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[TheBeanieBaron]

"You see Nathaniel the reason I know your true name is because we share it with the Founder of the British Empire the scourge of Prague William Ewart Gladstone himself. But you were unworthy of it. I managed to equal him unlike you, John" "Yeah one problem Quentin" "What's that" " Im not Natty boy, hes safe with Ms Jones and you just revealed your name in the middle of a coup that's two for two of that name"

A scene from the second season finale of the historical drama London's Burning, which covers the collapse of the British Empire and the early years of the English Republic. The episode this scene is from focuses on the failed 1937 coup that tried to restore the abolished British monarchy, but failed due to the discovery that the coup's leader Gregor McWilliam was really Quentin Gladstone, who was a prominent royalist politician that went into exile following the British Revolution.

"Ya like the Queen album Jazz?"

 

[Plateosaurus]

"Ya like the Queen album Jazz?"

From the novel-turned miniseries Bollocker, a dark comedy about a crazed, socual status-obsessed yuppie in Thatcher-era London.

"In hindsight it's pretty clear that the fan backlash against Christopher Plummer's casting as the Doctor was more to do with the staff behind the scenes then Plummer himself, since even then his performance was praised as having the correct energy needed for the role."

 

[scifilovr]

From the novel-turned miniseries Bollocker, a dark comedy about a crazed, socual status-obsessed yuppie in Thatcher-era London.

"In hindsight it's pretty clear that the fan backlash against Christopher Plummer's casting as the Doctor was more to do with the staff behind the scenes then Plummer himself, since even then his performance was praised as having the correct energy needed for the role."

Christopher Plummer's casting as the Fourth Doctor was considered an extremely odd choice by many at the time. He was a household name for his role as Captain Von Trapp and he was considered to be a "serious" actor, classically trained and who looked down on television shows, particularly family-oriented ones such as Doctor Who with some manner of disdain. However, after his first season as the Doctor, which was a smashing popular and critical success, it came out that these rumors had been largely stimulated by the staff of Doctor Who; they had believed that Plummer would be superior and disdainful towards them. Many supporting actors left the cast as a result of these rumors, and the swirling accusations led many to believe Doctor Who would soon be cancelled. However, Plummer's performance shattered the rumors and he would be at the time, and still is, the longest running Doctor of the series; his stint as the Fourth Doctor lasting for ten seasons from 1975 to 1985. He only left the show because he missed the theater. He would return as Doctor in special episodes and cameos no fewer than fourteen times in 1999, 2000, 2003, 2007, 2010, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2022.

"Boys, lads... we probably won't survive this. We're outnumbered, outgunned, and Old Boney himself is right there at the front. But tell me this young'uns, do you want to live forever under that raggedy arse frog?! Or do you want to die here, on free English soil?"

 

[EzekielOfJerusalem]

"Boys, lads... we probably won't survive this. We're outnumbered, outgunned, and Old Boney himself is right there at the front. But tell me this young'uns, do you want to live forever under that raggedy arse frog?! Or do you want to die here, on free English soil?" - Sharpe in Sharpe Season 9, detailing the Battle of Dover

"An economy which subsists on the plunder of nations shall surely wither and die when the world becomes a cinder.", Chancellor Adolf Hitler, 1955.

 

[Declan]

"An economy which subsists on the plunder of nations shall surely wither and die when the world becomes a cinder.", Chancellor Adolf Hitler, 1955.

Adolf Hitler, after a near death experience in WW1, rekindles his faith and becomes actively Christian. He forms his own party called the German Revival Party. It espouses nationalism, pan-Germanism and a strong Christian state. The party merges with the similar DNVP to form the All German People's Party(ADVP) in 1928. After coming to power in 1932, Hitler and the ADVP rig all subsequent elections. After Hindenburg's death, he allows Wilhelm to take the throne, as king though. He rearms and annexes Austria, Sudetenland, Liechtenstein, and Switzerland. Hitler forces Poland to redraw it's western border to give Germany a better deal. Once the German realm is unified, Hitler's foreign policy decreases in jingoism, if not becoming slightly anti-imperialistic. This is seen when he successfully persuades his ally, Mussolini, not to invade Ethiopia. In 1952, India rebels against British rule and manages to force the British out. Revolutionary sentiment soon spreads to colonies, British or not, around the globe. In an official visit in 1955, Hitler cautions Mussolini, saying that Italy should pursue peacefully decolonization. He derides the exploitative nature of imperialism and says the looming global rebellion will drag many European metropoles down with their crumbling empires.

