[FFranco]

More and more I’ve been thinking about the French Revolution. The Jacobins wanted to bring the king down, and they did, but then found that governing was difficult. Pretty soon the Jacobins were struggling amongst themselves, with the most radical people rising to the top — portraying themselves as champions of the poor and down-trodden. Once these folks had power they started the Reign of Terror, killing those revolutionaries were not sufficiently extremist (as well as a great many members of the clergy). In the end, this did not work out well.

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In the end, the French Revolution resulted in the modernization and rationalization of the French government and the spread of liberal ideas throughout Europe. I don’t think that was such a bad result. Surely the French republic is better than the monarchy during the Ancien Regime.

[ClearCase_guy]

The French Revolution was profoundly anti-religion, and pro-socialism. They wanted equal outcomes more than equal opportunities. They wanted price controls. Some of them wanted to abolish all privaye property. The chaos didn't settle down until Napoleon stepped in and crowned himself emperor. He became a military dictator who spread war to Egypt, Spain, Germany, Italy and Russia. Eventually, the French decided they'd be better off with a Bourbon king back on the throne.

But I guess some folks would consider all that to have been a good thing.

[dusttoyou]

fffffrannco......”and the spread of liberal ideas throughout Europe. I don’t think that was such a bad result.

What’sa matta, DU web site overloaded and you can’t get on?

[mojitojoe]

Move on over to France then DUmmie