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Interesting and mildly horrifying.

What's the state of average people who aren't white, male, straight, Christian, etc. in the CRA? Did the CRA go full Republic of Gilead, or are minorities severely oppressed culturally but not really in a systemic sense, like not actively persecuted by the government a la Nazi Germany? Or something else? This world is interesting and I can't wait to see it fleshed out more.

Thanks!

Your question is very good. A White Straight Male is a very privileged member of society, so long as he is a Protestant as well. Catholics, Jews, Mormons, Muslims, and other adherents to other faiths are treated very poorly and are either second-class citizens or amongst the bottom of the class hierarchy. Women are incredibly oppressed, being barred from owning property once married, as well as barred from several professional jobs outside medical assistant, teacher, nun, housewife and the like. Despite this, there have been a few female politicians and notable celebrities, but they have all been right-wing subordinates who enforce the ideal of Christian womanhood. White women of course are leagues ahead of women of color.

There has yet to be a massive genocide, but African-Americans, Latinos, Asians, Jews, Native Americans, as well as non-Protestants, LGBTQ, Atheists, Laborists, Leftists, and other "undesirables" are barred from holding office at any level, as well as barred from financial, academic, business, and cultural jobs. There is also extreme housing discrimination against them, as they are also barred from real estate jobs. They are effectively ghettoized to inner cities and poor rural areas.

Violence against them is common and usually unpunished, with police brutality being common. The murder rate for black people and gay men is highest, with transgender women and Jews being close behind.

The CRA, and its media, politics, and culture, propagandize heavily on the virtues of hierarchy and class order. Miscegenation between strictly defined races is explicitly banned in the constitution, as well as same-sex marriage, adoption, and intermarriage between income brackets (an enforcement of castes).

The country is incredibly poor and unhealthy, however, due to the stratified class system, the rich and upper classes are filthy rich and have enormous political power and access to healthcare and many institutional privileges not afforded to much of anyone else.

Internationally, the country is not recognized as legitimate by any sovereign state, and only partially recognized by Russia, Kazakhstan, and Libya for trade and diplomatic purposes. Many sovereign states use Russia as an informal intermediary between diplomats. Prior to 1960, many more states recognized the CRA, but a widespread crackdown on political dissidents and civil undesirables brought a wave of sanctions and economic blockades of the country.

Economically, the CRA's financial and banking institutions have been legislated to only provide service to white protestants and only to married women. Economic inequality is staggering and the country is in a perpetual state of economic malaise. Famines are rare but not unheard of. The most recent famine was in 2000 and killed about 500,000.

It is a mostly self-sustaining country, but international sanctions have gradually put the country on a course for economic disaster. It went from the largest economy in the world in 1946 to one of the smallest in 1999. This has allowed countries like Great Britain, France, China, Brazil, and Japan to become the world's most powerful.

Thank you for taking the time to write this up. :)

I'd probably be a refugee living in either Ireland or the Dominican Republic in this timeline.

I will definitely be watching this timeline closely. :)

Promising start!

Thanks!

BLUE represents Virginia, the so-called "Presidents' State", or what is de-facto an inherited demesne of each CRA president, where he controls all the policy of Virginia as well as the entirety of the CRA from his seat in Columbia (formerly Washington).

DARK GREEN represents states with the highest level of autonomy, with governors able to have some freedom in dictating agricultural, cultural, political, and racial legislation and policy.

LIGHT GREEN represents states with a certain degree with autonomy, but still under strict suzerainty of the theocratic government. These states are largely agrarian and are led by appointees who largely decide agricultural policy but not much else.

ROSE Represents states with severely curbed autonomy and mostly serve as industrial and resource states. Governors here oversee mineral extraction and other industrial issues.

RED represents the areas most resistant to the CRA during the Second American Civil War and thus, the states which were punished the most. These states are exploited by the federal theocratic government and the governors serve directly on the President's Cabinet, unlike other states.

DEEP RED represents occupied territories legally recognized as being apart of Canada and Mexico. These areas have no rights over their governance and their residents are not considered citizens.

This is so dystopian I love it.

This, sir, is excellent.

Absolutely brilliant TL.

Thanks, everyone!

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I wonder, what happened to WW2? Did Hitler win? Or did the Soviets eventually just conquer all of Europe and Japan?

I’m surprised the regime hasn’t colored the DoI and instead condemns the prior government.

