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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Is it stealing valor to wear a labor union shirt if I'm not part of the union? I saw a cool labor union shirt at Goodwill and I kinda wanted to buy it but I didn't want to get called out for stealing valor of a local union.
It's a union shirt, not all of Zhukov's medals. No one will care, if anything if someone of said union sees you wearing it and asks they'd probably see it as a show of support. It's not The Few The Proud, The Union Guy. It's Frank Sobotka and my dad before he retired. A vast majority of union workers aren't involved at all with the union, they just pays their dues and reap the benefits and those who do care should understand that organizing for workers rights is a community activity and a non member being out their wearing the merch can only do good.
I regularly wear a shirt and sweatshirt for two different colleges I’ve never been to, so I imagine it’s similar.
nah. Its a show of support.
As always, it depends on who sees it. It could be seen as support for Unions in general, especially if it's clearly vintage.
A brand new Teamsters shirt? Leans stolen valor, depending on company you're around.
As always, nuance is key