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Not even getting rid of Reagan could make for such and atrocity. Let's hope HPL's British fan decide feed the Deep Ones some Kingfish and chips!
And Francis Parker Yockey on the Supreme Court? Now someone other than fascists, a few academics, and us rabid anti-fascists will know who he is.
BTW didn't Yockey have the same proclivity as our RL Justice Thomas?
Just so you guys know, I'm also doing a "Fascist AAR"----Wranglite Russia in fact. Wanna see who finishes their AAR first?
Long shall soon see the error of his ways, and know insanity for the rest of his days as he stares into the eyes of Cthulu.
He killed Lovecraft! Long will have a little surprise if he try a pacific campaign...
Btw: Great AAR, subscribed
Btw: Great AAR, subscribed
Not yet.
Not as long as Cthulhu hungers.
Hungers for Louisiana blood in vengeance. And souls. But mostly vengeance-blood.
-L
Not as long as Cthulhu hungers.
Hungers for Louisiana blood in vengeance. And souls. But mostly vengeance-blood.
-L
Three bills to end America
This is an abridged version of the Corruption Act, put before congress in October of 1937. The bill goes on to explain what companies can be charged with and what penalties can be inflicted on them (which go as far as government seizure). The bill is notable for allowing entire companies to be charged with crimes, as opposed to simply the individuals running them. It also gave the power of choosing committee members to the president, and only the president, as he choose the Un-American Activities Committee members. And the CEO's of the government run companies created from the Public Works Act. And thanks to the Security Act all the members of the Supreme Court, no longer requiring congress's approval. In December of 1937, the Corrupt Business Practices Committee came into existence. It was headed by Father Charles Coughlin.
Coughlin on radio assuring the American public that he would "fight big business to hell itself."
The Corruption Act was one of a trio of bills purposed. The other two were the Security Act (passed in March 1938) and the Loyalty Act (passed in June 1938). The Security Act created the Department of Information, headed by Lawrence Dennis, that was permitted to censor anything in America that was deemed to be "damaging" to the American people. Within months they had censored 150 different movies, including It Can't Happen Here, All Quiet on the Western Front, and Modern Times. They also banned The Great Gatsby, The Grapes of Wrath, and Huckleberry Finn, all the works of P. G. Wodehouse and all the works of Edgar Rice Burroughs. (Burroughs had already been imprisoned by the Un-American Activities Committee)
All Quiet on the Western Front was censored for "incorrectly depicting war"
They also banned so many Humphrey Bogart movies that the actor left for Canada in May, concerned for his safety. He was not the only one. Errol Flynn, Mae West, Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Frank Capra, the Three Stooges, and dozens of other stars fled for Britain. This had the effect of not only forever crippling Hollywood, but also caused an unexpected explosion of movie-making in England, and the creation of a "mini-Hollywood" in London, or as many actors used to sunny California called it: "Rainywood."
Bob Hope and Bing Crosby star in the Rainywood movie Road to Havana (1942)
Back in the states, the Loyalty Act had passed. The bill required all newspapers to include a section of propaganda where adds were normally put. It also required movie theaters to show government made propaganda films before every showing. It also required government programs to be advertised on billboards and other major advertising areas. Anyone who would not follow these requirements was quickly arrested and put before the Corrupt Business Practices Committee. Government owned companies were also given priority for all advertising space remaining, which bankrupted many private companies that followed government regulations. However, there was a far more sinister part of the act which permitted the Federal Police to arrest those who "obstructed federal operations." Tens of thousands of people were arrested for speaking out against Long and the Kingfish, including hundreds of legislators at the state level and fifteen congressmen. So many were arrested that new federal prisons had to be constructed.
By early 1939, most private American companies had been seized by the government or gone bankrupt. Most major Hollywood figures had been imprisoned or fled. Most of the major public figures had been crushed. Now the only public figures allowed were the Kingfish. Huey Long was America's dictator.