This is awesome

I'll admit, I haven't thought this out very well, but here's a very lazy TL of what I came up with.

-1945 - The US "defeats" Germany (it's more Britain, France, and Russia delivering the final strikes), but is still an economically devastated country and the war fiercely separated the country along various demographic lines, with many supporting Hitler and concepts of racial purity, eugenics, and rigid class structures based on race and religion.

- 1945 - The US drops two bombs on Japan, defeating it and installing an American occupation government.

- 1945 - The Christian National Brotherhood (CNB) is formed as a party and paramilitary organization, with their platforms being the opposition to WW2 and support of fascist policies, as well as support for segregation, anti-miscegenation, nativist, anti-Semitic, and anti-Catholic policies.

- 1946 - Right wing leaders and others are enraged at the ending of Japanese internment. An economic downturn strikes as returning soldiers cannot find jobs and do not spend much money. An already fragile country devolves into civil unrest and the possibility of civil war explodes, with any unity from defeating Hitler is all but diminished.

- 1946 - Civil violence gradually becomes commonplace, lynchings in the South see a horrific revival, and crimes against gays and lesbians, so-called "degenerates", also increase. The newly formed United Nations scraps plans of moving their HQ to New York. President Truman decides to send the national guard to many states.

- 1946/47 - The CNB wins a handful of elections to local seats and a few to Congress, but they are denied their seats due to being deemed terrorist organizations.

- 1947 - The CNB rallies together several similar paramilitary organizations, including the Protestants' Front, American Fascists, America First, and the New Christian Society. They eventually take up arms against the government in mid-summer. The Civil War begins on July 30.

- 1948 - After having much of the South pledge allegiance to the CNB Bloc, with some states overthrowing their constitutional state governments, the CNB forces move into the inland South and Midwest.

- 1949 - The Midwest proves easy to capture due to a fiercely divided population with many whites being sympathetic to nativist policies.

- 1950 - Truman is assassinated by CNB agents. Alben Barkley becomes President but cannot rally a substantial force to fight the CNB, now branded as the Christian Republic of America. With the United States segmented between East and West, California becomes an independent nation and is joined by Nevada, Oregon, Washington, and Idaho.

- 1951 - Barkley is assassinated in public, and the US government is in shambles, with his successor capitulating to the CRA. Much of the Northeast breaks up and proves easy fodder for the CRA and the latter conquers them by mid 1953.

- 1952-1954 - California and its client states are invaded and quickly consumed by the CRA.

- 1954 - The United States government is reformed in Canada as an exiled government.

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Oh wow. Now I'm worried something will stop the invasion at the last minute, which would be devastating to the revolutionaries in the CRA

This is absolutely amazing. One of the best TLs I've seen here. Moar pls! Also, could we know how various known figures from our universe did? Presidents from our US who didn't come to be, for example.

*eyes emoji*

Thanks so much! Means a lot!

Great question:

Truman was probably the last President of the old US, and he could have A.) left the US for Canada or the UK. B.) Killed himself a la Allende. C.) Captured and imprisoned by the CRA. I forgot that he was assassinated in 1950.

Other leaders like:

JFK - Probably fled due to his Catholicism, or was killed by CRA agents.

Barack Obama - Born in independent Hawaii, maybe become Pres or PM of Hawaii.

Hillary Clinton - Probably a poor laborer in Chicago, long dead freedom fighter, or some diplomat working for the UN after she escaped the CRA. Depends on how the Rodhams raised her. Maybe they raised her to be a dutiful CRA supporter, or she broke away from rightism like she did in OTL and fled the country.

Al Gore - Probably a poor farmer.

Bill Clinton - Probably a poor farmer or low-level urban administrator.

George W. Bush - Probably a wealthy aristocrat or leading governmental figure.

Donald Trump - Fully supportive of the CRA and very much a demagogue.

Mike Pence - Definitely a leader in the CRA.

People like Kamala Harris, Tammy Duckworth, Catherine Cortez-Masto, etc. would have been born in less evil countries. Cory Booker would probably be someone to flee to Britain, Spain, etc.

I sure hope we see some familiar faces in this TL. Honestly though, I wouldn't care either way, since the TL stands very well on its own, even if the characters are made up. Keep up the good work

Thank you! And yeah I'm still working on it, plus figuring out world history events since the fall of the US.

Hmmm... but the plan the GiE talked about was Indigo Dragon, and this is Red Dragon, so maybe this is a misinformation attempt?

