The Long Loud Silence by Wilson Tucker

Corporal Russell Gary wakes to discover that he is one of a
handful of survivors of a biological attack on eastern America...
and that there is no place in western America for survivors like Gary.

https://jamesdavisnicoll.com/review/while-i-was-sleeping

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On Sun, 1 Jun 2025 13:10:57 -0000 (UTC), James Nicoll wrote:

The Long Loud Silence by Wilson Tucker

Corporal Russell Gary wakes to discover that he is one of a handful of survivors of a biological attack on eastern America...
and that there is no place in western America for survivors like Gary.

https://jamesdavisnicoll.com/review/while-i-was-sleeping

So this is how Ike was elected president in 1952 and not Stevenson...

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In article <pan$334c2$4ff4fba0$47bd6506$4d55eda4@cpacker.org>,
Charles Packer <mailbox@cpacker.org> wrote:

On Sun, 1 Jun 2025 13:10:57 -0000 (UTC), James Nicoll wrote:

The Long Loud Silence by Wilson Tucker

Corporal Russell Gary wakes to discover that he is one of a handful of
survivors of a biological attack on eastern America...
and that there is no place in western America for survivors like Gary.

https://jamesdavisnicoll.com/review/while-i-was-sleeping

So this is how Ike was elected president in 1952 and not Stevenson...

Well, the western US government is a military dictatorship but that
doesn't necessarily rule out Ike being the one in charge. If the
US has to have a military ruler, Ike isn't the worst choice.

(checks Ike's timeline)

It looks to me like he'd have been on the wrong side of the US
in this particular timeline.

I wonder where MacAuthur was on June 20, 1951?
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Reply-To: blissInSanFrancisco@mouse-potato.com



On 6/2/25 08:58, James Nicoll wrote:

In article <pan$334c2$4ff4fba0$47bd6506$4d55eda4@cpacker.org>,
Charles Packer <mailbox@cpacker.org> wrote:

On Sun, 1 Jun 2025 13:10:57 -0000 (UTC), James Nicoll wrote:

The Long Loud Silence by Wilson Tucker

Corporal Russell Gary wakes to discover that he is one of a handful of
survivors of a biological attack on eastern America...
and that there is no place in western America for survivors like Gary.

https://jamesdavisnicoll.com/review/while-i-was-sleeping

So this is how Ike was elected president in 1952 and not Stevenson...

Well, the western US government is a military dictatorship but that
doesn't necessarily rule out Ike being the one in charge. If the
US has to have a military ruler, Ike isn't the worst choice.

(checks Ike's timeline)

It looks to me like he'd have been on the wrong side of the US
in this particular timeline.

I wonder where MacAuthur was on June 20, 1951?

Early in 1951 he was running the Korean War but in April 19951 he was relieved of command by President Truman. Looked it up on Wikipedia.
It may have been over MacArthur's plan to A-bomb a supply point for the
Chinese Communists which army ws assisting the North Koreans as the UN
was assisting the South Koreans.
Truman did not want to start a war with China and the USSR which was closely allied with the Chinese at that time.

bliss

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On Mon, 2 Jun 2025 07:57:08 -0000 (UTC), Charles Packer
<mailbox@cpacker.org> wrote:

On Sun, 1 Jun 2025 13:10:57 -0000 (UTC), James Nicoll wrote:

The Long Loud Silence by Wilson Tucker

Corporal Russell Gary wakes to discover that he is one of a handful of
survivors of a biological attack on eastern America...
and that there is no place in western America for survivors like Gary.

https://jamesdavisnicoll.com/review/while-i-was-sleeping

So this is how Ike was elected president in 1952 and not Stevenson...

I've actually heard people claim Bradbury's "A Sound of Thunder" (the
grandaddy of alternate history stories) was based on Donald Trump
which is dubious given it was written in 1952.

Though 50 years ago (e.g. shortly after Watergate) I heard the same
thing said about Richard Nixon who would have been a VERY young vice
president at the time the story was written if he had even yet been
elected...

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On Mon, 2 Jun 2025 09:32:21 -0700, Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> wrote:

Well, the western US government is a military dictatorship but that
doesn't necessarily rule out Ike being the one in charge. If the
US has to have a military ruler, Ike isn't the worst choice.

(checks Ike's timeline)

It looks to me like he'd have been on the wrong side of the US
in this particular timeline.

I wonder where MacAuthur was on June 20, 1951?

Early in 1951 he was running the Korean War but in April 19951 he was
relieved of command by President Truman. Looked it up on Wikipedia.
It may have been over MacArthur's plan to A-bomb a supply point for the >Chinese Communists which army ws assisting the North Koreans as the UN
was assisting the South Koreans.
Truman did not want to start a war with China and the USSR which was
closely allied with the Chinese at that time.

bliss

Probably taking some much needed R&R since that was two months after
his speech to Congress - the one you probably know since it's the one
where he says "Old soldiers never die - they just fade fade away"

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