But that would again assume that the AU would play in America, with the characters being Americans, which they wouldn't be in an AU by me. And if Seth would grow up in a communist country with a family fully supporting communist, then he would certainly fully support communism as well. That would change him, certainly.
I'm just trying to say that depending on where the AU plays, you have to adapt the character a bit because they will have a different education, cultural background and/or political stance. You think that in contemporary America Seth would vote Republicans? Great. What about a Stalinist AU where Seth is Russian and lives in Moskau? Would he be a Stalinist? Maybe.
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Date: 2012-08-05 07:00 am (UTC)I'm just trying to say that depending on where the AU plays, you have to adapt the character a bit because they will have a different education, cultural background and/or political stance. You think that in contemporary America Seth would vote Republicans? Great. What about a Stalinist AU where Seth is Russian and lives in Moskau? Would he be a Stalinist? Maybe.
It's a bit of a nature vs. nurture, imo.