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You remember the Star Trek episode (no, I'm not a "Trekkie," but thanks for asking) where the crew from parallel universes confront each other? A good crew and an 'evil' crew?

I'd like to make a film of parallel universes where the Left institute Socialism and the Right strengthen and maintain a strong Republic with democratic principles - two opposing futures. We walk through a doorway between the two. We get thrown in re-education camp (prison) in one for not walking the socialist walk, then (somehow) discover a portal between parallel futures and escape into the other future where our hero falls in love, makes a self-determined choice to assist suppressed nations find freedom, nations given hope and inspiration by America's courageous leadership and unwavering example.

OK I admit I'm a "Trekker" as well as an "alternate history" junky. I've read this one book called "Guns of the South" by Harry Turtledove where time travelling neo-Nazis from South Africa went back in time from 2014 to 1864 to give the South AK-47's and help them win the Civil War so the neo-Nazis can mobe in and take over. Another story I read is a fanfic based on Steven Stirling's "Dominion of the Draka" series called How I Damned The World" where a group goes back to the 1760's to lay the groundwork for a fascist, slave holding South Africa (Dominion of the Draka) to dominate the world.

That got me thinking except in my story, the time travellers are the good guys and their goal is to prevent the free love movement of the 1960's and the associated problems which leads to the world of today.

Imagine what would've happened had we stayed the course w/Vietnam and resolved it, arrested Hanoi Jane, and John Kerry had been put in his place by other soldiers?

If Timothy Leary hadn't discovered LSD?

If the government hadn't invented AIDs in order to wipe out blacks. Er, I mean, if the queer movement hadn't got any traction?

If Nancy Pelosi's family had never left Italy?