Countries That Almost Existed

[Gary Oswald]

Discuss this Article by @Ottens here.

This was originally posted over here at Never Was. They reposted this article of ours by @The Red earlier this week

 

[Time Enough]

I’m surprised more folks haven’t taken the Technate Inc of America and run with it. It’s such a weird idea for a nation.

 

[The Red]

I’m surprised more folks haven’t taken the Technate Inc of America and run with it. It’s such a weird idea for a nation.

@Major Major knocked it out the park on the other place.

 

[Time Enough]

@Major Major knocked it out the park on the other place.

Okay, that’s a terrifying good version of it.

 

[Charles EP M.]

People sure love trying to cram the Balkans together!

 

[Geordie]

How active was the Oregon secession movement before WW2, then? Three men and a dog?

 

[Persephone]

Not gonna lie, I'm somewhat disappointed that Josiah Harlan, Prince of Ghor in perpetuity and his plans to become a king in Afghanistan wasn't brought up, even if it technically doesn't count as a country that almost existed.

 

[TR1996]

Not gonna lie, I'm somewhat disappointed that Josiah Harlan, Prince of Ghor in perpetuity and his plans to become a king in Afghanistan wasn't brought up, even if it technically doesn't count as a country that almost existed.

When it comes to Europeans taking over countries in improbable, Men Who Would Be King-esque, adventures, that murderous lunatic who tried to turn Easter Island into a sheep ranch is my favourite.

 

[Indicus]

Not gonna lie, I'm somewhat disappointed that Josiah Harlan, Prince of Ghor in perpetuity and his plans to become a king in Afghanistan wasn't brought up, even if it technically doesn't count as a country that almost existed.

I do like George Thomas, Raja of Hansi in terms of that myself, though admittedly it did actually exist for a few years.

 

[Major Major]

@Major Major knocked it out the park on the other place.

Thanks. (I hadn't been here for the past few months because my computer died. Then the replacement died. Oh, the embarrassment!)

But right now I am writing a novel based on that TL -- with the additional fillip that it's an ATL of one of my ATL.