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Really? How did the French Revolution go? The French Revolution is a famous disaster. Reign of terror, oppressive government, many people killed, tons of bad

• kick 7y ago
  Brought representative democracy to France, made life far better for your average person, directly can be tied to Code Napoléon being enacted across France, sparked democratic revolutions globally that had lasting impacts that can still be felt today...I'd say pretty well. Definitely no worse than the American Revolution. The deaths of the ruling class were unfortunate, but didn't necessarily outweigh the benefits. A modern version of the French Revolution is far more desirable than allowing the planet to be made uninhabitable by the actions of the ruling class, for example.
  • big_chungus 7y ago
    In the French Revolution, three hundred thousand people were killed. In the American revolution, thirty thousand died. Killing ten times as many people means the French revolution was worse than the American revolution. The French revolution resulted in years of oppression before things shook out for the better. The Articles of Confederation were imperfect but were not an oppressive government. Citation for an improved standard of living due to napoleon's code is needed. It has been widely-argued that the American Revolution was an influence on the French: https://www.history.com/news/how-did-the-american-revolution-influence-the-french-revolution https://www.history.com/news/how-did-the-american-revolution... Finally, I doubt the planet will be uninhabitable. Perhaps harsher or more difficult, but definitely not uninhabitable. Humans are profoundly-adaptable creatures.