The Corruption Act said:
This is an abridged version of the Corruption Act, put before congress in October of 1937. The bill goes on to explain what companies can be charged with and what penalties can be inflicted on them (which go as far as government seizure). The bill is notable for allowing entire companies to be charged with crimes, as opposed to simply the individuals running them. It also gave the power of choosing committee members to the president, and only the president, as he choose the Un-American Activities Committee members. And the CEO's of the government run companies created from the Public Works Act. And thanks to the Security Act all the members of the Supreme Court, no longer requiring congress's approval. In December of 1937, the Corrupt Business Practices Committee came into existence. It was headed by Father Charles Coughlin.
Coughlin on radio assuring the American public that he would "fight big business to hell itself."
The Corruption Act was one of a trio of bills purposed. The other two were the Security Act (passed in March 1938) and the Loyalty Act (passed in June 1938). The Security Act created the Department of Information, headed by Lawrence Dennis, that was permitted to censor anything in America that was deemed to be "damaging" to the American people. Within months they had censored 150 different movies, including It Can't Happen Here, All Quiet on the Western Front, and Modern Times. They also banned The Great Gatsby, The Grapes of Wrath, and Huckleberry Finn, all the works of P. G. Wodehouse and all the works of Edgar Rice Burroughs. (Burroughs had already been imprisoned by the Un-American Activities Committee)
All Quiet on the Western Front was censored for "incorrectly depicting war"
They also banned so many Humphrey Bogart movies that the actor left for Canada in May, concerned for his safety. He was not the only one. Errol Flynn, Mae West, Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Frank Capra, the Three Stooges, and dozens of other stars fled for Britain. This had the effect of not only forever crippling Hollywood, but also caused an unexpected explosion of movie-making in England, and the creation of a "mini-Hollywood" in London, or as many actors used to sunny California called it: "Rainywood."
Bob Hope and Bing Crosby star in the Rainywood movie Road to Havana (1942)
Back in the states, the Loyalty Act had passed. The bill required all newspapers to include a section of propaganda where adds were normally put. It also required movie theaters to show government made propaganda films before every showing. It also required government programs to be advertised on billboards and other major advertising areas. Anyone who would not follow these requirements was quickly arrested and put before the Corrupt Business Practices Committee. Government owned companies were also given priority for all advertising space remaining, which bankrupted many private companies that followed government regulations. However, there was a far more sinister part of the act which permitted the Federal Police to arrest those who "obstructed federal operations." Tens of thousands of people were arrested for speaking out against Long and the Kingfish, including hundreds of legislators at the state level and fifteen congressmen. So many were arrested that new federal prisons had to be constructed.
By early 1939, most private American companies had been seized by the government or gone bankrupt. Most major Hollywood figures had been imprisoned or fled. Most of the major public figures had been crushed. Now the only public figures allowed were the Kingfish. Huey Long was America's dictator.
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Any good Republican would be.
Avindian said:
It's horrible I know!
Jagreen Lern said:
Don't know don't care! And yes, Lovecraft's death is unbearably tragic...
Xie said:
This advisement is banned under the Loyalty Act. You are sentenced to ten years in federal prison.
Ivir Baggins said:
Man, there's a lot of Lovecraft fans out there...
Seek75 said:
Does no one care that I imprisoned Charlie Chaplin or killed one of the Marx Brothers?
Samwell said:
Apparently not. Welcome aboard.
Zzzzz... said:
Ok, are there going to be any comments not about Lovecraft????
Nikolai said:
Oh finally, something not about Lovecraft.
Lighthearter said:
And it was quickly turned into something about Lovecraft.
i think, what Nikolai meant, is that Cthulhu will arise (trolololo)
anyway, you fasci bastard! at least commie revolution will occur in +-50 years
anyway, you fasci bastard! at least commie revolution will occur in +-50 years
awwww you ruined my trololo song
ao to not having this post as ot let me do, no wait, too fascist/nongerman/nonrussian/nonsoviet aars i have not much to say... besides wishing a good beat.. i mean challenging game
ao to not having this post as ot let me do, no wait, too fascist/nongerman/nonrussian/nonsoviet aars i have not much to say... besides wishing a good beat.. i mean challenging game
Reagan: Imprisoned
Chaplin: Imprisoned
Lovecraft: Executed
This is my rifle; it kills fascists. And I am lookin' to turn this here rifle on a certain fascist named 'Kingfish'!
