The Day The Tanks Came

By Kashif Richardo

A chilling alternative history short story detailing the rise to power of a modern demagogue in America from the perspective of a non-descript British family. As the infringements of liberty and freedom progress past the borders of America, directly impacting on Britain the societal changes force the family to assess their actions and a decision as to how far they will go to hide in anonymity within a regime they cannot begin to condone.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Kashif Richardo
• Release date: Dec 16, 2015
• ISBN: 9781311349255

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The Day the Tanks Came

By Kashif Thomacz Richardo

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Copyright 2015 Kashif Thomacz Richardo

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We laughed as he announced his plans for the top job in the world. No one could believe that the campaign was to be taken seriously. We laughed at his outrageous comments and his farcical plans. We were fairly safe on our sceptred isle, just across the channel from France. Even if the Americans were stupid enough to elect the idiot they would realise that he wasn't suited for the role and we'd have someone more moderate in a few years. It wouldn't affect us; it was a US problem.

We stopped laughing as his support grew. I hugged my wife longer each night. On some level I’d guessed what was coming, but denied it on the outside. To the world everything with me was normal, I still played with my son, I kissed my wife goodbye as I left for work. Most damning, I ignored the stares that were given to my neighbours, it was just some idiots listening to another idiot on TV, they'd get over it.

Then it happened, the Presidential Primaries were announced and he had become a bona fide candidate. Rather than a fractured support network, now he had his party's complete support. With that came extra media coverage and money. Not that he needed the former; he’d risen to fame on a tide of extravagance and inherited wealth that led to his own television show. Without that he would never have had access to