"The tinpot ruler has savagely attacked another land. What makes this assault more infuriating is that there is no existing disputes between the two countries; he simply wants to play empire for the sake of empire, so he goes after a smaller country. Their brazenness has gone so far as to unjustly kill our ambassador during the invasion. We cannot let this continue. He has promised his people a vision, a vision of an empire with all its status and glories. Make no mistake, my government will ensure that is not what they shall see; instead they shall see only ash and rubble."

 

[ClockworkDawn]

"The tinpot ruler has savagely attacked another land. What makes this assault more infuriating is that there is no existing disputes between the two countries; he simply wants to play empire for the sake of empire, so he goes after a smaller country. Their brazenness has gone so far as to unjustly kill our ambassador during the invasion. We cannot let this continue. He has promised his people a vision, a vision of an empire with all its status and glories. Make no mistake, my government will ensure that is not what they shall see; instead they shall see only ash and rubble."

Chancellor Elect Lei Yan of the United Governates of Fusang, speaking before the House of Electors on the invasion of the Kingdom of the Navajo Nation by the Aztec Confederation in 1923. Fusang had spent years mired in splendid isolation after the War of the East and South where they defeated the Aztecs and their allies in Mali. A shattered Aztec civilization had begun reunifying their former empire under the Renewal Doctrinaires, and their latest invasion of the Navajo was a step too far for Lei Yan. The Second War of the East and South saw even greater bloodshed, as Fusang allied with the Popular Republic of Roma to defeat the Aztecs and their oversees allies once and for all.

"And so I give you the gift of the sword: may you realize its futility before it is too late."

 

[The Gybson Boy]

"And so I give you the gift of the sword: may you realize its futility before it is too late."

"And so I give you the gift of the sword: may you realize its futility before it is too late." Phrase spoken by Richard, Lionheart to Saldino, before his public execution, after Saladin was captured and imprisoned in the battle of Arsuf

"If God is Spanish, then the devil is a English and the Scots are saints" Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1589

 

[MultiplePOD]

"If God is Spanish, then the devil is a English and the Scots are saints" Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1589

By the late 16th century, it was clear that England was dying. The Franco-Spanish alliance had achieved naval and colonial supremacy, dooming the English to gradual conquest by the French that they had once come close to subjugating. Many at the time said that God was Spanish, alluding to Spain’s naval dominance in the Atlantic. Queen Elizabeth Tudor of England said this in response. England, like Lucifer, had been cast out of greatness, while Scotland, which was coming under Franco-Spanish influence, got to join their ranks.

“It took two hundred years, but we’ve done it. We’ve returned, and we will accomplish our goal.”

 

[MultiplePOD]

snip

Gybson, I’d like to ask that you delete this post. I don’t want people responding to posts that are in turn responses to them; it gets to repetitive, especially because your quotes are so similar.

 

[The Gybson Boy]

Gibson, I’d like to ask that you delete this post. I don’t want people responding to posts that are in turn responses to them; it gets to repetitive, especially because your quotes are so similar.

ok

 

[DeltaEnterprise252]

By the late 16th century, it was clear that England was dying. The Franco-Spanish alliance had achieved naval and colonial supremacy, dooming the English to gradual conquest by the French that they had once come close to subjugating. Many at the time said that God was Spanish, alluding to Spain’s naval dominance in the Atlantic. Queen Elizabeth Tudor of England said this in response. England, like Lucifer, had been cast out of greatness, while Scotland, which was coming under Franco-Spanish influence, got to join their ranks.