Oh, no. I hope Gomes and his bf survived this. Death to the CRA!

DEATH TO THE CRA

Also, I'm glad Gomes and Almedia survived.

YESSSS. Your writing is of very high quality, this is great.
Also, interesting- Golden Dragon says they'll be landing in Columbia, but they'll actually be landing in NYC and Boston. A double-deception, smart.

Agreed!

I could easily see this as a full novel. Keep it up!

Whew, this is horrifying but in a good way.  Would make an good book or TV series. I've been contemplating creating my own alternative America timeline, but I'm terrible with photoshop, keep up the good work!

This is amazing! I'm so worried for that revolutionary we met, I can only imagine the worst is going to happen to NYC. Weird, though, how the CRA didn't rename the city

This is absolutely fantastic. One of my favorite timelines on here.

I would pay to read this.

Thank you to everyone for the kind words and positive reception! :)

A few notes:

- Yes, the United States GiE, along with Brazil and Portugal, utilized a complex misinformation campaign to fool the Christian Republic into believing there were different invasions on different parts of the Atlantic Coast.

As we know so far -

Red Dragon - Amphibious invasion of Charleston and Miami (deceptive)

Golden Dragon - Naval invasion of the Potomac and amphibious invasion of Columbia (deceptive)

Indigo Dragon - Amphibious invasion of Boston and New York, massive bombing campaign of Columbia (real invasion)

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As for the name of New York City, I feel like stylistically it would have been wise to keep some names so audiences can easily identify some cities without having to consult earlier notes on name changes.

New York City = same

Miami = same

Los Angeles = same

Tijuana = same

Washington, D.C. = Columbia

Langley = New Tiberias

Pittsburgh = New Bethlehem

Poor Matthew, but he had it coming for him. Also, I love this world's Brazil.

I've driven past that golf course!! (assuming you didn't just make up a golf course in Manassas)

I just zoomed in on Manassas Park and spotted the first golf course that was visible on google maps. General's Ridge?

I hope they catch some of these CRA criminals and their punishment is a lifetime of watching gay porn Clockwork Orange style.

Does (or did) Fred Phelps ever hold a position in the CRA?

Quick question: you use real people's photos for some of the characters (e.g. John Thune for President Hawthorne, Hillary Clinton for Melinda Wallace, etc.). Are those people the same as OTL just with different names, or do Melinda Wallace and Hillary Clinton (well probably Hillary Rodham, I can't imagine she met Bill in the CRA) and John Thune and Michael Hawthorne all coexist in the same universe, or something else? One of those nagging, unimportant questions I've had.

I just use them as placeholders, and since I want to give them some sort of character. HRC as we know her was either never born or lived an uneventful life. Melinda Wallace is her own person and looks like HRC.

But since it's such a radically different TL, most people born >1945 were probably not born or were born to refugee families. Bernie Sanders is someone who probably had to flee.

I'm really liking this TL! Bad news for the CRA that they've already abandoned the Mississippi, looks like (or I hope) they'll be able to be taken care of piecemeal.

Weren't the Phelpses civil rights lawyers? that would clash with the segregationists and racists of the CRA. However in other regards, their blatan homophobia and anti-semitism and probable islamophobia would be perfect in this state.


Black revolutionaries overthrew the CRA along the Mississippi, along with a minority of poor whites. Most whites in the South were the favored citizens of the CRA, so they are the most loyal.

I worry for the people of Atlanta....

Yes we’ll rally round the flag, boys,
We’ll rally once again,
Shouting the battle cry of freedom!
We will rally from the cities,
We’ll gather from the plains,
Shouting the battle cry of freedom!
The Union forever!
Hurrah, boys, hurrah!
Down with old Hawthorne and up with Cameron!
And we’ll fill our vacant ranks with a million rebels more,
Shouting the battle cry of freedom!
The Union forever!
Hurrah, boys, hurrah!
Down with old Hawthorne and up with Cameron!
And we’ll rally round the flag, boys,
Yes we’ll rally once again,
Shouting the battle cry of freedom!
The Union forever!
Hurrah, boys, hurrah!
Down with old Hawthorne and up with Cameron!
And we’ll rally round the flag, boys,
Yes we’ll rally once again,
Shouting the battle cry of freedom!

YES. Got chills.


