I wanna see if the synopsis I have is any good. Remember I still have 3 years so it's a developing project.
The year is 2056. The fictional country of [i]Haven[/i] is under control by the [i]National Freedom Movement[/i] or [i]Nafromov[/i], a fascist party. It's a post-apocalyptic world where the United States has been ravaged by war, terror and disease. Out of fear and desperation, the American people elect [i]Nafromov [/i] in a landslide. Taking advantage of his majority, Marcus Anthony Stark, the party leader and U.S. president sinks his influence into the Christian church, and several neo-n[b]a[/b]zi organizations, instilling his ideology over a period of years. In the process, he renames his country and capital, [i]Haven[/i] and [i]Victory City[/i] respectively. Eventually he and top ranking party members form the ultimate one-party, totalitarian state; all the while, persecuting minorities to preserve their ideals. The story would revolve around Milton Jackson, a 36 year old father and husband. He's second in command to the president but secretly is disillusioned with his party's principles. He must decide to either live in hatred and shame of his country or attempt to do what he thinks is right, subsequently putting his family in danger.
What does everyone think?
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Positively uninteresting. Dystopian futures under totalitarian regimes were basically completely covered by Orwell. There's no theme you are exploring that wasn't unfortunately already covered, and better, by him, and the million others who came in his wake. As a genre the totalitarian dystopia novel has been utterly drained out, it's like vampires. Are you likely to bring something new and important to the table? Not really, and no judging by your synopsis.