Chapter 464: The overall situation is the most important thing
"How do you say this?" Reagan was stunned. Although he had initially met the conditions of a scab, after all, it was not a true moral vacuum. He still had a lot to learn.
"Sometimes for the sake of the national interest, we have to make friends with bad people and occasionally abandon good people who are uncooperative."
Alan Wilson drank a drink by himself, "Actually, who cares whether these people are Soviet sympathizers? The key is that we must use some means to strengthen the minds of most citizens and not be deceived by the Soviets. In this situation
In this case, it doesn’t actually matter whether they were wrongly accused or not. If it can save the souls of most people and send a few people to hell, it is a completely necessary price.”
Alan Wilson's meaning is very clear. There should be a movement similar to the Great Purge, but it must not be called this name.
It may not require physical destruction, but some people must pay a price that ordinary people cannot imagine in order to unite the hearts and minds of the country and openly confront the Soviet Union.
He believed McCarthy could understand. Just over 20 years ago, Social Darwinism was still very popular in the United States. Before World War II, there were also overwhelming numbers of Hitler believers in the United States. It was not that long ago and they were not forgotten so quickly.
Alcohol concealed Alan Wilson's true thoughts, and it was just right to speak the truth in a drunken manner.
Alan Wilson planted a seed today and naturally had the patience to wait for it to sprout. Now he is just taking a preventive shot.
Because at present, the second of the three major battles, the Battle of Jam Sang Fan, has just begun, and the situation is unclear. The United States has not been touched yet. It will not officially begin until the gunmen completely kneel down and the Republican Party launches its questioning of Truman.
If the opposition party is not in power, it will be tough to talk loudly. Even if the Democratic Party is much tougher than the Republican Party in this era, it will not help. If the Republican Party is in power, Alan Wilson believes that there is no way to deal with the muddy gun party.
If the Republican Party is willing to go all out and sell kidneys to support artillery, Alan Wilson can be sure that he will repair the sickle and hammer flag overnight, welcome the Soviet Red Army to liberate Europe, angrily denounce the United States' conspiracy to kidnap Europe and start a cold war, and be willing to lead the way to glory.
Red Army soldiers headed straight for Washington.
Alan Wilson was very sure that there was no country on earth in 1948 that could support the artillery party.
If the United States insists on doing this, don't blame Britain for showing the flexibility of old-style imperialism, siding with the righteous Soviet Red Army, and sweeping the traitors into the garbage heap.
After three drinks, Alan Wilson sent his two friends out. Reagan did not forget to compliment him, "Consul Alan, only a man like you can conquer a woman like Vivien Leigh."
The young man is very prosperous! Alan Wilson raised his eyebrows and accepted Reagan's compliment. He always seemed so approachable before he became successful. He conquered more than one British treasure and a Hollywood actress.
There are many people who have close relationships inside.
"Actually, they are just like-minded friends." Alan Wilson said humbly and disrespectfully, "We both work in the United States and we take care of each other."
McCarthy and Reagan laughed heartily. Although they knew what was going on in their hearts, they fully agreed with it.
"See you tomorrow, my friend!" Alan Wilson waved to McCarthy and Reagan. As for whether Reagan would seize the opportunity and show himself to be particularly reliable in front of McCarthy, it was none of his business.
Returning to the apartment, Alan Wilson turned off the monitoring equipment. Vivien Leigh came down from upstairs and watched the man busy, "This is the United States. It's very dangerous for you to be like this. I'm nervous up there."
"There is a saying in the East that wealth can be found in danger. This recording is so important to our British Empire." Alan Wilson held the recording and couldn't help but kiss it. "Maybe it will be used in the future."
"But aren't we allies with the United States?" Vivien Leigh stuck out her tongue, "I don't understand either, people say that."
"This suspicious ally is concerned about the vast colonies of the British Empire." Alan Wilson put away the recording calmly, "But now that the United States is too strong, it is impossible for Britain to exert pressure from outside, so then change
One way is for us to join in and mess up the United States from within. Find more things for the United States to do so that they will not come to trouble us."
"I just don't know about this. The government said that we have a very good relationship with the United States." Vivien Leigh said quietly.
"The relationship is very good. A Lend-Lease Act drained all the blood of Britain. We have to thank this vampire." Alan Wilson twisted his eyes, and then said softly, "But it doesn't matter, there is always a chance."
Before the United States promulgated the Lend-Lease Act, the United States required the United Kingdom to transfer some important company shares to the United States. Otherwise, the United States did not guarantee that the Lend-Lease Act would be passed, and the Americans only gave it seventy-two hours.
