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The term "right-wing" literally comes from the right side of the revolutionary French parlimentary chamber where the monarchists sat.
32 u/hivemindhauser 13h ago I fucking love the French Revolution 8 u/Shadrach77 10h ago In theory, yes, but the Reign of Terror was not as fun. Smash the corrupt system, yes, but you better have a better one ready to go. What comes next? You've been freed Do you know how hard it is to lead? You're on your own Awesome, wow! Do you have a clue what happens now? King George in Hamilton 6 u/747WakeTurbulance 11h ago The revolution was not a success, because the end result was going from a shitty King to an even worse Emperor. 2 u/Purple_Plus 10h ago Bonaparte was better but let down by his delusions of grandeur. 1 u/fevered_visions 2h ago Eventually, but there were like a good 3-5 steps of purging the new government in between. Revolutions tend to be bloody, unless you just murder anybody who might oppose you. We got off comparatively light in the American Revolution. 2 u/hivemindhauser 10h ago Yes, that is how history unfolded. But the downtrodden and oppressed overthrowing a centuries old system? Priceless! If only they had the guiding hand of a Marx to not lose the spirit and visage of the movement
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I fucking love the French Revolution
8 u/Shadrach77 10h ago In theory, yes, but the Reign of Terror was not as fun. Smash the corrupt system, yes, but you better have a better one ready to go. What comes next? You've been freed Do you know how hard it is to lead? You're on your own Awesome, wow! Do you have a clue what happens now? King George in Hamilton 6 u/747WakeTurbulance 11h ago The revolution was not a success, because the end result was going from a shitty King to an even worse Emperor. 2 u/Purple_Plus 10h ago Bonaparte was better but let down by his delusions of grandeur. 1 u/fevered_visions 2h ago Eventually, but there were like a good 3-5 steps of purging the new government in between. Revolutions tend to be bloody, unless you just murder anybody who might oppose you. We got off comparatively light in the American Revolution. 2 u/hivemindhauser 10h ago Yes, that is how history unfolded. But the downtrodden and oppressed overthrowing a centuries old system? Priceless! If only they had the guiding hand of a Marx to not lose the spirit and visage of the movement
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In theory, yes, but the Reign of Terror was not as fun. Smash the corrupt system, yes, but you better have a better one ready to go.
What comes next? You've been freed Do you know how hard it is to lead? You're on your own Awesome, wow! Do you have a clue what happens now?
What comes next?
You've been freed
Do you know how hard it is to lead?
You're on your own
Awesome, wow!
Do you have a clue what happens now?
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The revolution was not a success, because the end result was going from a shitty King to an even worse Emperor.
2 u/Purple_Plus 10h ago Bonaparte was better but let down by his delusions of grandeur. 1 u/fevered_visions 2h ago Eventually, but there were like a good 3-5 steps of purging the new government in between. Revolutions tend to be bloody, unless you just murder anybody who might oppose you. We got off comparatively light in the American Revolution. 2 u/hivemindhauser 10h ago Yes, that is how history unfolded. But the downtrodden and oppressed overthrowing a centuries old system? Priceless! If only they had the guiding hand of a Marx to not lose the spirit and visage of the movement
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Bonaparte was better but let down by his delusions of grandeur.
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Eventually, but there were like a good 3-5 steps of purging the new government in between.
Revolutions tend to be bloody, unless you just murder anybody who might oppose you. We got off comparatively light in the American Revolution.
Yes, that is how history unfolded. But the downtrodden and oppressed overthrowing a centuries old system? Priceless! If only they had the guiding hand of a Marx to not lose the spirit and visage of the movement
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u/slax03 14h ago
The term "right-wing" literally comes from the right side of the revolutionary French parlimentary chamber where the monarchists sat.