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  1. Agent23

    Most common alternate history tropes?

    Let us see, first of all if you look and compare Spanish/Catholic colonies to ones created by protestants then you see that the non-spanish, non-catholic ones prospered. Maybe it is because of the protestant work ethic or because the Spanish were overly-centralized and their main focus when...
  2. Agent23

    Most common alternate history tropes?

    From what I have heard anyone other than the Spaniards and the USA would have done a better with the Philippines. Frankly, Japan exporting it's culture across Australia and SE Asia would have been a good thing. Another trope, the Christians do not scoff at Mohammed and the Orthodox priests he...
  3. Agent23

    Most common alternate history tropes?

    Their tech was overhyped and more importantly overpriced and hard to build. You don't say... However, it is one of the most popular tropes out there, and we are basically making lists of those. ;) Merry Christmas and good health and prosperity for you in the coming year, too!
  4. Agent23

    Most common alternate history tropes?

    Operation SeaLion, to the point where AH.netmemed it in a subforum name and/or pinned post . Muh Magical Nazi Supertech. U.S. Civil War-related shenanigans leading to slavery still being a thing much later than in OT where it was eradicated globally, and the Confederacy looking like Nazi Germany.
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