Mega-Corp: If Huey Long makes an alliance with them, the corporatists can assemble huge political influence in the AUS after the Civil War, in spite of Huey Long's populist rhetoric.
However, if Long (who historically despised the KKK) consolidates power after the Civil War, the Klan gets purged, alongside with the rest of Pelley's wing of the AFP. The Klan: Unsurprisingly, the Klan itself aligned with the America First and a major militant force under Pelley's banner that will try to take over after the civil war is over. Here, the state based in the South is a unitary state. Irony: Since the first American Civil War, the Southern nationalists were strong advocates of states' rights. For added irony, their main rival is the Combined Syndicates of America. Ironic Name: The American secessionist state in the South during the American Civil War is called the American Union State. The only thing keeping them united is the fact that they hate syndicalism even more, and are all extremely patriotic. Similarly, Long's faction promotes (relatively) racially progressive policies, which would be unusual for Southern politicians during 30s.ĭowner Ending: While most factions are treated by the game in morally grey terms, the game seems to make it much more clear that allowing Pelley in power is a horrible conclusion to the Second American Civil War.Įnemy Mine: Both in real life and in the mod, Huey hates the KKK and large corporations, and they hate Huey in return. While the America First Party is most popular in the South, the American Union State is a unitary state which seeks to encompass the entire territory of the US, contrary to the separatist sentiment of their Southern predecessors. by empowering the FBI to be even stronger than the Minutemen, having corporate leaders control the government AND armed forces, and creating a new, fiercely nationalist culture through youth programs and mass media.ĭeep South: Downplayed. Or a business plot, led by General George Van Horn Moseley and his corporate allies, take over to restore the republic. that's only open to White Christians, has the economic system dominated by monopolies loyal to him, and still has the Minutemen crush any enemies of the state, while syndicalists are forced to work themselves to death in labor camps and hate crimes against blacks become part of daily life. by being President for Life, and having the Minutemen crush any enemies of the state. Like Vargas, Long will purge the far-right as soon as their mutual enemy is defeated.Ĭaptain Ersatz: With Minutemen paramilitaries, corporatist policies, and the potential to put on the Reich under William Dudley Pelley, the American Union State is a dead ringer for the Windrip Administration of It Can't Happen Here.ĭay of the Jackboot: Three versions of this happen after the AUS wins the Civil War - either Long enforces his economically and racially progressive policies. Thy are both authoritarian populists who allied with far-right elements against socialists and moderates in a multilateral power struggle for control of their country. The leader, Huey Long, is known both as a man of the people and as an uncompromising fiery demagogue who will stop at nothing to see his vision become a reality.Īllohistorical Allusion: The leadership of Long after his triumph is very similar to the Brazilian populist president-dictator Getúlio Vargas. Part of this eclecticism is due to the movement being a big-tent organization with goals grand and general enough to attract many people who otherwise agree on little else, from high-minded idealists seeking to spread prosperity to all Americans to unsavory ethnic nationalists whose own take on the program includes restricting the rights of anyone who isn't the right race or religion. EVERY MAN A.BOAT?! Enjoyįormed in reaction to both the Federal government's mismanagement of the Great Depression (which many put down to corruption and corporate cronyism) and the growing popularity of "un-American" Syndicalism in the Midwest, the America First Party promotes an eclectic mix of policies: On the one hand, they seek to purge corruption from the highest levels of government and implement a radical "Share the Wealth" program of wealth distribution on the other hand, they vocally support traditional American values and oppose the abolition of private property unlike the Syndicalists. Today let me present You with naval jack of American Union State from Kaiserreich.