Worst state overall, I guess Mississippi and Alabama have improved drastically.
Marge In Chains, S4 Ep 21 includes what I'm talking about, histories greatest monster.
Speaking of which, how many people remember Jimmy Carter and for what?
America's Funniest President: Mo Udall Presidency & Beyond
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Marge In Chains, S4 Ep 21 includes what I'm talking about, histories greatest monster.
Speaking of which, how many people remember Jimmy Carter and for what?
Pretty much yeah. There's national public healthcare and a renewed focus on infrastucture and so on. As such, it's hard to say what the worst state would be. May be all over the place due to differing economic conditions and so on.
Ahh... all right. Hard to tell there. I am thinking it could be Reagan there.
Jimmy Carter would be remembered as Secretary of State over for both terms of both the Udall and Askew Administrations if I remember correctly.
Also thinking about when in Bart Gets An Elephant, where that elephant goes through the party HQs. I can only imagine how much more chaotic the republican hq would be there. The democratic one would be celebratory, but I wonder what it would exactly look like.
Hmmm... may be night and day though political jokes might be less of a thing for a while because of how one group is overperforming.
I mean, I have a feeling there would be plenty of jokes at this point about how broken the republican party is then. Though I guess there would be very few political jokes to go around in America. I wounder how King of The Hill would change? Would Hank be fighting to keep Strickland Propane open more, how overbearing Hank Hill would be to Bobby? I could see him try to get Bobby interested in driving as superior to public transportation, trying to get Bobby to grill, or maybe trying to get him to join the OSA instead of some other club, though I don't know how much the political events in this timeline would change him. Would Dale be himself, or would he be changed to be less conspiratorial? Would Boomhauer still be a Texas Ranger and womanizer? Would Bill be mentally traumatized with Lenore's leave, or would he change into a stuck up base officer? This show really seems the most subject to change, and fascinates me the most of all media wise.
I mean, there's only so many jokes you can make at the expense there.
Hank would still be Hank. The show would be pretty recognizable to a degree. Though Hank would definitely represent the sort of "lost conservative"; the American conservative during the transition from the GOP over to the new Federalist Party. Boomhauer would probably be the same. Dale would probably be a conspiracy theorist still, but with different one. Unsure of the others.
What was the “Calls for reparations and better work for the Chile” about? Is that about Nixon helping the overthrow of Socialist government Allende and other South American governments?
Yeah, pretty much. Operation Condor was definitely a blackmark on American history though it ended earlier ITTL
Political Retrospection: 2005 - 2009 Part 2
Political Retrospection: 2005 - 2009 Part 2
Western Europe
Over in the western part of Europe, things were somewhat quiet though recent developments were causing a stir. The successful legalization of same-sex marriage over in Canada, the United States and even Australia and New Zealand caused a massive surge of energy and support for similar movements over in Europe. And the various other nations in the area were beginning to go and feel the pressure a bit. And of course, there were plenty of other focus points that would become prominent in the election cycles and governance over in Europe. Over in France, a sign of the times would be seen with the two finalist candidates, as both of them would've been considered Baby Boomers by American standards. Born post-World War II and raised under the Fifth Republic, they would be the first to not be raised under de Gaulle's politics. And victory would go over to the dark horse candidate in François Bayrou, candidate of the Union for French Democracy. The party benefitted from people growing more toward it, especially with the RFR party undergoing changes with Chirac's retirement from politics. That said, alot of questions remained, especially with Haiti. Meanwhile, over in Germany, Angela Merkel would manage to become chancellor as head of the CDU/CSU coalition along with exploiting the collapse of the SPD/FDP coalition. Howeber, the rising success of the PDS has also gotten some attention. Overall, Germany has been doing rather well along with working on further economic stimulus and trying to focus on renewables though also lagging a bit behind when it comes over to nuclear power. However, they have still be doing quite all right.
Over in the Netherlands, the Labour Party would manage to retain power though it also came with Socialist Party having risen substantially in power to become a major party. While they would go and enter a coalition with the Labour Party, it remains to be seen how well it will handle. At the same time, the nation had been making waves over in Europe. After all, being one of the first to legalize same-sex marriage along wth dealing with issues of legality of certain drugs though they did follow in Portugal's footsteps in terms of decriminalization of it to deal with it along with looking into its medical purposes. One wonders what awaits in the next election. Meanwhle, speaking of Portugal, the success of their drug program along with issues with the other parties would also the Portugal Socialist Party to bounce back over into greater prominence, with the focus being on maintaining economic stability. They also maintained the course of further infrastucture building such as with high-speed rails. Spain would see similar results with their Socialists also managing to score a win, albeit more modestly here. Over in Italy, the center-right House of Freedoms manage to go and get a modest victory, but it seemed to have been a calm before a storm as the Italian political background kept changing as the Union of the Centre would exceed expectations in terms of growth. Over in Belgium, a surprising new coaliton would form between the Christian People's Party and the Reformist Movement to end up with a centralist form of government over in 2007. Just a couple years earlier, they also legalized adoptation by same-sex partners.
