large as OTL or are there easier options for legal immigration?
10. I could see William Joyce(lord Haw Haw) becoming a broadcaster in Ireland.
Hey everyone, there have been a lot of great questions lately. I really appreciate them. I am going to try and answer them in order starting with Belfast here. Cheers!
1. As of 1976, most nations are still on the Gold Standard to some degree like the USA.
2. Different nations and political parties favor different economic schools. Some of the big ones are A) the Stockholm School (Similar to OTL's Chicago School) B) the Milan School (Similar to OTL's Keynesian) and C) Krulikism (Tecnocratic-Socialism)
3. There is considerable free-trade inside the various trading blocs like the LAR, AES, British Commonwealth, etc. Between bloc's not so much.
4. Indeed. Irish whiskey is more popular than OTL and there are more local breweries.
5. The U.S. prison population is roughly the same as OTL and has increased dramatically in recent years due to drug related crimes.
6. There are more bison ITTL but most are in Laramie not Sequoyah.
7. Absolutely, the TL's dust bowl was much less severe.
8. Yep, racial quotas were eliminated in 1965 by the MacArthur administration.
9. No, illegal immigration is much less than OTL due to Mexico being far more stable. The biggest problem with illegal immigration is from Haiti into Santo Domingo.
10. Sorry, William Joyce is born to far after the POD to exist ITTL.
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Canada has troops fighting in India and Papua. The Royal Canadian Navy is busy in the eastern Pacific trying to protect Commonwealth commerce from Japanese submarines. It is also worth saying that while most Canadians support the war, Quebec is a hotbed of antiwar sentiment.
Portugal does have East Timor and is currently reinforcing their garrison there. Portugal also has troops fighting in India and their fleet is assisting with the blockade of the URI.
That grey spot is a mistake.
Hey NHBL, glad you are enjoying the TL. As for the Dreamworld amusement parks St. Louis has suited them fine although they do have to close the water rides during the winter. A second facility has opened in San Diego, CA and a third is being planned for Tampa, FL.
Have Dreamworld Amusement Parks founded outside of United States or is there even that kind of plans?
I just finished this timeline, and love it!
You've kept an American Civil War POD going for a long time, and going well. Now to hope that some Supreme Court decisions on prayer and abortion rights get reversed, back to what they are in OTL.
Have there been any court arguments about the Second Amendment, and the oft-ignored first few words, "A well regulated militia..." ?
And 2 other questions:
What's the status of women's sports? Is there an equivalent of Title 9? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Title_9
And concerning Ireland and the Irish. What happened to Charles Stewart Parnell, and is Saint Patrick's Day significant culturally?
You've kept an American Civil War POD going for a long time, and going well. Now to hope that some Supreme Court decisions on prayer and abortion rights get reversed, back to what they are in OTL.
Have there been any court arguments about the Second Amendment, and the oft-ignored first few words, "A well regulated militia..." ?
And 2 other questions:
What's the status of women's sports? Is there an equivalent of Title 9? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Title_9
And concerning Ireland and the Irish. What happened to Charles Stewart Parnell, and is Saint Patrick's Day significant culturally?
Emphasis mine; ever hear of the Militia Act of 1903, aka the Dick Act, that makes every able-bodied citizen a member of the "reserve militia"? The National Guard doesn't count, it's Federally funded, trained and organized/led, the exact opposite of what constitutes a "militia". Then again, it's Mac's call whether a similar act was drawn up or not.
And to wit, "well-regulated" did not mean "disciplined" at the time, it meant "well-equipped". So technically any group of citizens with decent guns constitute a "well-regulated militia". Now, I'm generally in favour of gun control, but on this point I'll have to agree with the NRA - the Second Amendment really is far less ambiguous than people claim.
And as someone who is ardently AGAINST gun control (beyond common sense stuff like concealed carry permits), I'm glad we can find common ground on this point
.Talking to those other points, I'm not sure but I'd bet women's sports are no less moving along than OTL, given that the women's lib movement isn't exactly being set back relative to OTL. In what form that takes in the sports arena, sadly I've no clue.
And as someone who is ardently AGAINST gun control (beyond common sense stuff like concealed carry permits), I'm glad we can find common ground on this point
It's worth noting, as John Green has, that the Second Amendment was created to make sure that the military couldn't impose its will on the people (like the British had) by making sure the people were as well-armed as it was. So today, it should let us buy not only assault weapons but F-16s and Predator drones.
Anyhoo, back to the thread: to quote Fellatio Nelson, "Guns don't kill people, Americans do."
I usually don't like to answer quotes with a quote, but as D.H. Laurence put it: "The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted." Make what you will of that, I personally take it as a compliment. FWIW I'm all about 2nd. Amendment rights, but am in favor of mandatory training (the same way one takes Driver's Ed, so as not to end up doing something irresponsible).
Then again, I've felt that being able to operate a motor vehicle in this day and age should be a right; given the distances often being needed to travel, to do otherwise is arguably indirectly infringing on one's freedom of movement. At the same time, penalties for breaking such laws should be more stringent. I bring this up to ask Mac a question of my own: How will the USA's Interstate system end up looking by this point in time? I know it was touched on some ~30+ pages back, but haven't heard much about it since then.
I didn't wanna take things in this direction, just addressing the specific "militia" thing .
Moving on, I reiterate that an interstate system might well be on its way. Then again, what are the odds of retaining a large country-wide rail transit system? That would at least cut down on the workload of the civilian airliner field, I think. Maybe a wheel-and-spoke arrangement in terms of land travel?
. Moving on, I reiterate that an interstate system might well be on its way. Then again, what are the odds of retaining a large country-wide rail transit system? That would at least cut down on the workload of the civilian airliner field, I think. Maybe a wheel-and-spoke arrangement in terms of land travel?