Posted on 12/19/2012 6:07:33 AM PST by combat_boots
To be fair they got Napoleon because the rest of Europe wanted revenge. Also because their revolutionary army was a bit too successful defending itself into new territory, sorta like Israel more recently. Also, there was the “thermidorian” countercoup, led by Fouche et. al. So by Napoleon’s rise the revolution—or at least the most radical phase—was over. Thermidors are socialists’ favorite excuse. “Who, Stalin? Nah, he wasn’t the revolution. He betrayed the revolution!”
Then again, there wouldn’t have been revolutionary wars without the revolution and especially without the regicide.
By the way, your post implies the French revolution was socialist, or at least can be mistakenly interpreted thusly. There were’t really any socialists back then, at least not in the way we mean it now. Except Babeuf, who jumped the historical gun and was executed in the reign of terror.
Bring it on, I am sick to death of this sh!t. Occupy, the communist Chinese and the communists in DC can all go to destruction.
Sounds like We the People will get the opportunity to play Cowboys n’ Commies right here at home!!!
You state my ideas on the matter exactly.
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