Recent content by oudi14

In this timeline, the Confederacy triumphs at the Battle of Antietam in September of 1862, and then is recognised by the UK and France. For the purpose of this thread, it matters not how ASB this scenario is. For the sake of argument, just accept that it happens. So obviously Lincon cannot...

I haven't seen this discussed before. This is definitely not a 'What if the South won?' TL, although this does assume a Confederate victory in 1862. And please, please, ASB Police, restrain yourselves. If Lincoln never gets to make the Emancipation Proclamation, because his side lost, I'm...

I agree about the likelihood of riots if he is convicted. And that some blacks felt his acquittal, even though he was probably guilty, was a sort of vindication for how the justice system had always screwed over the black community. As for his guilt or not, how could an innocent OJ have uttered...

As a kid, and as a young adult, I really enjoyed going to the drive-in. Especially being able to drink beer and get stoned with my friends in the car, which one can't do at a regular theater. I was sorry that they went away; I would have liked to take my kids to the drive-in when they were young.

I was a teenager then. I had a teacher at the time, who was a tory supporter; prior to the election, she had always referred to the PM as 'dear old Wilson'. The day after, she was in a good mood, said "I can't wait to see Dr. Gallup". I guess the Gallup Poll had forecast a Labour win. She knew...

I love the idea of a containment camp on South Georgia. Hopefully, every imam in the west will have all their sermons monitored; any hate speech will get them a one-way ticket to Grytviken. Concerning Syria, if Putin flat out won't accept any NATO troops there, why can't he send in the...

Sounds like the shit is about to hit the fan, if 'the Saudi' is a member of the royal family, or took orders from one of them. If so, it could mean the end of the House of Saud.

I was a teenager during the Apollo program, and I used to wonder what would have happened if the Russians had tried something like this. When it became apparent that they had lost the space race, if they decided to go for broke, and get a man to the moon first, even if it was a one way trip...

I'm almost certain it couldn't be done. It was hard enough getting a single Vulcan from Ascension to Stanley this way. And by then, the British were properly organized. Plus, what about ordnance once the Harriers had fired off what they had? Even if they had gotten them to Stanley, I seriously...

Jackson might have won the Dem. nomination, and then the presidency, had not Carter ran at that time. Its hard to say how well he would have run against Ford in the general, but assume he wins narrowly. Maybe he is conservative enough to A: not tolerate the fall of Somoza, and, B: to do all he...

What if, for any reason you want, the Western Allies decided that they were not going to let the Japanese keep their emperor. Perhaps the depth of his involvement was exposed, maybe Downfall actually took place, the casualties were so horrendous that the victors were in such a pissed off state...

I suppose Moonbeam could possibly win CA with its 45 EVs, but he would do poorly in the South, where Carter won every state but VA. The south was still somewhat democratic, but it took a Carter or a Clinton to win majority support, southerners who were seen as moderate. A California liberal like...

It might be comparable to Grenada, in that the opposing force would be small; I believe the Haitian army was only 7,000 strong. Also, unlike Grenada, there would be no Cubans opposing the invaders; IIRC, they, as much or more than the Grenadians, fought back hard at first. Most of the fighting...

Certainly true in the case of Sirhan. I doubt that Yoko Ono has much pull with the NY Parole Board. Admittedly, Lennon's fame might count for something.

Chapman and Sirhan are nobodies and losers. I could imagine around 2030, when OJ is in his 80s, and if Fred Goldman is no longer with us, the Parole Board deciding to let him out to die a free man. I could be wrong. In OTL, I hope he stays locked up for that long. Not that he really deserved any...