Well folks, this is and I've wanted to do for a while, but couldn't get the motivation to write it down until SergeantHeretic posted her 'White Supremacist 9/11' thread; a story with a POD during the Cold War.
This story will, of course, start with a really small POD. Here it is:
In April of 1982, a semi-spontaneous peace gathering occurred in the city of San Francisco, promoting a message of peace, love, and brotherhood. While it was a small event, it was notable for one thing; it somehow inspired a number of similar gatherings across the world.
You might think this is a pretty trivial POD, but butterflies can be quite fickle; sometimes, one little event can help contribute a lot to world history.
They slowly begin to accumulate: The Petrov incident doesn't happen and there is no Able Archer crisis. Larry McDonald doesn't die over the Kamchatka peninsula, and Alan Berg never gets shot. And Justin Bieber is never born........
So, there you have it. First post may come up soon as perhaps just a few hours. =)
This story will, of course, start with a really small POD. Here it is:
In April of 1982, a semi-spontaneous peace gathering occurred in the city of San Francisco, promoting a message of peace, love, and brotherhood. While it was a small event, it was notable for one thing; it somehow inspired a number of similar gatherings across the world.
You might think this is a pretty trivial POD, but butterflies can be quite fickle; sometimes, one little event can help contribute a lot to world history.
They slowly begin to accumulate: The Petrov incident doesn't happen and there is no Able Archer crisis. Larry McDonald doesn't die over the Kamchatka peninsula, and Alan Berg never gets shot. And Justin Bieber is never born........
So, there you have it. First post may come up soon as perhaps just a few hours. =)
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