On the 14th of July in 1789, a crowd of nearly one thousand protesters stormed the Bastille in Paris, France, a major event in the French Revolution, commemorated annually as "Bastille Day".
In the months running up to the uprising, the people of France were facing a dire economic crisis, food shortage, and increased militarization of Paris on orders of King Louis XVI. The Bastille was an armory and prison, perceived by many as a symbol of royal authority in the city.
On the morning of July 14th, a crowd of approximately one thousand people surrounded the Bastille, calling for the surrender of the prison, the removal of its cannon, and the release of the arms and gunpowder stored there.
After negotiations stalled, the crowd surged into the courtyard of the Bastille and were fired upon by troops in the garrison. In the carnage that followed, ninety-eight protesters and one defender of the Bastille were killed.
Governor Marquis de Launay, fearing his troops could not hold out, capitulated to the crowd and opened up the Bastille doors. He was captured and dragged towards the Hôtel de Ville in a storm of abuse. While the crowd debated his fate, the badly beaten Launay shouted "Enough! Let me die!", kicked a pastry cook in the groin, and was then promptly stabbed to death.
As news of the successful seizure of the Bastille spread throughout the country, revolutionaries established parallel structures of power for government and militias for civic protection, burned deeds of property, and in some cases attacked wealthy landlords.
King Louis XVI first learned of the storming the next morning through the Duke of La Rochefoucauld. "Is it a revolt?" asked the King. The duke replied: "No sire, it's not a revolt; it's a revolution."
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You don't think that would have pushed the chuds farther to into fascism? That whoever replaced him would have been a real far right freak instead of just a opportunist that panders to the far right?
The attempt alone does that. May as well at least do what you set out to do. The result is more or less the same regarding the chuds but at least Trump is kill
Yeh. What we got was a visibly bloodied trump, a dead fascist they can use as a martyr, and i think one more injured fash they can trot up on stage. About the best outcome of an assassination for the target.
yeah who knows maybe the stiff breeze that sent the bullet through his ear instead of his head saved us from the actual worst timeline. At least that's what I'm going with so I can sleep tonight
I'm not sure what would happen. Idk if they could really rally around a replacement? Or if they'd just succumb to in-fighting.