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Unfit: The Psychology of Donald Trump (2020)

JackYancovicKohen 5 points 3 years ago. (Contains Spoilers)

Un ami Quebecois sur ce site! Ca me fait plaisir de vous rencontrer.

But I’m a fierce Anglo, and I’d prefer the Queen’s English to French any day of the week. Anyway, how did you know I spoke French? Interesting guess!

So which part of the revolt did you support? When the nobles, including Lafayette of War of Independence fame, were killed? Or when the Girondins were named and rounded up by their fellow Montagnards? Or was it when Robespierre himself was taken to the same end he brought so many others to? Did you think Chatlotte Corday was right in what she did to Marat in his bathtub with his wife at hearing distance in another room?

The French Revolution was an absolute crapshow that plunged the French people into successive revolutioms for centuries. Anyone who thinks differently is a foolish romantic or a moron who doesn’t know the history they espouse. Or both.

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somniloquist 2 points 3 years ago. (Contains Spoilers)

Sure, let’s talk about the sainted Marat in his bath. Because, surely, the note that David depicted him writing on behalf of the poor was real. Then we can talk about how David ended up in Napoleon’s lap.
But what you’re really asking me is whether or not I approve of the acts of individuals during war time. Which, facile at best, is rude at worst. Can I assume you’re enjoying your time in the Third Estate?

I was quoting Furet. (And some of the Paris graffiti from the uprisings in 1968, which Furet so often paralleled with the end of the 18th century in the same setting.) Je vous en prie.

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