Like apparently the French government tried to make protesting illegal but that just made the protestors angrier? Apparently police have started to side with the protestors? Does anyone have any up-to-date news on the extent of what's happening?

  • BeamBrain [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    Fitting, though, violently overthrowing the government is practically their national pastime

    • GrouchyGrouse [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      Yeah the French have a reputation for it for a reason. Yeah they have a history of fuckups but I believe strongly that the French revolution was instrumental and influenced the revolution attempts of 1848. None of them directly succeeded but it led to a lot of democratic reforms and kings that realized if they didn't retire to figurehead status eventually their heads would roll.

      And the funniest part is the French originally didn't want to behead Louis The Failson. He tried to get foreign backing and get reinstalled as an absolute monarch and people realized having him around was a liability. So they brought out the ole choppy boi.

      • BeamBrain [he/him]
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        2 years ago

        And the funniest part is the French originally didn’t want to behead Louis The Failson. He tried to get foreign backing and get reinstalled as an absolute monarch and people realized having him around was a liability. So they brought out the ole choppy boi.

        Exact same thing that happened to Tsar Nicky. Funny how they keep making the same mistake.