Chaplin: Imprisoned
Lovecraft: Executed
This is my rifle; it kills fascists. And I am lookin' to turn this here rifle on a certain fascist named 'Kingfish'!
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Despite the imprisonment of the great leader and his cadre of ideological allies, (Groucho) Marxism shall prevail!
And to be serious for a second here, what a wonderfully grim and depressing AAR you've cooked up Can't wait for more info on the progress of British Holywood and the reaction of the wider world to this fascist cultural revolution.
And to be serious for a second here, what a wonderfully grim and depressing AAR you've cooked up
Can't wait for more info on the progress of British Holywood and the reaction of the wider world to this fascist cultural revolution.
The American Military 1936-39
The American military underwent few changes from 1936 to early 1938. Long was mostly concerned with expanding America's industrial power, and paid the military little heed. However, at the urging of the Kingfish General MacArthur and his vice-president Charles Lindbergh, he issued the National Service Act in November 1938. The Act was the first peacetime conscription in American history, and all major branches of the military would undergo expansions.
The American Army
The main part of the National Service Act required that all males fit for military duty serve for two years in the National Guard, and then go into the reserve forces until age fifty. This tripled the size of the National Guard, as tens of thousands of young men did their patriotic duty and joined the National Guard. America's old militia tradition that had defeated the British was in full swing, although the new National Guard could hardly be considered militia. They were trained as regular soldiers and lived in barracks for most of their time in the service.
National Guardsmen during a training exercise
The tactics of the army were also reworked, with the previous emphasis on individual unit operations replaced by mass formations and attack tactics. Huge numbers of new tanks were built, with the new Sherman tanks taking a lead role. They would become the the driving force of the American military machine. The new tactics were surprisingly similar to those which were used by the Soviet Union, although comparisons drawn between the two armies were silenced.
Over 70,000 Sherman tanks would be produced over the model's years of service
The Army Air Corps
The Army Air Corps underwent the largest expansion out of any of the military forces. This was mostly thanks to the enthusiasm of Charles Lindbergh who, having little to do as vice-president, started upgrading his favorite branch of the armed forces. As a big fan of the Messerschmidt fighters of the Luftwaffe, he wanted to adopt an interceptor similar in design. He found the F4F Wildcat, and after a few personal tweaks to make it lighter and faster, it was produced in mass to supply the AAC with a fast, powerful fighter. Variants would serve in the navy and marine corps. Over 10,000 would be construed in total.
The Wildcat, destined to be a staple of the AAC for years to come.
A new strategic bomber came into service as well. The Martin B-10 was introduced as the first all metal plane in the AAC, and was quite fast for a heavy bomber. Boeing (which was now government owned) showed Lindbergh their four engine B-17 "Flying Fortress" but he didn't like the design and the project was shut down.
A Martin B-10 in flight
The US Navy
Lindbergh knew exactly what he wanted the USN to have. Carriers. Lots and lots of carriers. In 1937, two were being built. By 1938, it was five. By 1939, it was up to ten. Dozens of smaller ships were built for the sole purpose of screening the carriers. Submarine projects were abandoned in favor of building more carriers. Although battleships were still a part of the navy, no more were built. Just carriers. There ended up being a total of 20 carriers built or under construction.
Carriers, carriers, and then... more carriers
At the same time, the US marine corps, under the command of General MacArthur, was expanded from 10,000 to 30,000, and new amphibious assault tactics were developed. The marines were fiercely loyal to MacArthur personally, and Henry Ford suggested that Long replace MacArthur with someone "a little more stable." Long ignored him, and that would cost him dearly.