Central Europe
CETO continuted to stabilize itself and its growth. Albania and Croatia would be the next nations to go over and join CETO, nearly completing the inclusion of the nation. It's believed that Bosnia would be fully eligible to join in a year or so. Meanwhile, the region's political sphere continued to be influenced by the new social democrat global order along with the beginnings of their youth entering politics. Specifcially, the connection to social media and growing up in such a state meant growing shifts were beginning to appear regarding questions such as same-sex marriage and the rise of social media there. Over in Poland, the Civil Platform, a center-right party, would end up going over and taking power away from the leftists which seemed to be reflecting a new status quo over for the Poles, especially with them winning reelection over Donald Tusk. Right now, they were focusing on enjoying their benefits and slowing down on certain developments. Switching to Hungary, the fall of Viktor Orbán would send political shockwaves as the Fidesz – Hungarian Civic Alliance would crack from leadership squabbles. Orbán would meanwhile spend several years in prison for the various finanical chicanery. The Hungarian Democratic Forum would surge in popularity as a result of this. However, they still wouldn't have enough votes so they would create a coalition with the Alliance of Free Democrats- Hungarian Liberal Party.
Over in the Czech Republic, the Czech Social Democratic Party would manage to go and hold onto their power in the election of this year. However, some were wonderng how long this would last with the rumors of some new political parties rising up. For now though, the Czechs remained rather quiet and stable. Over in Slovakia, the ruling party in the Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party maintained their grip though the rise of the Direction – Social Democracy Party led many to believe it would likely win the next upcoming election. Back in Austria, Wolfgang Schüssel would remain Prime Minister, though the coalition of Austrian People's Party and Liberal Forum would end up fraying and he would align his party with the controversial Freedom Party of Austria. However, with the corruption charges growing at the officials, many were noted the Liberal Forum and the Social Democratic Party would see major gains in the next elections and shift the balance of party. The Nordic nations remained pretty unchanged so far though rumors were circulating in regards if any of the nations would join NATO or CETO. They also had their own issues such as the Danes' treatment of Greenland or how the Sámi are treated. Meanwhile, Montenegro would finally leave Serbia, ending the remnants of Yugoslava. Serbia continues to be ruled by the Democratic Party while the other major party, the far-right Serbian Radical Party would begin seeing massive declines as a result of various losses and other issues.
Eastern Europe
The Sovereign Union has become a topic of great fascination as of late. Having more or less finished with modernizing, they have been undergoing a cultural boom as of late. Many have noted that said boom was partially inspired by many young people's interactons with Western media in the 1990s and have branched off since into inspiration. At the same time, more original works have been made. Politically, things are going slowly but surely. With a growing new crop of politicians, the hope is on changing the various parties and political structures. However, things have been well under Chief Director Viktor Tyulkin, who would see reelection once more. On the local level, newer political parties were rising, especially over in the urban areas. Additionally, Russia along with Central Asia have started coming in term with their past and moving forward. But perhaps most notably of all is a secret government project that the Sovereign Union has been working on. A project that has been worked on for years and would likely be announced over in the oncoming years or so. Few people wonder what it was or the potential scale of it. What is know was that it took a fair bit of political power to push it through along with it being somewhat divisive, namely from a generational gap along with just coming from the delays and setbacks for a number of reasons. However, this project they claim will be quite a game changer.
Across Eastern Europe, the big thing would be over with Romania and Bulgaria going over to join the European Union, having been able to finally rise from the troubles of the past in order to do so. So far over in both Bulgaria and Romania, it was basically seeing the reformed socialists in power before they would be voted out in lieu of Christian democracy advocates along with more economically liberal folk. At the same time, they were still influenced by the social democratic global influence and many were noting that the socialists, least those who idenitify as such and may be more social democratic, have a chance to get back into power thanks to fresh faces along wth the growing frustrations at some of the corrruption along with the lackluster speed of implementation certain reform. Ukraine on the meanwhile would see the social democrats once more into prominence as they have become quite the attractive nation thanks to their neon supplies. As such, the ruling coalition of the Socialist Party of Ukraine and Peasant Paty of Ukraine organized to treat their vast resources of neon much like how Norway approaches their oil, with the hopes of implementing the money gained back into them. They would also institute close ties over with Armenia and Kartvelia. While the three were aleady part of the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation, they wanted to grow closer also and focus ties over through connecton of the Black Sea along with expand in terms of economic opportunities. Indeed, this has helped gain tec interest in Armenia and Kartvelia as a result. Additionally, non-European neighbors have also drawn in, notably Iran. Turkey meanwhile continued to focus on combatting the last of its political corruption while trying to play catch-up in a world that keeps changing.
Pretty good!
I apologize that this took so long, but work was a hassle along with just trying to figure things out and everything else.
Hope you like it! We're entering the final quarter of the timeline soon!
Love it, can't wait to see what happens next!Pretty good!
I apologize that this took so long, but work was a hassle along with just trying to figure things out and everything else.
Hope you like it! We're entering the final quarter of the timeline soon!
Thanks for the support! Yeah, 2010s are gonna seem some interesting things!
I bet there's the 2011 Arab Spring that'll be one of the events that happens, still plenty of terrible governments that seem mostly on the same path that leads to the uprising, not to mention it'll be catalist to other movements in the area.
Maybe they’ll happen earlier in 2010 perhaps? Presumably due to the more progressive western governments in power.