“It took two hundred years, but we’ve done it. We’ve returned, and we will accomplish our goal.”

Stated by Joss Dacey when landed back on the moon in 2169 as part of the UN Moon Settlement program. Not long after that, more people would arrive and rapidly begin the process of setting up a moon colony and making sure that this was indeed for all mankind. Furthermore, despite apprehensions the program made made those of various nationalities work and live together like Indians and Pakistanis, Chinese and Japanese, and etc to foster cooperation and ensure a successful colony. Despite the many troubles, enough people were able to overcome past hatreds and rivalries to make the program a success and truly begin the process of unification.

"There is no choice after all for why do we keep advancing forward because we must and because that is what we have always done since we crawled out of Africa 200,000 years ago."

 

[Chillvillain]

"There is no choice after all for why do we keep advancing forward because we must and because that is what we have always done since we crawled out of Africa 200,000 years ago."

Quote commonly attributed to Professor Pepsi Fellic at the Xenobiology Institute of Yunew-4. Since the discovery of hyper-lightspeed travel, known space has been almost completely dominated by human and human-descendant species. The lop-Yunew were one of the few politically powerful peoples that had no relation to humans, a large part of the curriculum at the Xenobiology Institute was based around trying to understand human species and avoid their wrath. Fellic was the first human descendant professor to lecture within lop-Yunew and gave this theory for why humans had colonized space so thoroughly.

"When [Russian President Victor] Morozov started saying that he wanted to go to Chuck E. Cheese during his tour we thought it was strange, maybe a little childish, but we figured as long as we kept the Press away, it would be a harmless bit of fun. I was worried about my earrings, so I stayed out with [Russian First Lady] Anya [Morozova] while the most of our entourage jumped into the ballpit. I busied myself playing Whack-a-Mole in hope of gifting the Russians a Ring Pop. From my vantage point I watched as our delegation rose from the ballpit to grab some pizza, when [Secretary of Defense James "] Jimmy {" Harkness] got out I realized that we had lost the Nuclear Football. Anya realized it too and gave me a smile that turned my veins to ice."

 

[dokidokiboy]

"When [Russian President Victor] Morozov started saying that he wanted to go to Chuck E. Cheese during his tour we thought it was strange, maybe a little childish, but we figured as long as we kept the Press away, it would be a harmless bit of fun. I was worried about my earrings, so I stayed out with [Russian First Lady] Anya [Morozova] while the most of our entourage jumped into the ballpit. I busied myself playing Whack-a-Mole in hope of gifting the Russians a Ring Pop. From my vantage point I watched as our delegation rose from the ballpit to grab some pizza, when [Secretary of Defense James "] Jimmy {" Harkness] got out I realized that we had lost the Nuclear Football. Anya realized it too and gave me a smile that turned my veins to ice."

From President Morozov’s official biography, which was panned by various government ministers. The Morozov government was instrumental in negotiating the reunification of Russia with Siberia following the fall of the Eurasian State, and his presidency is seen as one of the best by Russian historians.

“Wanting to undo the humiliations of the unequal treaties, the new Chinese Republic declared war on France on August 8, 1942 - thus setting in motion a war that would be marked as one of Paris’s most humiliating defeats yet…”

 

[Tsar Nicholas The Cringe]

From President Morozov’s official biography, which was panned by various government ministers. The Morozov government was instrumental in negotiating the reunification of Russia with Siberia following the fall of the Eurasian State, and his presidency is seen as one of the best by Russian historians.

“Wanting to undo the humiliations of the unequal treaties, the new Chinese Republic declared war on France on August 8, 1942 - thus setting in motion a war that would be marked as one of Paris’s most humiliating defeats yet…”

Quote from the history book The Great War of Asia, describing how the newly Republican China under Zhang Zongcheng launched one of the deadliest wars in history against the European Empires and Japan to avenge the Century of Humiliation. The Battle of Hanoi was a blow to France's Southeast Asian Empire and foreshadowed decolonization.

"A socialist who supports the monarchy? War creates strange bedfellows indeed."

