I've always maintained that the French revolution was the first comunist revolution.
Marx was a latecomer.
You are correct. The US Revolution marked the beginning of the greatest free society in the world while the French Revolution marked the beginning of communism and the murder of millions of people simply because they had money or intelligence.
The King's elite guards are overun by pissed off peasant (but strong) fish ladies. Are beheaded and paraded around Paris. Suppose not much has changed in 210 years regarding France' elite military.
there's truth in your statement!
professor albert boime of ucla wrote a book "art and the french commune" which compared the los angeles riots to the commune.
unsuckcessfully in my opinion.
it's worth a puke to look at the book.