Some of "MacArthur's marines" as they were nicknamed
The Militia
Personally loyal to Long and the Kingfish, The Militia were integrated into the army as an elite fighting unit. Although they still wore plainclothes to simplify their irregularity, they were as well trained and equipped as any other soldier in the army. They often received priority for the best equipment and supplies, and when war broke out they proved to be a deadly fighting force.
Militia being inspected
Although the American Military was still behind many other nations, in 1939 they were well on their way to becoming at least one of the largest military forces on the planet.
The American military underwent few changes from 1936 to early 1938. Long was mostly concerned with expanding America's industrial power, and paid the military little heed. However, at the urging of the Kingfish General MacArthur and his vice-president Charles Lindbergh, he issued the National Service Act in November 1938. The Act was the first peacetime conscription in American history, and all major branches of the military would undergo expansions.
The American Army
The main part of the National Service Act required that all males fit for military duty serve for two years in the National Guard, and then go into the reserve forces until age fifty. This tripled the size of the National Guard, as tens of thousands of young men did their patriotic duty and joined the National Guard. America's old militia tradition that had defeated the British was in full swing, although the new National Guard could hardly be considered militia. They were trained as regular soldiers and lived in barracks for most of their time in the service.
National Guardsmen during a training exercise
The tactics of the army were also reworked, with the previous emphasis on individual unit operations replaced by mass formations and attack tactics. Huge numbers of new tanks were built, with the new Sherman tanks taking a lead role. They would become the the driving force of the American military machine. The new tactics were surprisingly similar to those which were used by the Soviet Union, although comparisons drawn between the two armies were silenced.
Over 70,000 Sherman tanks would be produced over the model's years of service
The Army Air Corps
The Army Air Corps underwent the largest expansion out of any of the military forces. This was mostly thanks to the enthusiasm of Charles Lindbergh who, having little to do as vice-president, started upgrading his favorite branch of the armed forces. As a big fan of the Messerschmidt fighters of the Luftwaffe, he wanted to adopt an interceptor similar in design. He found the F4F Wildcat, and after a few personal tweaks to make it lighter and faster, it was produced in mass to supply the AAC with a fast, powerful fighter. Variants would serve in the navy and marine corps. Over 10,000 would be construed in total.
The Wildcat, destined to be a staple of the AAC for years to come.
A new strategic bomber came into service as well. The Martin B-10 was introduced as the first all metal plane in the AAC, and was quite fast for a heavy bomber. Boeing (which was now government owned) showed Lindbergh their four engine B-17 "Flying Fortress" but he didn't like the design and the project was shut down.
A Martin B-10 in flight
The US Navy
Lindbergh knew exactly what he wanted the USN to have. Carriers. Lots and lots of carriers. In 1937, two were being built. By 1938, it was five. By 1939, it was up to ten. Dozens of smaller ships were built for the sole purpose of screening the carriers. Submarine projects were abandoned in favor of building more carriers. Although battleships were still a part of the navy, no more were built. Just carriers. There ended up being a total of 20 carriers built or under construction.
Carriers, carriers, and then... more carriers
At the same time, the US marine corps, under the command of General MacArthur, was expanded from 10,000 to 30,000, and new amphibious assault tactics were developed. The marines were fiercely loyal to MacArthur personally, and Henry Ford suggested that Long replace MacArthur with someone "a little more stable." Long ignored him, and that would cost him dearly.
Some of "MacArthur's marines" as they were nicknamed
The Militia
Personally loyal to Long and the Kingfish, The Militia were integrated into the army as an elite fighting unit. Although they still wore plainclothes to simplify their irregularity, they were as well trained and equipped as any other soldier in the army. They often received priority for the best equipment and supplies, and when war broke out they proved to be a deadly fighting force.
Militia being inspected
Although the American Military was still behind many other nations, in 1939 they were well on their way to becoming at least one of the largest military forces on the planet.
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