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    Alternate History Vivat Stilicho!

    Just to say I won't be posting on this site again. Stating it here as its probably where I've been most active. A pity as a very interesting TL, even if dark days look to be coming.
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    Alternate History Vivat Stilicho!

    Well some foreboding hints for the future. China is in for interesting times although its possible that Ma Hui could overthrow the corrupt current regime and discredited dynasty quickly. However suspect there will be some issues with him being a 'barbarian' and the former success of the...
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    History Western Civilization, Rome and Cyclical History

    I have never made personal attacks on you! The converse has been true for quite a while. Your have been personally abusive repeatedly throughout that time. I have made factually accurate statements about your behaviour in response to those attacks. I think the only points in which this...
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    History Western Civilization, Rome and Cyclical History

    History largely says otherwise. It was established by Octavian's army and while he kept a velvet glove in his lifeline it was the primary source of imperial power. The remains of the senate had a formal role in the government but it was pretty much powerless when push came to shove and changes...
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    History Western Civilization, Rome and Cyclical History

    A hell of a lot depends on which way multiple factors go. If Europe gets its act together its got a lot going for it but would have to find a functional alternative to the EU. In which case much of western Islam - i.e. that west of Iran is going to be in for a very bad time when the shit hits...
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    Germany Goes East first in 1914, British politics aspects only discussion

    On that last point unlikely on a number of counts. a) Schrieffer plan - if you mean his initial memo demanded more units than Germany actually had in 1914 - including in the east - and also included breaching Dutch neutrality as well as Belgian. The form actually carried out was more realistic...
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    History Western Civilization, Rome and Cyclical History

    Because to maintain the suggested empire your effectively stripping the bulk of the population of any real say in their future. Furthermore at some time or another the state will anger a fair number of the population. Its one thing for serfs/peasants - many in the Roman example being...
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    Alternate History Japan Stays Neutral In WW2

    Ah forgot that was a possible part of the OP.
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    History Western Civilization, Rome and Cyclical History

    Why would it? If you assume an empire like the Roman principal, with no realistic external threats then the incentive is to reduce education further not improve it? For such a state your desire is that the bulk of the population are sheep not wolves. This assumes that there is enough left...
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    Alternate History Ideas and Discussion

    If the US in 1982 is replaced by its 1942 version and the 1982 boomers and other nukes outside the US are lost then its likely that the Soviets could take over large areas of the world with little-no fighting as they have nukes and no one else other than Britain, France, China and Israel do...
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    Germany Goes East first in 1914, British politics aspects only discussion

    Not really. The empire was going to go by 1900 although many won't have realised at that time. Also 1914 was primarily the decisions in Berlin, initially in building up the coalition against them then deciding on a full scale war. As I've said elsewhere Germany forgot Bismarck's lessons and...
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    Alternate History Japan Stays Neutral In WW2

    Except that one thing definitely worse than Soviet logistics were Japanese ones. There's very little to loot in eastern Siberia so any attempt at advancing to any great degree is going to cause huge casualties. Plus every unit pulled from China helps the KMT there while the clock is clicking...
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    Omaha Beach fails on June 6th 1944

    Interesting idea, I would expect that the allies would seek to hold on until Bagration is well under way and probably seek to turn it into a killing zone for the German counter attacks and general forces in the region but the key issues would be how securely the three eastern beachheads could...
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    History Western Civilization, Rome and Cyclical History

    Wonder why this has been pulled up again as active despite being from two months ago? Albeit that its a greatly cut down summary of comments from them. One the 1st point no I won't learn an obvious falsehood. You serve the current elite by trying to silence any opposite to them and seek to...
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    Alternate History Ideas and Discussion

    Not true. The USN and some industrial elements along with the traditional Anglo-phobes rattled their sabres a fair amount but there wasn't a serious desire to attack the UK and Britain was definitely no threat to the US, both from choice and by ~1920 capacity. The only threat Britain posed was...
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