Science
fiction has often centered on the theme of "what if?"
Many of the finest works have explored alternative futures,
based upon just one or a few changes in contemporary society.
Indeed, science does have a powerful influence on culture, so
some of these alternative futures are quite plausible.
Now, perhaps it is not really science fiction, but
a leading publication asks the question, "What if
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rel="tag">Dick Cheney became President?"
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Institute for Advanced Study: kurt_godel: (That's "o" with an umlaut, of course)
www.ias.edu/SpFeatures/kurt_godel/godel-2.html
Godel: Where I come from? Austria.
The examiner: What kind of government did you have in Austria?
Godel: It was a republic, but the constitution was such that it finally was changed into a dictatorship.
The examiner: Oh! This is very bad. This could not happen in this country.
Godel: Oh, yes, I can prove it.