tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7051574527441977124.post3608472738765154849..comments2024-03-28T02:46:41.705-05:00Comments on FATE SF: On The Fly, But NotTallgeesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16045006122540505779noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7051574527441977124.post-43163533674981371042015-02-14T10:30:13.454-06:002015-02-14T10:30:13.454-06:00Definitely the premier 'What If' Marvel co...Definitely the premier 'What If' Marvel comic story of 20th century western history for me. What if the Republicans had won? I wish there was even a tiny corner of SF dedicated to that. Where is the Spanish Civil War's 'Man in the High Castle'? <br /><br />Though war in general hardly needs supernatural elements to make it more horrific, 'Pan's Labyrinth' did it to good effect within the Spanish Civil War.<br /><br />Anyway someone in the setting should have the super-power of Marxist Unification.Jason Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03658806785597764284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7051574527441977124.post-6934772409902053792015-02-13T06:39:27.073-06:002015-02-13T06:39:27.073-06:00When General Strasser reads Rick his personnel fil...When General Strasser reads Rick his personnel file in Casablanca, it's almost entirely empty. One of the few things known about him is, "you fought against the fascists in Spain."<br /><br />I humbly suggest a cameo appearance by one Sgt Richard Blaine. You've always wanted to do a Bogart imitation. Jason Tondrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715172536652990084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7051574527441977124.post-52604617789849797782015-02-12T11:12:14.318-06:002015-02-12T11:12:14.318-06:00For sure! People who served in the Brigades were l...For sure! People who served in the Brigades were labelled "premature anti-fascists" by the US political establishment, while the majority of civilians in the Western democracies sympathized with the Republic.<br /><br />There was also the confusing political struggle within the Republic, in which all Republican factions had... umm, valid points and grievances with the other factions. Must have been tough for the independent leftists who came over with the Brigades to know who to believe sometimes. Tallgeesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16045006122540505779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7051574527441977124.post-46688266132610511212015-02-12T10:38:42.228-06:002015-02-12T10:38:42.228-06:00I've always found the American volunteers (or ...I've always found the American volunteers (or mercenary, sometimes) of the Lafayette Escadrille, the Abraham Lincoln Brigade, the Flying Tigers, and in the Mexican Revolution and Greek War for Independence interesting. It seems to me there would be a difference between going to war for your country and going to war when it isn't a shared social experience.<br /><br />All that to say: Sounds like a fun game!Treyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04647628467658839351noreply@blogger.com