All these British companies are privately held companies, but the United States does not care. The United Kingdom must use state power to let private individuals sell the companies. It only has 72 hours. Therefore, many top British companies at that time were sold to Wall Street in the United States by Churchill within 72 hours.
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Wall Street made a lot of money here. A British rayon company that was the world's number one at the time, Morgan & Co., which handled the business, only gave Britain 54 million U.S. dollars, and then sold it on the market for 6,200 U.S. dollars.
Ten thousand U.S. dollars. Morgan made eight million U.S. dollars as soon as it was resold, and the company's book assets at that time were worth $12.8 billion. Wall Street made countless profits from such an open robbery.
Americans have been waiting for this moment for a long time. These British companies are the backbone of British national industry. The United States directly discounts and then takes them away. This is also one of the main reasons for the decline of British industry after the end of World War II.
Before the outbreak of World War II, the United States reduced the debts owed by numerous countries during World War I and continued to collect debts from Britain.
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He just wanted to avoid turning shrinkage into collapse and compare it to Britain a few decades later. He was wondering how the British could accept that the empire on which the sun never sets has turned into a small island in just twenty years. From then on
In comparison, the losses caused by the collapse of the United Kingdom were much more severe than the disintegration of the Soviet Union. It cannot be comforted by the rhetoric of the old developed countries.
He is not completely unable to accept the fact that times have changed. In fact, many British people have already felt it from the moment the world war broke out.
It’s just that the current situation in the UK is far better than that of the same period in history. After two years of full-scale construction in British India, the 1.2 billion pounds plundered may seem short-sighted, but it played a huge role. The two wings were flying together, which led to the Marshall Plan being abandoned.
Before it was proposed, Britain had already returned to pre-war levels.
Keeping Newfoundland is only a visible achievement. Alan Wilson has reason to hope that there will be a future in which Britain will not completely shrink back to its homeland.
Despite being in the Senate for more than two years, McCarthy still drives his own car. He doesn't need or want a driver, aide or bodyguard.
Sometimes an intern would ride with him in the car and make notes, but most of the time he enjoyed the tranquility of wandering in city traffic while listening to classical guitar music on the radio. Many of his friends
, especially those who have climbed to the throne of the Foundation, have large cars with drivers, and some even have luxury cars.
McCarthy doesn't need to. It's a waste of time, money and privacy. If he climbs to a high position, he certainly doesn't want a driver hanging from his neck. It's a burden. Besides, he likes to be alone. His office is like a madhouse.
A dozen people were jumping up and down, answering phone calls, drafting documents, and serving the gang sent from Washington to Wisconsin. Two more were dedicated to raising funds.
Alan Wilson didn't realize what McCarthy's desires were. Except for alcohol, it seemed that everything could be discussed.
Could it be that McCarthy was the kind of person who, even if he had lofty ambitions, kept them to himself?
McCarthy did not deny that he liked anonymity, rural life, good restaurants, small bookstores and cafes. He liked going to the theater and listening to music, and he and his wife never missed a performance at the Music Center.
Because of alcohol, McCarthy expressed his approval of Alan Wilson and believed that the British consul was a person he could be friends with. Therefore, when Alan Wilson asked Reagan what he was like, he gave his own answer, "Ronald, it seems
He is very passionate about politics, and I even jokingly asked him if he would run for president in the future."
"Ah..." Alan Wilson sighed with a strange look on his face, thinking about the possibility of McCarthy turning into a prophet.
If the senator in front of him had even a little bit of long-term vision, he would not end up like that in the end.
"But he is a reliable person." McCarthy said with a smile without seeing Alan Wilson's reaction, "He made many useful suggestions."
"Which aspect?" Alan Wilson really wanted to hear what the future President of the United States had to say, but after hearing McCarthy say it again, he couldn't help but think that it was just ordinary.
Just like Reaganomics was promoted by Treasury Secretary Reagan, not President Reagan, we really can't expect much from an actor.
"Alan, I also want to hear about your British approach to curbing pro-Soviet thoughts." McCarthy asked. Obviously, the last time he drank too much was not completely fruitless.
"The national conditions of our two countries are different, but there are several ways, but they are more suitable for the Democratic Party and less suitable for you, the Republican Party." Alan Wilson shrugged, "The Republican Party is better to be more direct, and it is easier to be recognized. There is no guilt in being patriotic.
As long as the banner you put out is good, even if the results are not very good, you are blameless."