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> Have you been paying attention to French politics lately? To be fair, the last revolution in France was 150 years ago, things change quite a bit in 150 years
by pyrale 3y ago
> Have you been paying attention to French politics lately?
To be fair, the last revolution in France was 150 years ago, things change quite a bit in 150 years.
> your whitewashed, simplistic interpretation of the French Revolution
You seem to be equally biased, if on the other side. Events as large as a revolution are complex enough that it is hard to fit them into a manichean assessment.
- omginternets 3y agoIt’s hardly “biased to the other side” to point out the missing half in someone’s reasoning.
- pyrale 3y agoThere is no missing half in pointing out that the French revolution solved some inequalities. For all the blood and failure it had, some changes it introduced proved to be irreversible, such as the introduction of a constitution, and the people becoming a significant political player that has to be acknowledged when ruling. And I would say that reading someone talk about some positive outcomes of an event and immediately feel compelled to call their views simplistic and whitewashed shows some bias.