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Peterloo was a dreadful event killing 18 people and injuring many more. The French Revolution 30 years earlier resulted in the execution of thousands and the de
by vixen99 9y ago
Peterloo was a dreadful event killing 18 people and injuring many more. The French Revolution 30 years earlier resulted in the execution of thousands and the deaths of at least 40,000. A line of history through that event is interesting as well.
- wz1000 9y ago> The French Revolution 30 years earlier resulted in the execution of thousands and the deaths of at least 40,000 Let's not forget millions of people suffering in serfdom under the Ancien Regime.
- afsina 9y agoIs that an excuse?
- torstenvl 9y agoIt's a justification, and a good one at that. Starving millions to death is not less violent than guillotining thousands, even if it is less abrupt.
- afsina 9y agoThis is never a justification. Read war of Vendee.
- afsina 9y agohttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/3964724/Vende-French-call-for-revolution-massacre-to-be-termed-genocide.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/3964...
- torstenvl 9y agoI claim only that the ends are just, not that they justify ALL the means. Thanks for the link - I learned something today.
- pjc50 9y agoAnd the American Revolution which inspired both. I note from the article that slogans from both revolutions appear: > Banners bearing slogans such as “Liberty and Fraternity” and “Taxation without Representation is Unjust and Tyrannical” flapped in the breeze
- Jacqued 9y agoUnpleasant contingencies for sure, but I don't think you can in good faith compare a gratuitous massacre carried out by a tyrannical ruling class against peaceful protesters, and a popular uprising that ended a millenium of tyranny and was a major step towards freedom and democracy in the West.