 

[Alpha_North]

Quote from the history book The Great War of Asia, describing how the newly Republican China under Zhang Zongcheng launched one of the deadliest wars in history against the European Empires and Japan to avenge the Century of Humiliation. The Battle of Hanoi was a blow to France's Southeast Asian Empire and foreshadowed decolonization.

"A socialist who supports the monarchy? War creates strange bedfellows indeed."

Snippet is from a 1939 cartoon from a USSA newspaper called The Ultrasocialist. The comic critiques the French Commune for supporting the Italian Kingdom's war against the pro-German Yugoslavian State. This eventually led to France sending boots on the ground to ensure pro-German forces didn't border France on a southern front.

"We often forget that the real success was the friends we made along the way. Anyways, time to shoot you."

 

[ShoguntTrooper]

"We often forget that the real success was the friends we made along the way. Anyways, time to shoot you."

The final scene of a comedic short parodying from 2004 Pirates of the Caribbean, notable for featuring Johnny Depp portraying the parody of his own character, Jack Sparrow, with the name of Jake Pigeon. The sketch itself is a musical parody, with the first sentence of the line, sung by a parody of Hector Barbossa (portrayed by Jack Black), called Henry Bigbossa here, as he and Jack face off in the tomb on Isla de Mierda (a play on Isla de Muerta), before he adds the second sentence while drawing his pistol. Jake Pigeon responds by knocking it out of his hand by throwing a coconut at Henry, leading to a remarkably well-choreographed sword fight.

Although the short itself was mostly forgotten, the scene of that sentence in particular experienced a revival in 2016 as a Meme, especially in the Video Game scene, where it was initially used with the Electronic Arts logo pasted over Jack Black's face, in the wake of the company announcing record profits, only to also announce mass-layoffs within the same week. To this day it is still a popular meme, and was even semi-referenced in "Pirates of the Caribbean 5: Dead Men Tell No Tales" in 2017, when Barbossa and Jack Sparrow momentarily reminisce about their time before the former's mutiny, only for Barbossa to say the line "We often forget the true glory were the men by our side. Anyway, time to kill you." before drawing his sword, causing Jack to raise his hands in defense, one holding a coconut.

"Major, these fellers with the long mustaches and fuzzy hats, who are they? I've never seen a unit like that before."
"19th Iowa Volunteers. Look at the colors, Captain. Apparently call themselves 'Cozzaks' or something. Can ride horses like you wouldn't believe, and from what I hear they have been causing quite the ruckus behind them Butternuts' lines."
"Then what they are doing here?"
"The Major General called them over. From what I heard we were short on horses, he sent out a request and they brought theirs, themselves, and, by the look of things, some of the South's included."
- Conversation of two unknown Union Officers shortly before the Battle of Shiloh April 6th 1862, recorded by the Journalist Herman Smith.

 

[EzekielOfJerusalem]

"Major, these fellers with the long mustaches and fuzzy hats, who are they? I've never seen a unit like that before."
"19th Iowa Volunteers. Look at the colors, Captain. Apparently call themselves 'Cozzaks' or something. Can ride horses like you wouldn't believe, and from what I hear they have been causing quite the ruckus behind them Butternuts' lines."
"Then what they are doing here?"
"The Major General called them over. From what I heard we were short on horses, he sent out a request and they brought theirs, themselves, and, by the look of things, some of the South's included."
- Conversation of two unknown Union Officers shortly before the Battle of Shiloh April 6th 1862, recorded by the Journalist Herman Smith.

"Following a wave of persecutions in Russia in the mid-19th Century, a number of Orthodox Jewish and Muslim Cossack (Tartar) peasants immigrated to the United States and settled in the Mid-West. While there was social pressure to convert to Christianity to gain greater social acceptance and job opportunities outside the agricultural sphere, an unlikely camaraderie formed between the new relatively liberal German and Irish immigrants and their more Oriental contemporaries, which served as a bridge community between them and the Anglo-Saxon Protestant elites. When the War between the States occurred, many of said men volunteered for service in the Union Army as cavalrymen. They were some of the finest horsemen the North ever produced against us, and it was an honor to face them in battle." - General James Longstreet, 1883.

