Speaking of, how much control over things do corporations have in the NUSA? More, less, or about the same IRL?
"What Madness Is This?" Volume II: Prophecies in the Dark
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The corporations are far more powerful than OTL but also fully aware that if they don't behave to the government's liking they'll literally be publicly executed. You have to go along to get along I guess
The question there of course is how long the government's liking and the corporation's liking will remain separate things, as political intermarriages between powerful people seems to be quite common in the RU.
After the Yankee Stadium Purge I think it's very clear to everyone in the Economic Clans what side their bread is buttered on. Whatever independence now curtailed, when Phildel says "jump!" the clans say "synergy!"
Of course, but these sorts of ruling classes tend to blend together after a while. Give it a few generations and Philadelphia won't need to say jump because the people running the government and the corporations will just give each other a call because they are cousins or something.
The corporations are very clearly subordinate to the government, but they still have enormous influence. Yankee consumerism is cranked up to 11, and by the Pinnacle Future it will reach absolutely absurd levels.
Now cover it with dirty golden tones and cold lights and it's done.
I know the RU is a strange form of christian socialism economically speaking but it wouldn't hurt to make something too on eduists, monsocs and the few beutelists still around in order to show other madnesses that doesn't involve big corporations, like the LoN and the Loomies, nor elitist aristocrats, like Europa and possibly the NHRE.
I still think egoist China is a good opportunity for that too.
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THE SECOND REICH LASHES OUT:
THE BALKAN CRUSADE
New Holy Roman armored transports during the invasion of Bulgaria
"The ancient city of Constantinople is ours by right and virtue of Christ and the Holy Mother! We shall take what is rightly ours from the Orthodox swine!"
Die Reihen fest geschlossen
Und vorwärts unverdrossen
Falle, wer fallen mag
Kann er nicht mit uns laufen
So mag er sich verschnaufen
Bis an den jüngsten Tag
Italian, Rhenish, and Austrian troopers of the NHRE
The Papal Legion in battle somewhere in Romania
H Y P E
THE SECOND REICH LASHES OUT:
THE BALKAN CRUSADE
New Holy Roman armored transports during the invasion of Bulgaria
"The ancient city of Constantinople is ours by right and virtue of Christ and the Holy Mother! We shall take what is rightly ours from the Orthodox swine!"
Die Reihen fest geschlossen
Und vorwärts unverdrossen
Falle, wer fallen mag
Kann er nicht mit uns laufen
So mag er sich verschnaufen
Bis an den jüngsten Tag
Italian, Rhenish, and Austrian troopers of the NHRE
The Papal Legion in battle somewhere in Romania
H Y P E
Ah nice! New content is always appreciated. I was always wondering what was going on in Europe during these chaotic times.
The sad thing is that Mussolini probably still isn't the most corrupt pope the Catholic Church has ever had.
Oh god oh fuck it's Pope Mussolini. What's next, a Slavic Himmler?
Yep. Benedict IX. He sold the papacy to Gregory VI.
Source: https://www.sleuthsayers.org/2014/03/the-man-who-sold-papacy-pope-benedict-ix.html
That guy! Gotta admire his audacity even tho he was a garbage person.
This is corruption taken to a level I’ve never seen before. This should be taught in every history class. I can only imagine if this happened today lol.
Pope Blago: “What do you mean Jesus would oppose this? I’ve read the Bible a thousand times and hey man I’m just following in the footsteps of my men Benedict and Gregory!”
EDIT: If there is a WMIT HOIV mod than there has to be an option to sell the papacy. Maybe once Mussolini dies his successor decides being a genocidal ruler of the NHRE is just to hard and gives it to the highest bidder. Then hilarity ensues.
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One can only hope for the sake of the Balkans the NHRE is as competent as OTL Italy.