The Way the Wind Blows: The Collapse of Western Capitalism and the Second Cold War
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County Hall, London
"If our British Comrades have no objections, I suggest we move onto the matter of the British Occupation Zone in West Berlin", Mikhail Nikolayevich still found the use of the word "comrade" when addressing the British surreal, and it was no help that instead of addressing a besuited, middle aged white man he was now sat across from a scruffy youth of Pakinstani extraction - wearing jeans. "We believe that any potential difficulties in this area should be addressed for the sake of the future collective security of Europe."
Tariq Ali, Provisional Peoples Commissiar for Foreign Affairs, turned to confer briefly with a colleague before turning back to reply to the Soviet ambassador, "Very well, this is also a matter that we wish to be settled as soon as possible. We of course stand by the principles of self-determination and peaceful international relations, and it is a priority for the Socialist Republic of Great Britain that the situation in Germany be resolved in such a manner that benefits all involved."
"Can we take it then that the British Government supports the timetable established in the Honecker-Dutschke Memorandum for German Reunification?" inquired Mikhail, the Soviet Union had played a big part in extending that time table to the agreed date of 1980. Couldn't be too hasty, especially where unstable, unpredictable elements like the West Germans were involved. It seemed best that a decade or two be allowed to elapse before prematurely allowing Germany to collapse into an unknown. Sure, the overtures and passionate hugging was all very well, but everyone knew that the West Germans with their particular brand of Sixty-Eightist ideology were hardly the best fit with the DDR right now.
"We do, with certain reservations pertaining to the proposed implementation" Ali replied, so they don't support it either, thought Mikhail. It wasn't surprising really, there were probably many in both German regimes who didn't. Dutschke probably did, but his vision was probably more of a revolutionary Anschluß than anything diplomatic or gradual, while the East Germans would only consider it if they could do so with Soviet tanks in tow. If the former were attempted, the Soviet Union would be forced to intervene, if the latter, France would undoubtedly respond in kind. But it was a great source of popularity for both the leaders of DDR and the Bundeskommune to act as if some manner of unification was imminent, at least for now. At least until an excuse could be found to call the whole thing off. "But this can be put aside for now, the matter of the Berlin occupation zones takes precedence."
"As you are no doubt aware, the UPNA has renounced the American Zone and has a clear time table for the withdrawal of all American troops within the month" Mikhail watched his counterpart for a reaction, "We take it our British comrades share our desire to see the demilitarisation of Berlin and creation of a unified civil authority in Berlin as a important part of the peaceful reunification of Germany within a socialist Europe no longer divided by the machinations of American Imperialism?"
Ali didn't blink at the obvious implication of Mikhail's inquiry, that like the Americans the confused and panicking British troops currently isolated within West Berlin should flee in disorder at the request of their new "government" in London, and those who remained on account of refusing to recognise the authority of this "new government" would be free game for the advancing Soviet and East German troops bringing order to the divided metropolis. West Berlin was and had been in a state of near total chaos for nearly a year, for as the crucible of the Sixty-Eightist revolution in Germany West Berlin was to the Bundeskommune what Petrogard had been to the Bolsheviks. Many NATO troops and foreign embassies had been targets for the protests and acts of revolutionary terrorism against the so-called "Nazi American Empire" of Presidents Wallace and LeMay and its German puppets. Now the incessant public disorder beyond the wall was becoming a serious concern for the Soviet and East German governments, as well as a opportunity to finally lance the boil that had long defaced the legitimacy of the DDR.
"While we agree that the demilitarisation of Berlin is indeed a great goal, and we welcome the exit of the American imperialists, we are unwilling to unilaterally remove our own forces without consultation with the Federal Commune and the Socialist Republic of France before hand" Ali replied, keeping his expression neutral, speaking as if reading the minutes at a party meeting "We believe that our withdrawal from West Berlin, and West Germany as a whole, should be part of bilateral agreement for the demilitarisation of Germany agreed between all four concerned governments, as well as a general bilateral nuclear disarmament treaty."
"If I'm not incorrect, does not your parties programme committee you to unilateral nuclear disarmament?" Mikhail's worst fears had been confirmed, like the French a short while earlier, it appeared the British government had found themselves unable to resist maintaining a nuclear arsenal with which to threaten the Soviet Union, and they would continue to retain troops in Germany as long as the Soviets would. Socialists they might be, but like the Chinese these revisionists would be no friends to the Soviet Union and it's fraternal allies.
"Programmes can change, comrade" Ali smiled, "A revision to the parties programme was approved in a recent meeting. We are all bound by revolutionary discipline to adhere to the decisions of the Parties collective leadership."
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Whoops. There is the reason that this is called Second Cold War..
So close to a united Germany, and then...
If there's going to be a Second Cold War, I expect I won't be only the UK/France against the USSR; I doubt Western Europe, even united, can hold its own against the USSR and its allies, especially in the situation they're in. So I expect the US to make a comeback.
Unless... maybe some more unlikely powers are involved?...
If there's going to be a Second Cold War, I expect I won't be only the UK/France against the USSR; I doubt Western Europe, even united, can hold its own against the USSR and its allies, especially in the situation they're in. So I expect the US to make a comeback.
Unless... maybe some more unlikely powers are involved?...
It is indeed the United Peoples of North America. The different peoples being the different races.
Wait, would a socialist state be so likely to codify racial seperation/racialism in their name like that?
Would that include a women only lesbian separatist territory?
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