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Hm, imo Phelps is such an evil man that there is no way him being a civil right lawyer actually meant that he was principled on this subject. I think that in this universe, he'd be a very enthusiastic CRA supporter who'd take an important role in the government.


Lmao. Sorry, Ascalon is just such a boring and borderline bad city in Israel that I find it funny to read this :P
Also, a question- could you explain the roles of the two Fathers in the government? Are they like Cabinet secretaries?

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Suza Cameron slowly descended the airplane stairs onto the tarmac. She stood for a few seconds on the final step before taking the final plunge. Her feet hit the tarmac. They hit American land, of which she has not set foot on since 1976. Cameron immediately got down on her hands and knees and kissed the cold, hard tarmac. It was homecoming at last, long-awaited, long-overdue, and long-desired.

The ride from Newark to Manhattan was more of a procession. It took about four hours to complete, and mostly consisted of Cameron greeting a wide array of revolutionaries, starving citizens, cheerful workers, and a general body of people who snapped under misery and overthrew their suzerains. Cameron saw every one of their faces, and despite never seeing any of them before, she knew she was home.

She and her team, heavily guarded to protect her from a stray CRA sympathizer or armed zealot, eventually arrived to her designated speaking podium at New York City Hall at around 8:45 AM.



"From the bottom of my heart, I say this with outstretched arms," Cameron began, spreading her arms, "we have returned home!" The applause was thunderous. There must have been thousands packed before her. "Welcome to a New America!"

"I am America, and so are all of you! No longer are we a nation of hate, of misery, of killing, nor of starvation. We are a nation born anew, a nation born today that will reconquer our destiny from the evildoers and bigoted hatemongers who wrestled control of it seventy years ago! We all belong here, and we're going to defeat Hawthorne and his theocrats on the battlefield if they don't accept our right to survive, thrive, and exist!"

Cameron raised her fist into the air. "I proclaim here and now, in New York City, and on Independence Day itself of Twenty-Nineteen, at 8:50 AM, that the United States is re-established." Applause, deafening in its ferocity. "As I can see, and as you can feel, we are an oppressed people, an emaciated people, a people of mistreated workers, laborers and slaves, a people smashed under the hard boot of an Orwellian state, a people arrested by those who dare call themselves Christian and wear golden crosses on their uniforms of hate and monstrosity." Cameron continued. "We're gathered her today to proclaim our reversal of such an arrangement. We will no longer suffer under tyranny. We will no longer starve as the theocrats and aristocrats dine well on medium-rare steak cutlets with mashed potatoes and hearty salads. The food and wealth belong to us, not to be controlled by the few. The prizes of our economy and property of our homes must no longer be held by the tyrants. This government must no longer be stocked with medieval men, who want black people in chains, women bare-feet and pregnant, Jews dead, and LGBTQ citizens hanged in public. They are evil, my citizens. Evil is not manifested commonly amongst humanity, but when it is, it is manifested horribly and harshly.

However, after nearly eighty years, we see that evil will always be contrasted by goodness, by human kindness, by love." She said, emphasizing 'love' so much that her voice cracked. "Love of our neighbors, of our friends, or our people, regardless of their skin color, gender, social status, and who they want to be with." She said. "Isn't that the Christian way?"

"My citizens, I ask that you all embark on this journey with me. It will be a long, hard journey, I can assure you. It's not a re-election campaign. It's not a campaign to unite us and our oppressors and find common ground. These men have no perception of common ground. It's either their Hitler-fantasy government, or nothing." She said, prompting booes, hisses, and moans of fear and terror. "No, we must abandon foolish ideas of centrism and reconciliation with people like that. Now, we are not a violent stock of citizens. We do not wish death upon others. We do not want to kill and feel the psychological punishments of ending another human being's life. War is Hell." She said. "But, so is tyranny. So is an extremist ultra-Christian realm which practices segregation, state anti-Semitism, state terror, and is a violator of our most sacred international human rights laws." She claimed.

"When we saw the horrors of the Holocaust in 1945, we said to ourselves, 'Never Again!'. But when we saw our Nation collapse before our eyes, as the men we thought we defeated in World War II take control of America and impose their Neo-Naziism, Nativism, and Fascism on our country, we realized very quickly that we failed our goal of 'Never Again'. Well folks, as long as I'm alive, we won't fail again!" Cameron shouted, putting both clenched fists into the air.

