User:Mister Sheen/Old


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Hi, I'm Mister Sheen. I'm an American of Polish origin, from Minnesota, and I currently live in Ontario, Canada.

Politically, I suppose I'm a Liberal (the ideology, not the Canadian political party); but I'm an old-fashioned Liberal, more in line with the 1910s—1950s Democratic Party than the modern one. Basically, that means I'm more left-wing economically, but less left-wing socially.

If I was alive in the 50s, I probably would have been blacklisted by Joe McCarthy. If I was alive in the 60s, I probably would have campaigned for Gene McCarthy. I consider Franklin D. Roosevelt to be the greatest American President of all time, and one of the greatest leaders in History.

Current Timelines
 * Gemeo - On hold. The history of a pair of fictional North Atlantic islands.
 * Naught Earth - On hold. Ridiculous timeline, where the technologies of Rome and China never advance past the year 0 AD. A way of exploring how the World would have developed without any technologically-superior World powers (for example, the European Colonial Empires).
 * Neanderthal - On hold; collaborative. Neanderthals and other Human-like species avoid extinction.
 * The Four Policemen - Minor project. Roosevelt's dream of four Global Superpowers working together after WWII comes true; and vast advancements are made through their cooperation.
 * Great White South (NuclearVacuum's) - Major project; collaborative. Antarctica has a warmer climate; and is therefore habitable to humans. I have made several contributions.
 * The Roads Cross At Clarksdale - Robert Johnson — one of the best guitarists and bluesmen of all time, and the Grandfather of Rock and Roll — never records a single track. Rock and Roll (followed by other genres of Rock) does evolve from Blues, Country and Jazz, but it is a cult phenomenon; and the traditional styles remain more popular. The entire Global music scene is unrecognisably different, which has a huge impact on every facet of popular culture.
 * Second Civil War (working title, I'll think of something better to call it) - The major change is the Civil Rights movement of the 1950s-1960s; where Segregationists and Integrationists enter an all-out political, cultural, military and paramilitary War. The Ku Klux Klan and the Southern States form the backbone of the Segregationist faction; whereas the Integrationist faction is comprised predominantly of the Northern States and non-violent Civil Rights groups, such as Martin Luther King's. Malcolm X, the Black Panthers, the Nation of Islam and other militant Black nationalists complicate the situation.

Future ideas:
 * Trotsky, West Virginia (TWV) - Trotskyism takes off in West Virginia, following much more severe consequences of the Battles of Matewan and Blair Mountain; as well as in places such as Colorado and Montana, where similar Trade Union-related incidents happen. Trotskyism eventually becomes a major player on the US Political Scene.
 * 15 Colonies (15C) - Other British colonies (currently the Bahamas and Nova Scotia, but more may be added) join the American Revolution, giving the US a slightly different area.
 * Imperium Britannicum Immortalis (IBI) - Starting in the 1910s; several statesmen, orators and politicians (who do not exist in TTL) manage to appease independence groups in the British Empire, though they do this by making severe constitutional changes. Following WWII, the Empire does not collapse, and remains a major player on the Global stage.
 * Stalin, All-American Hero (SAAH) - The clichéd "non-American leader's parents immigrate" scenario, for Josef Stalin. Following the stereotype of this kind of timeline, Stalin becomes a major US Politician (Congressman, Senator, VP, President); after fighting for the USA (in this case, during the Philippine-American War). Meanwhile, without Stalin, the Soviet Union takes a rather different direction...
 * Voulet's Empire - For those unfamiliar with this topic, the POD is during the Voulet–Chanoine Mission. After they murder Lt. Col. Klobb; Cpt. Voulet and Lt. Chanoine are successful in becoming the Warlords and eventual Emperors of a large area of West-Central Africa.
 * Every Man A King - Huey Long, one of the most controversial politicians in American History, survives his assassination attempt and wins the Presidency. (I'm also considering removing Long's split with Roosevelt).
 * Nya Sveridge - Both New Netherland and the Delaware-based colony of New Sweden survive.
 * Welcome to Pacifica - The Yapese and Tongan empires of the Pacific become more significant powers in the area. Colonial empires begin to play the Yapese and Tongans against each other, and the Pacific's overall history becomes much bloodier.

Timelines I vaguely help out with
 * 1983: Doomsday - On hold (for me); community project. The world suffers a Nuclear Apocalypse in 1983., and  are my contributions.
 * Rise of Roses - On hold. An intricate web of PODs; all combined together. I have made several contributions.
 * French Trafalgar, British Waterloo - I haven't done much, but I'll eventually get around to working on the Siamese Crisis.
 * Napoleon's World - I've done a few Alternate Destinies, and I intend to start some more significant work on my favorite era - the 1920s-40s - soon. Currently I'm bouncing a few ideas around with the King.