The wartime leader of the american communist party, Earl Browder, had a very original take on communism as he believed that the United States due it's own national identity should develop communism based on it's own reality and not try to import the soviet model, something that can be seen on his motto "Communism is 20th century americanism" (this is also a response for the motto of the other leader of the CPUSA, William Z Foster "Towards soviet america"). Because of that Earl Browder took many positions that actually hurted pretty bad the party but also supported the USA war effort, like asking the communists (that were on their peak in the 30s and early 40s) to vote for Roosevelt, dissolving the communist party and turning it on the communist political association, advocating for a state of cooperation between the soviet and american governments, thus making him gain favour with the Roosevelt administration that offered him in 1945 the post of minister of labour. The end of the war, however, and the beginning of the cold war shattered Earl career as the ideal of soviet-american cooperation collapsed and the soviets ordered him to return to the pre 1941 enemity between both sides, something he refused and got fired for.
Let's say that the proposal goes further one year before, in 1944 Roosevelt is reelected and Earl Browder is appointed the minister of labour as Roosevelt takes office again, now we got a communist on FDR cabinet and Browder got some influence to maybe persuade the administration to be more friendly towards the USSR (something impossible in the long therm).
What are the effects of such thing? I ask the effects on two scenarios: on the first Roosevelt dies as OTL and Browder is more likely pushed out from the administration; on the second Roosevelt survives 'till the end of his mandate, would he fire Browder eventually or keep him 'till the end?
Let's say that the proposal goes further one year before, in 1944 Roosevelt is reelected and Earl Browder is appointed the minister of labour as Roosevelt takes office again, now we got a communist on FDR cabinet and Browder got some influence to maybe persuade the administration to be more friendly towards the USSR (something impossible in the long therm).
What are the effects of such thing? I ask the effects on two scenarios: on the first Roosevelt dies as OTL and Browder is more likely pushed out from the administration; on the second Roosevelt survives 'till the end of his mandate, would he fire Browder eventually or keep him 'till the end?
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