"Meine Vater ist ein Kriegsverbrecher (2x)
Sie können versuchen, ihn zu verurteilen (2x)
Aber niemand hat den Mut, ihn zu verhaften (2x)

Meine Vater eroberte Pollen (2x)
Sie können versuchen, ihn zu verurteilen (2x)
Aber niemand hat den Mut, ihn zu verhaften (2x)

Meine Alter ist wirklich gefährlich (2x)
Sie können versuchen, ihn zu verurteilen (2x)
Aber niemand hat den Mut, ihn zu verhaften (2x)" - "My Father Is A War Criminal!" An underground German punk song from the 1980's. While it very rarely had commercial airplay during the Cold War, over the next few decades the German government became more able to assimilate all aspects of its past in the manner Russia has in OTL, various shock jocks will play it from time to time. The song is very popular on the Internet. Surprisingly, when the Yugoslav Wars occurred, a Serbian version of the song appeared independently.

 

[Tsar Nicholas The Cringe]

"Following a wave of persecutions in Russia in the mid-19th Century, a number of Orthodox Jewish and Muslim Cossack (Tartar) peasants immigrated to the United States and settled in the Mid-West. While there was social pressure to convert to Christianity to gain greater social acceptance and job opportunities outside the agricultural sphere, an unlikely camaraderie formed between the new relatively liberal German and Irish immigrants and their more Oriental contemporaries, which served as a bridge community between them and the Anglo-Saxon Protestant elites. When the War between the States occurred, many of said men volunteered for service in the Union Army as cavalrymen. They were some of the finest horsemen the North ever produced against us, and it was an honor to face them in battle." - General James Longstreet, 1883.

"Meine Vater ist ein Kriegsverbrecher (2x)
Sie können versuchen, ihn zu verurteilen (2x)
Aber niemand hat den Mut, ihn zu verhaften (2x)

Meine Vater eroberte Pollen (2x)
Sie können versuchen, ihn zu verurteilen (2x)
Aber niemand hat den Mut, ihn zu verhaften (2x)

Meine Alter ist wirklich gefährlich (2x)
Sie können versuchen, ihn zu verurteilen (2x)
Aber niemand hat den Mut, ihn zu verhaften (2x)" - "My Father Is A War Criminal!" An underground German punk song from the 1980's. While it very rarely had commercial airplay during the Cold War, over the next few decades the German government became more able to assimilate all aspects of its past in the manner Russia has in OTL, various shock jocks will play it from time to time. The song is very popular on the Internet. Surprisingly, when the Yugoslav Wars occurred, a Serbian version of the song appeared independently.

Excerpt from a history book on the fallout from World War 2.5, the collective name for the post Cold War conflicts that ravaged the world in the aftermath of the Soviet Civil War.

"If this is what Americans call freedom, I'd rather live in a dictatorship! America's religion is the balance sheet and the stock market, and its greed will be its' downfall!"

 

[traminer]

"If this is what Americans call freedom, I'd rather live in a dictatorship! America's religion is the balance sheet and the stock market, and its greed will be its' downfall!"

Catholic priest Ezequiel Castro (no relation), explaining why Puerto Rico has committed to a referendum on leaving the United States to instead join Cuba after the second Venezuelan Oil War.

- - -
"It's not that the Moluccas have stopped believing in God. It's that God has stopped believing in the Moluccas."

 

[mr morbius]

Catholic priest Ezequiel Castro (no relation), explaining why Puerto Rico has committed to a referendum on leaving the United States to instead join Cuba after the second Venezuelan Oil War.

- - -
"It's not that the Moluccas have stopped believing in God. It's that God has stopped believing in the Moluccas."

Quote by Indonesian Preacher turned Nationalist Politician explaining how the Islands' decline in Religiousness can be directly tied to the tragic Earthquake-Tsunamis of the 2000s, and the lackluster response by the Cleric-influenced Government.

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