"We will strike them and disintegrate the Christian Republic of America. We will abolish the new manifestation of slavery, and we will free our citizens from Virginia to Missouri, and from Michigan to California. No municipality unreleased from the jaws of hate, no county unliberated from the control of fascists, no state unshackled from chains. And most importantly, most dear to all of us, no human throughout this land will be unfreed!" She said.

"My citizens, from all walks of life, you are united by your love for one another! I am united with you, because I love what you all stand for. You overthrew the suzerains of New York and proclaimed the destiny that was stolen from you is back in your hands. I love that passion for humanity, and it is that passion that will lead us to victory in the dark days ahead. Please mind the cliche!" Cameron said to a round of laughter.

"Please, citizens of the United States, accept me as your new humble President, and together, with every citizen by citizens' side, let us defeat the Christian Republic and reclaim our future!"

Thanks for the questions!

Yeah Ascalon is a boring city, but the theocrats in control of renaming cities probably had a huge boner for renaming any city they could to something in the Levant. Considering they were also Nativists shut-ins, don't expect them to know jack about contemporary Israeli society.

And yeah, about Phelps, that does make sense. He would be an ardent CRA sympathizer. He would definitely occupy an important role, like a top propagandist or church official. I don't believe the Westboro Baptist Church would have any point in existing, since the CRA is the Westboro Baptist Church but also in control of America. I'm assuming his family make up the national CRA choir.

"Also, a question- could you explain the roles of the two Fathers in the government? Are they like Cabinet secretaries?"

Good question. No, they aren't any official member of the government, but they are official clergymen and high-ranking men of the church in America. And since it's a theocracy, they are institutionally tied with the state. Since it's also a corrupt country, they are given loads of unofficial power and influence over civil affairs.

I guess their roles would have been advising Hawthorne on religious and social policy, reaping state benefits, and generally appearing before cameras to peddle their ideologies.

So I’m guess WMDs don’t exist in this timeline?

Wow why am I so inspired seeing the liberation of Washington in a fake universe that I don't live in. Must mean you're a talented write, cookiedamage

GREEN represents territory occupied by Allied forces and revolutionaries.

GRAY represents territory occupied by the Christian Republic.

BLUE represents independent Alaska and Hawaii.

Shades of red represent areas of conflict. PINK represents areas where the Allied forces have occupied much of the territory. RED represents areas where the Allied forces and Christian Republic control roughly equal amounts of territory. MAROON represents areas where the Christian Republic have occupied much of the territory.

Thank you! Hurrah!

I just tried thinking of what my family would've done in such a circumstance, before I remembered that the earliest family member of mine to live in the U.S. was in the 1950s. So I never existed thanks to the CRA... my parents met after immigrating here. How did Cuba fare during the 20th century with the CRA next door?

Well, in this timeline's 21st century, Cuba is a democracy, although it still had a troubled past. It was a U.S. client state until the U.S. collapsed in the 1950s. Without support of US interests, Cuban landownders, and the American/Cuban sugar cane industry, Bautista was never able to mount a coup. The 1940 constitution remained intact and was amended sparingly over the next seventy-nine years. Communists never gained much support due to the country emerging as a stable democracy into the 1960s and 1970s, but socialists, social dems, and left-wingers did.

Nice! So I guess the two halves that made up my DNA enjoyed relatively stable lives outside the CRA. That's at least a bit refreshing

Yeah they're probably alive and not under a white supremacist theocracy, so that's definitely good.

Damn, I got chills. Amazing.
Also, what's happening with Israel and Russia ITTL? Did the Soviets fall naturally (and the iron curtain with them), earlier or later? What about Israel, did it manage to survive on its own (I'm almost certain it could- we'd just find other allies, like Brazil), and is it more left-wing in this universe considering the CRA's existence probably causing seething hate against it and constantly reminding of the dangers of right-wing extremism?
Also, I assume that Israel, if existing. also declared war on the CRA. It's one of our nation's proclaimed goals to defend all Jews in the world, so I wouldn't be surprised if wer were in a constant (official) state of war with the CRA, and certain that our intelligence services were actively engaged in the efforts against it for decades.

Thanks!

Israel does exist and has found allies in Brazil, and to a lesser extent Britain, France, Germany, etc.  Palestine is still an issue as well as Arab hostility, but Israel is very much opposed to the CRA.

Hell yes. I'm picturing Yvette Clarke and Hillary Clinton and the rest actually filling the roles of their pictures while reading this and it adds a whole other layer. Clarke declaring her own hometown of NY free is touching in a way.

