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- Thread starter gentleman biaggi
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This Irish Mail is not an international train.
I guessed. Beeching might have been kinder to Ireland than CIE was.
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My mate is from Donegal and his description of public transport there-in particularly the complete lack of railways-is horrifying.
theflyingmgoose
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I guess Ireland really is the 51st state.
Blackentheborg
Dennis Skinner's molotov
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Luke_Starkiller
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I love the little nugget that is Jackson picking Carl Levin as his VP (probably) to apologize for the "Hymietown" incident.
AnActualFam
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A Reagan landslide followed by a Jackson landslide would be crazy whiplash, and with a probably 60ish seat Senate, it would be interesting to see what Jackson does with gigantic majorities.
theflyingmgoose
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1959 South Vietnam Presidential Election:
PRESIDENTS OF SOUTH VIETNAM:
Ngo Dinh Diem (CL) - 1955-1959
Phan Khac Suu (PS) - 1959-?
From "A New Birth Of Freedom: The First Cold War" (2020)
If you had told Americans during the Red Scare that they would win the Cold War through Socialism most would laugh at you. But a strategy pioneered in Vietnam of recruiting pro-US/Anti-Soviet leftists to run for election would pay massive dividends. The regime of South Vietnamese President Phan Khac Suu included some extremely leftist policies, some well into the range of Marxism. Most major landlords would see their property redistributed to some degree, for instance.
But these policies were usually accompanied by a staunch anti-Soviet (and later anti-Chinese as well) line abroad, along with free elections and freedom of speech. While the strategy started in Vietnam in the late 1950s, it would eventually spread to include places like Cuba after Fidel Castro won the 1963 elections and much of the eastern block. While this has produced some quite meme-able occasions (such as 93% of those attending the 'Ho Chi Minh Socialist Conference' having a positive opinion of the United States), it has led to an increase in living standards to many around the world.
PRESIDENTS OF SOUTH VIETNAM:
Ngo Dinh Diem (CL) - 1955-1959
Phan Khac Suu (PS) - 1959-?
From "A New Birth Of Freedom: The First Cold War" (2020)
If you had told Americans during the Red Scare that they would win the Cold War through Socialism most would laugh at you. But a strategy pioneered in Vietnam of recruiting pro-US/Anti-Soviet leftists to run for election would pay massive dividends. The regime of South Vietnamese President Phan Khac Suu included some extremely leftist policies, some well into the range of Marxism. Most major landlords would see their property redistributed to some degree, for instance.
But these policies were usually accompanied by a staunch anti-Soviet (and later anti-Chinese as well) line abroad, along with free elections and freedom of speech. While the strategy started in Vietnam in the late 1950s, it would eventually spread to include places like Cuba after Fidel Castro won the 1963 elections and much of the eastern block. While this has produced some quite meme-able occasions (such as 93% of those attending the 'Ho Chi Minh Socialist Conference' having a positive opinion of the United States), it has led to an increase in living standards to many around the world.
Gladwyn Merrick
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What if George VI’s surgery was successful?
Ana_Luciana
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Did somebody say "TR as Ludendorff?"
(I may turn this into a TL in time)
(I may turn this into a TL in time)
theflyingmgoose
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More from this universe:
KIM ADMINISTRATION:
Nicole Kim, a former right wing talk show host and Congresswoman, rode the radical Islamic terrorist attacks of 2015 and 2016 to a victory in that year's election. The Kim Administration mostly kept existing left-wing policies, and instead mostly stuck to culture warfare issues. With a good economy, this wasn't hard to pull off. Kim- who was a lesbian Jewish woman of color- reflected a shift of the American right towards focusing on trans and anti-Islam issues.
KAUFMAN ADMINISTRATION (2021-):
The Kaufman Administration are the current inhabitants of the White House. James M. Kaufman is by far the most left wing individual to hold the office in decades, and his record in office reflects this. Over the last two years, his government has passed bills expanding universal healthcare by abolishing all copays and making dental, prescription, and vision coverage universal. The Kaufman White House has also expanded the Patriot Income Dividend (a type of UBI that ensured all American adults made at least $24,000 per year) along with additional protections for abortion and investments on the international front. In 2022, Kaufman welcomed the first Sovereign Wealth Fund payout of over $250 Billion.
KIM ADMINISTRATION:
Nicole Kim, a former right wing talk show host and Congresswoman, rode the radical Islamic terrorist attacks of 2015 and 2016 to a victory in that year's election. The Kim Administration mostly kept existing left-wing policies, and instead mostly stuck to culture warfare issues. With a good economy, this wasn't hard to pull off. Kim- who was a lesbian Jewish woman of color- reflected a shift of the American right towards focusing on trans and anti-Islam issues.
KAUFMAN ADMINISTRATION (2021-):
The Kaufman Administration are the current inhabitants of the White House. James M. Kaufman is by far the most left wing individual to hold the office in decades, and his record in office reflects this. Over the last two years, his government has passed bills expanding universal healthcare by abolishing all copays and making dental, prescription, and vision coverage universal. The Kaufman White House has also expanded the Patriot Income Dividend (a type of UBI that ensured all American adults made at least $24,000 per year) along with additional protections for abortion and investments on the international front. In 2022, Kaufman welcomed the first Sovereign Wealth Fund payout of over $250 Billion.
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wilcoxchar
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Harry Britt, an openly gay DSA member and San Francisco supervisor, ran in 1987 for congress in the special election for the 5th district. He lost by about 4,000 votes in the Democratic primary to Nancy Pelosi. I did a quick box on a potential (rather optimistic) career path if he won that race.
Ana_Luciana
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Blackentheborg
Dennis Skinner's molotov
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America does The Funny
SultanArda
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Me reading his Wikipedia:
