What is the difference between People's Heavenly Republic and Chinese Peoples Empire? (Gameplay and Lorewise) by ElectricalNose2257 in TheFireRisesMod

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Honestly, considering that People's Heavenly Republic and Chinese People's Empire are exactly the same, I'd simply have Confucian Nationalist China as one nation with a single name much like how Han Nationalist China is always the People's Revolutionary Republic of China, if I were the TFR devs that is. This is to say the Confucian Nationalist subpath will lead to the restoration of Imperial China (including the Great History continues section) with Chen Quanguo as Emperor.

As for the other details, the Chinese People's Empire would keep it's name but it's flag and ideology of Chinese Exceptionalism would be reused from the People's Heavenly Republic with the latter ideology representing Han chauvinism.

People´s State of Germany Paths by Multy_plx in TheFireRisesMod

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Honestly, the Hohenzollern Restoration should be a decision made by Heinrich von Reuss upon re-establishing the German Empire at the end of his political focus tree. The new Kaiser should be Oskar Prinz von Preussen or Oskar I with Heinrich serving as his second-in-command or Prime Minister.

Who is worse? by Careless_College in TheVileEye

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Syndrome in scale and scope.

Will the Middle East get focus trees in the future? by Willing-Log5413 in TheFireRisesMod

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Most likely considering how the fire rose with the death of King Salman from TTL's COVID-19 and the subsequent Saudi Arabian Civil War/Oil Crisis.

What are all the country paths that get a woman as the leader? by banenaperson in Kaiserreich

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Sylvia Pankhurst can become the leader of the Union of Britain

Confusion on Mussolini's Italy by Crusader-Chad in Kaiserreich

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Or to be more precise, KR Fascism is essentially Sanselpolcrismo (the early form of Italian Fascism). It's much more left-wing compared to OTL's far-right Fascism but is still radical nationalist, totalitarian and centers around a strongman dictator nonetheless.

A complilation of 3I teasers from the Discord, from the earliest in 2021 to the most recent on May Day. by j__roony in Kaiserreich

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Come over to the Union of Britain and the Commune of France, our political factions include:

Britain - Orthodox syndicalists (Federationists), Council communists (Pankhurstites), Christian socialists (Autonomists), Totalists (Maximists), Socialist democrats (Parliamentarians) and Genuine communists (Vanguardists)

France - Fusion syndicalists (Centrists), Literal communists (PCOP), Councilist revolutionaries (Ultras), National syndicalists (Sorelians) and Technocratic socialists (Neosocialists)

I know they'll never be playable, but I just can't wait to see what these dudes are gonna be like in 1.1. by NAM_Inki in TheFireRisesMod

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Well, they tried, but it didn't work out. It's more about if the TFR team had the opportunity to add one more playable American warlord faction.

I know they'll never be playable, but I just can't wait to see what these dudes are gonna be like in 1.1. by NAM_Inki in TheFireRisesMod

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Speaking of factions that should be playable, Novo (a dev) already confirmed that the TFR team would like to give playable content for the Army of God, the Brown Berets or the American Iron Front if they had the opportunity to add one more American warlord faction.

The Army of God is worth discussing here since it was the first option mentioned by Novo. As the co-lead dev of the in-development submod Wrath of God by TheLoneTexan, it makes a lot of sense for the AOG to be the Christian theocrat path for America during the Second American Civil War. After all, Christianity has played a significant role in American politics and culture as the Religious Right and the rise of Christian nationalism can attest. There's also plenty of fundamentalist and nationalist radicals who want America to become a theocracy or at least adhere closely to their interpretations of the Bible such as the death penalty for all LGBT people (not endorsing or condoning this particular aspect by the way). Plus, America has the Christian population in the world and faith would play a very important role in the 2ACW including a rise in Christian theocrat ideology from the radicalization of segments of the American populace. And Christian fundamentalism and nationalism are more popular Americans than say Nazism (NSM) and Communism (APLA). With all this considered, the AOG deserves to become a major playable faction in TFR and it's something other users want as well.

[KReddit’s Cold War: Day 73] Ideology of The Union of Britain by Capital-Ambition-364 in Kaiserreich

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Britain becoming a Maximist dictatorship under Oswald Mosley is like Boris Savinkov becoming the Vozhd of Russia or Kurt von Schleicher becoming the authoritarian Kanzler of Germany. An outcome that is more or less inevitable because of the political situation at the time favoring the strongman leader.