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Basically.

Lora’s grandmother is a goddamn hero

Also this is riveting.

Thank you! There will be an election coming up soon!

December 12, 2020 -

Yesterday, President Cameron gave us a definitive timetable for the 2022 elections: May 14, 2022. Along with the announcement was the acknowledgment that it would be elections for the House, all Senatorial seats, and President simultaneously.

Cameron stated that the 2022 elections would be "utilized to better gauge the direction we want our new country to head in, as well as how we want our post-revolutionary society to be structured alongside economic, political, and social terms."

However, many liberated citizens don't know much about the candidates, nor their own leadership. As a response, the New York Times has established a new department dedicated to analyzing the 2022 elections and its participants.

Many issues are at play in the upcoming election, a very first for American people compared to the theocracy days when sham elections were piety and morality contests. Instead, the 2022 elections will likely feature debates surrounding capitalism, socialism, voting, partisanship, and social laws. We have prepared several spreadsheets analyzing the positions of many people in the government, as well as those vying for elected office and those we suspect will. Note: Not everyone listed is interested in running, such as Richard Marquez, who was stated he will remain on the ticket with Cameron in 2022.


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This analysis above was compiled using possible candidates' past remarks, as well as their published platforms and remarks in office (if they are officeholders). As you can see above, there is a healthy consensus for social democracy, and a healthy consensus against communism. Socialism and Capitalism have more mixed receptions. You can notice Melinda Wallace supports neither socialism, capitalism, nor communism, but supports social democracy. This leads one to beg the questions: Isn't social democracy the result of a capitalist economy with welfarist and laborist aspects? Shouldn't someone supporting social democracy also support capitalism and socialism as social democracy is a combination of the two? Well, it's not that simple, as Wallace and many other politicians have nuanced reasons. Arthur Neville, Senator from Michigan, supports social democracy, socialism, and communism, but not capitalism, why? We have deduced, from his past positions and statements, that Neville is a solid leftists who supports socialistic and communist policies, and can support social democratic policies, but not if they rely to heavy on capitalism.

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The above diagram attempts to section each of the listed possible candidates into three broad categories, then into several smaller subcategories. We have separated them into the Left, the Right, and the Collectivists, with the Collectivists being the far-left.

Among the left, we have President Cameron, Vice President Marquez, National Security Head Wallace, Defense Secretary Cromwell, and Senator Neville from Michigan. The former three belong to the social left, Cromwell to the center left, and Neville swings back to the left end of the spectrum. With this analysis, it can be said that "Cameronites" of the social left bridge the gap between center-leftists like Cromwell and hard-leftists like Neville. It is this reason that social commentators have called social leftists in the government "Bridge Leftists".

On the right, we have Special Advisor Crawford, Senator Wilkinson from New York, Senator MacLander from New Hampshire, Candidate Carnley from California, and Candidate Cornell from Ohio. They, in turn, are divided into the Social Right and Capitalist Right. Crawford, MacLander, and Carnley, members of the Social Right, are more friendly to social democracy and parliamentary government, while still being supportive of free market capitalism and mostly hostile towards socialism. On the flip side, Capitalist Rightists like Cornell and Wilkinson are more in support of presidential government with free market capitalism and little socialistic influences.

On the far left, we have Candidate Perez from Illinois, Representative Varner from New Jersey, and Candidate Corgy from Indiana. Perez belongs to Reform Socialists, while Varner and Corgy belong to Revolutionary Communists. This is because Perez is more often to support reform measures to achieve a classless society, such as social democratic economies. Varner and Corgy call for immediate abolition of capitalism in all forms as well as a full redistribution of wealth.

2022 is obviously shaping up to be a showdown between the world's three main socioeconomic ideologies, but there is still the War against the CRA, especially with the genocide that the US military is engaged in to halt. Several candidates and prominent officials have announced their positions on the war, including halting genocide and bringing in and integrating refugees.
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As you can tell from the above sheet, the left is mostly united in support of the invasion of both CRAs, save for Mary Cromwell who is reported to privately be against invading the Wiltonite-controlled CRA of the Plains and Rockies. Furthermore, Nat'l Sec. Head Melinda Wallace and Sen. Arthur Neville both support summarily executing CRA officials, with the former stating that it is an appropriate action to take for the most vile, violent, and immediately guilty of them, including those committing genocide. Others on the left don't agree with them. However, they all want to prosecute CRA leadership, a la the Nuremburg Trials.

