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    Good/Evil states made from historic figures

    I made up a funny scene for the evil team, featuring John Blunt and Al Capone Capone: I ain't no federal man! I don't know jack about taxes! That's how I landed in the clink Blunt: My dear Mr. Capone, you're ideal for this job. You understand money, and how to get it. (gestures to a map of the...
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    Good/Evil states made from historic figures

    I talked about the church leaders holding an ecumenical council Just imagine when Patrick Henry, Edmund Burke, and the nine Justices of my Supreme court sit down and hammer out a bill of right, and the other cabinet members draft a constitution to decide what powers their government offices...
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    Good/Evil states made from historic figures

    That is one of the hardest parts, I agree. You want people who are not only evil, but also competent (which, of course, only makes them scarier) I think it's funny how we both picked communist leaders. Not that I disagree in the least. Mao was both pretty competent, and VERY evil.
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    Good/Evil states made from historic figures

    Here is my military for the Evil nation Supreme Commander: Tamerlane Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces: Nathan Bedford Forrest Grand Marshal of the Army: Benedict Arnold Chief of Staff of the Army: Walter Model Army Commanders: Heinz Guderian Julius Jacob von Haynau...
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    Good/Evil states made from historic figures

    This is the military for my good nation (BTW, I know that, even on the good side, nobody is perfect. People need to be judged on balance, and by the standards of their society. And, in the end, it all comes down to the opinion of the writer. Not everybody admires the same historic figures.) I...
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    Good/Evil states made from historic figures

    A very unusual selection. Of course, that makes it all the more interesting. Many people I did not recognize. Here are some of my thoughts An excellent choice for monarch, skilled in both war and peace. I assume this is an absolute monarchy, or possibly a feudal one, since you modeled it after...
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    Good/Evil states made from historic figures

    This is the leadership of the evil church, which will serve the regime of the evil nation Jim Jones Cesare Borgia Giuliano della Rovere (Pope Julius II) Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici (Pope Leo X) Rodrigo Borgia (Pope Alexander VI) Charles Coughlin Jim Bakker Octavian of Rome (Pope John XII)...
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    Good/Evil states made from historic figures

    This is the Ecumenical Council for the Church in my good nation C. S. Lewis Billy Graham Martin Luther King Jr. Alcuin of York Angelo Roncalli (Pope John XXIII) Augustine of Hippo Benedict of Nursia Bienvenu de Miollis Charles de Lorraine Desidarius Erasmus Francis of Assisi G. K. Chesterton...
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    Good/Evil states made from historic figures

    These are the Supreme Courts for my good and evil nations Good Nation Isaac Parker Robert Jackson Bao Zheng Henry Fielding Edward Coke Thomas More Bias of Priene Solomon the Wise Aemilius Papinianus Evil Nation Harry Blackmun Roger B. Taney George Jeffreys Maximilien Robespierre Roland...
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    Good/Evil states made from historic figures

    This is such an interesting list! I love your choices. Some of them I will have to read up on. Here are some of the ones I find really notable I considered making a legislature for my list, but I found the idea too overwhelming. Your councilors are excellent choices. Gladstone makes a lot of...
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    Good/Evil states made from historic figures

    This is the lineup I came up with for the evil nation. You will notice the government positions are not exactly the same, since the evil team doesn't value things or view things the same way. Leader: Joseph Stalin Chief Secretary: Niccolo Machiavelli Minister of Foreign Affairs...
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    Good/Evil states made from historic figures

    This idea is inspired by the very famouse threat on alternatehistory called "For All the Marbles." for those who are curious, here is more information on the subject https://www.alternatehistory.com/wiki/doku.php?id=timelines:for_all_the_marbles I created a government, made up of great men and...
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