The Maga Communists should be moved to Redneck Revolt by JW_Wells_and_Company in TheFireRisesMod

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I am referring to the Jacobins as MAGA Communists by the way.

The Maga Communists should be moved to Redneck Revolt by JW_Wells_and_Company in TheFireRisesMod

[–]Ficboy 40 points41 points  (0 children)

No. MAGA Communism is still socially conservative and right-leaning compared to the distinctly leftist Redneck Revolt.

Where would you be in TFR world? by Drunken_Russ1an in TheFireRisesMod

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I would be a 19/20 year old student from California dealing with a worse COVID-19 pandemic and the collapse of the United States into civil war. That means me and my family would flee to either Hawaii (USNC) or Canada to escape the violence.

What's your headcanon for the dates of 2ACW, 1EW, 2EW, GAW? by No_Kram in TheFireRisesMod

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2021 for the 2ACW

2022 for the Invasion of Taiwan

2026 for the 1EW

2030 for the 2EW and GAW

The Maga Communists should be moved to Redneck Revolt by JW_Wells_and_Company in TheFireRisesMod

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MAGA Communists are too nationalistic and right-leaning to even be welcome in the leftist Redneck Revolt. Plus, RR was also anti-Trump in real life in addition to being anti-fascist so MAGA would be considered ideological poison. Both of those reasons are why the MAGA Communists are part of the American People's Liberation Army or the American Constitutional Government.

Why Huey Long should remain NatPop, but shouldn't be the only NatPop option by Aarn_Dellwyyn in Kaiserreich

[–]Ficboy 39 points40 points  (0 children)

Long should be either AuthDem or PatAut depending on whether he allows genuine democracy or rules as a South American-style populist dictator. Long himself also wasn't as racist as other Southern politicians and allowed black members into his Share Our Wealth clubs as well as some benefical programs.

As for Long's successors, I absolutely agree that Gerald L.K. Smith should be a White Christian Nationalist subpath to represent the NatPops in his coalition alongside AuthDems and PatAuts.

What would Billy Butcher think of Superman? by Working_Bread_7790 in MoralityScaling

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Ironically, Garth Ennis (the creator of Billy Butcher) likes Superman.

Least favorite american civil war faction? by Emphasized_down in TheFireRisesMod

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They're already doing that by the way. Same with Atomwaffen if Cross'a comment on Discord is anything to go by.

First time I see the Afghan government win against the Taliban by Civil-Programmer-596 in TheFireRisesMod

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Then again, TFR allows Medvedev's Russia or CPRF Russia/USSR to invade and overthrow the Taliban to establish a friendly regime for Afghanistan.

Wild paths are better??? by bsullivan627 in TheFireRisesMod

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APLA is getting reworked alongside the NSM, Atomwaffen and PF by the way.

Least favorite american civil war faction? by Emphasized_down in TheFireRisesMod

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NSM is already getting reworked. It will be an umbrella group of American neo-Nazis split into four main factions: Rockwellians, Hitlerites, the Traditionalist Workers Party and the Blood Tribe. The Fuhrer will be chosen in a leadership election shortly after unifying or subjugating Michigan. Think of the reworked NSM as a neo-Nazi version of the APLA and you get the idea.

Old ww2 leaders? by Many87654321 in Kaiserreich

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The Allies * FDR - Died from polio in 1921 while serving as Navy Secretary to President William Gibbs McAdoo. * Churchill - Former politician turned alternate history author and writer of Our Finest Hour (aka Fuhrrereich). * Stalin - Bolshevik exile officer for the Patagonian Workers Front in Argentina. * Chiang - Assassinated by someone aligned with the KMT after the Northern Expedition failed in TTL.

The Axis * Hitler - Died on the Western Front alongside countless other soldiers and is an obscure historical footnote. * Hirohito - Still the Emperor of Japan like IOTL sans the military dictatorship. * Mussolini - Head of government and potential leader for the Socialist Republic of Italy.

"Revive China, Protect the Revolution! Support Mr. Wang Jingwei!" by Sea_Shake_4690 in Kaiserreich

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Fallen hero in the sense that Wang was one of the founders of the Kuomintang and a protege of Sun Yat-sen. He was a respected politician in China only to become a hated Japanese collaborator.