The Right is more split on invading the Wiltonite CRA, as well as refugee integration, with the further right among them striking a very isolationist stance. Cornell, interestingly enough, supports using nuclear weaponry in the South, which has led to him being slammed as a radical and dangerous candidate.

The Collectivists are very similar to the Left, except for invading the Wiltonite CRA and for their enthusiasm over summary executions of CRA officials.[/font]

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Above, you can see a sheet measuring support for three selected social issues. The issues include anti-workplace and hiring discrimination laws, Cameron's proposed New Bill of Rights, and Senator Neville's proposed Department of Civil and Human Rights.

This is an area where not only the Left and Collectivists are fully united, but they themselves are united amongst the blocs. Moderates and Radicals in both support similar social legislation. This is opposed to the Right, which is more divided along the lines of moderate and far-rightism. Carnley is the most left-leaning socially of the stock, while Wilkinson and Cornell are the furthest right.

Other studies will be released as the elections draw near, but for now, this is an informative "first dip" for all those newly introduced to democracy and an internet connection.[/font]

Red = Territory of the United states

Pink = Militarily Administered and Occupied by the United States

Medium Gray = Hawthornite CRA (Southern CRA)

Dark Gray = Wiltonite CRA (Interior CRA)

Green-Yellow-Gray = Holy Charismatic Kingdom of America

Cameron or Wallace 2022!

Cameron '22!

This plus Cromwell.

I haven't forgotten about her!

February 28, 2021

President of the CRA, Michael Hawthorne has been captured in Georgia by a special ops team apart of the United States military. The announcement has sparked a wave of celebrations across the United States and much of the world. People are reported to be cheering and crying in the streets, from New York, to Washington, Atlanta, Los Angeles, and Chicago. There have been celebrations in London, Sao Paulo, and Berlin as well.

President Suza Cameron made a formal announcement on the evening of February 28, extolling the "bravery and resolve of our citizens who captured Hawthorne and made the march to peace that much stronger."

Celebrators on the streets of New York have been chanting "Liberation", "Revolution", and "Death to Fascism" throughout the night.


(Above: The Situation Room in the White House shortly after Hawthorne was confirmed alive and captured)

The government has confirmed that Hawthorne will be tried for a number of offenses, including war crimes, genocide, ethnic cleansing, and state terrorism. All of these carry the death sentence, which Hawthorne will likely be convicted of.

Melinda Wallace has shied away from calling for his summary execution, a stark reversal of her earlier position of executing members of the CRA who are guilty of genocide.

"A full and fair trial is to be awarded to even the most despicable and guilty of people, and summary executions, while they send a message, muddy the waters and make it seem like we are no different than them." Wallace said earlier tonight when pressed on the issue.

The trial for Hawthorne is expected to be held this April.

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HAWTHORNE WILL HANG

Party platforms?

Parties are still being founded left and right, especially among the left-wing.

Yess, down with Hawthorne! Also, good job Native Americans.
As for the parties... Wow, not even a single pro-globalization, capitalist to Social Democrat party which is also pro-LGBTQ rights? :( I guess I'd support a ragtag of Social Democrats, Worker's Emanicipation and Moderate Laborist politicians. I'd probably be most comfortable supporting socially liberal Moderate Laborists.

Social Democrats for me

Same for me. Very well written, by the way!

**Unironically**

(Also sorry for taking up this much space, I love these (quote) memes)

Song is great, though I'm still endorsing Cameron! It's good to see some voices that understand the danger in radical leftism- I'm worried that there seem to be way too many in this TL's America who are ready to embrace radical socialism or outright communism. That'd be disastrous for this reborn country.

Lol, I love Amy Siskind

Social Democratic - Suza Cameron

Socialist - Kyra Welsh

Workers' Emancipation - Mirei Song

Centrist - Jaremy Omid

This was great! I'd probably support Cameron in this election because of the Theocracy's defeat, but as for my support/lack thereof of the candidates:

1. Song
2. Omid
3. Kingsley
4. Cameron
*Huge gap*
5. Welsh
*Colossal gap, communists are almost as bad as theocrats)*
6. Dillon

Bravo!!!!!

When are you planning on starting The Reborn Republic?

I'm going to eventually finish up Fear and Fire and get started with Multiparty: A Mirrored America, then I'll start the Reborn Republic