I'm sure that idea's one he'll consider using.Hey, did Stonewall happen? It'd be really neat if Johnson's return to prominence came as part of a big anti-discrimination push rooted in populism. Basically "America needs to be one, strong nation, and we can't treat our people differently. I'm a small-town boy and I've been in politics for decades, and let me tell you, these Washington insiders, they use a lot of fancy-ass weasel words to make the little black guys and the little white guys hate each other. Old, old trick--divide and conquer. The Romans came up with it. Let me tell you, there will be no God-damned discrimination in my future. Well, not anymore. My administration will work for every American, for every little guy in every little town, black, white, or God-damn blue, we're all Americans and we're going to show those smug East-Coast sons of bitches that Middle America's more than just a bunch of hicks."
something like that.
A radical shift in politics like that, especially after the ACP shit the bed and dealt a major blow to born-again evangelism and the Southern Baptist movement because of Falwell associating with actual fucking Nazis, would be I think entirely in keeping with this TL's spirit.
I don't think it'll "deal a major blow to evangelism" there was a revival in evangelism for a reason, but I think it will make Billy Graham even more prominent than Falwall which is a good thing.A radical shift in politics like that, especially after the ACP shit the bed and dealt a major blow to born-again evangelism and the Southern Baptist movement because of Falwell associating with actual fucking Nazis, would be I think entirely in keeping with this TL's spirit.
True, Johnson always was clear-eyed about how race and politics interacted. He was the one who first said that quote about how if you give a poor man someone to look down on he'll help you pick his pocket so long as you promise to hurt that other guy, after all.
I dunno, Graham wasn't as actively evil as Falwell but he was still no saint. He was a raging antisemite who was really good at hiding it, but then he went and bragged to Nixon about that and the paranoid ass in the Oval Office went and taped it like the paranoid fuckstick Nixon was. He was also very anti-Catholic (as he expressed during the 1960 election), and his push for evangelism in Africa and Asia led to a lot of the extremely nasty homophobic laws in places like Uganda and fundamentalist terror groups like the LRA getting the roots of their crazed rhetoric.
Graham was strong on civil rights and integration, also he never really made homosexuality a major issue, he for the most part avoided it. He also didn’t talk about poltitical issues that didn’t have to do with religion, unlike the rest of the “moral majority”
Strong for a Southern Baptist. Nowhere near as strong as African-American Christian leaders. And he was, as I mentioned, an antisemitic bastard whose legacy has led to a lot of really nasty stuff abroad.
I mean being pro desegregation in the early 50’s was strong for white people in general. Of course he wasn’t gonna be as strong on it as black people not sure what you expected there.
Using his massive soft power to at least say "Jesus said love thy neighbor and all are equal in the eyes of god, let's try integration, huh?" would've been nice.
He preached with MLK I’m pretty sure that made his view on integration pretty clear
Sure, for PR, but the guy was the most popular preacher in the South, he didn't need to cover his ass.
The Beatles will definitely continue to pursue their different interests. John in film, Paul in the more business side of the music industry, George in spiritualism and songwriting, and Ringo in a variety of fun fields. Hey, did Stonewall happen? It'd be really neat if Johnson's return to prominence came as part of a big anti-discrimination push rooted in populism. Basically "America needs to be one, strong nation, and we can't treat our people differently. I'm a small-town boy and I've been in politics for decades, and let me tell you, these Washington insiders, they use a lot of fancy-ass weasel words to make the little black guys and the little white guys hate each other. Old, old trick--divide and conquer. The Romans came up with it. Let me tell you, there will be no God-damned discrimination in my future. Well, not anymore. My administration will work for every American, for every little guy in every little town, black, white, or God-damn blue, we're all Americans and we're going to show those smug East-Coast sons of bitches that Middle America's more than just a bunch of hicks."
something like that.
A radical shift in politics like that, especially after the ACP shit the bed and dealt a major blow to born-again evangelism and the Southern Baptist movement because of Falwell associating with actual fucking Nazis, would be I think entirely in keeping with this TL's spirit.
I've just caught up on this timeline, and I just want to say how fantastic it is, Mr. Lincoln! It has the right blend of idealism, realism, and twists and turns in-between
Since I saw some people wishing this had a TVTropes page, I've taken the liberty of finally putting one up. It's very barebones at the moment, but I-and others, no doubt-will add more to it down the line.
I'm curious as to how much the comic book industry has been affected by the POD and other various butterflies. For example, IIRC, DC published a Superman comic that involved the Man of Steel helping out with Kennedy's Physical Fitness Program. However, it was still in the works when he was assassinated and didn't see publication until LBJ persuaded DC to publish it as a tribute story of sorts eight months later. With the JFK assassination not happening AIOTL, perhaps it's published whenever it was intended to?
I'm really happy to hear that you're enjoying the timeline. Welcome aboard, as I like to say. 
As @President_Lincoln pointed out, I techincally already made a TV Tropes page.I've just caught up on this timeline, and I just want to say how fantastic it is, Mr. Lincoln! It has the right blend of idealism, realism, and twists and turns in-between
Since I saw some people wishing this had a TVTropes page, I've taken the liberty of finally putting one up. It's very barebones at the moment, but I-and others, no doubt-will add more to it down the line.
I'm curious as to how much the comic book industry has been affected by the POD and other various butterflies. For example, IIRC, DC published a Superman comic that involved the Man of Steel helping out with Kennedy's Physical Fitness Program. However, it was still in the works when he was assassinated and didn't see publication until LBJ persuaded DC to publish it as a tribute story of sorts eight months later. With the JFK assassination not happening AIOTL, perhaps it's published whenever it was intended to?
