#frenchrevolution — Public Fediverse posts
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@peemee
Ha ha!! 😂 Very good (“Lego has released a French revolution commemorative collection” - bodiless heads)… 😀😵💫😯 etcetera 😂 -
The rule of villains like Jean-Paul Marat is what happens when politicians are not held to be accountable ‘for what they have said, written or done in the exercise of their functions as representatives.’
#FrenchRevolution #JeanPaulMarat #Politicians #Accountability
https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v48/n13/oliver-cussen/doctor-of-the-incurable
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Nooo, I don't want to go to the job trainer tomorrow, I want to stay up untill late... (but I'll be sleepy .__.) Anyway, I've been lately reading Jean Starobinski's book "1789. The emblems of reason". It does a sort of cultural, philosophical analysis of #FrenchRevolution, based on art. It works with a theme of the dark reverse of reason working there, with de Sade or #Enlightenment's gothic fiction. Starobinski's interpretations and writing are so engrossing. *__*
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“Don't be taken in when they paternally pat you on the shoulder and say that there's no inequality worth speaking of and no more reason to fight because if you believe them they will be completely in charge in their marble homes and granite banks from which they rob the people of the world under the pretence of bringing them culture. Watch out, for as soon as it pleases them they'll send you out to protect their gold in wars whose weapons, rapidly developed by servile scientists, will become more and more deadly until they can with a flick of the finger tear a million of you to pieces...“
Jean-Paul Marat, political theorist and visionary.
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14 of july national day
July 14, known as Bastille Day, is a pivotal date in French history that commemorates the storming of the Bastille prison in 1789, a moment that marked the beginning of the French Revolution. This national holiday not only symbolizes the fight for freedom and equality but also serves as a celebration of French culture and unity. Across the country, citizens engage in vibrant parades, festive fireworks, and various cultural activities, reflecting the spirit of a nation that has continually […]https://bacforall274283584.wordpress.com/2026/07/14/14-of-july-national-day/
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Good news everyone! It's #Bastille Day!
July 14 is the day Parisians stormed the Bastille fortress and prison in 1789, helping spark the #FrenchRevolution that overthrew the monarchy and sent King Louis XVI and his queen Marie-Antoinette to the #guillotine.
Oh guillotines...the gift that keeps on giving...
This year's celebrations includes #Ukraine and troops from the "Coalition of the Willing", which will probably soon replace #NATO.
Ukrainian troops will march along the cobblestoned avenue, and Ukrainian co-pilots trained in #France will fly two Mirage 2000B fighter jets alongside French air force pilots.
The parade will open with around 500 troops from the coalition of countries that have pledged to help with Ukraine’s post-war security.
In the skies, aircraft from #Germany, the #UK, #Croatia, #Poland, #Denmark, #Greece, #Sweden, #Norway, #Spain and #Italy will take part.
You can watch it (live right now!)
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The forgotten story of abolition in revolutionary France – the first emancipation. #Abolition #Abolitionofslavery #abolitionism #BastilleDay #CivilRights #Civilwar #Colonialism #DeclarationofIndependence #Democracy #Emancipation #Frenchempire #FrenchRevolution #Haiti #Napoleon #Revolution #Robespierre #Slavery #ToussaintLouverture #USCivilWar
https://iwpost.com/the-forgotten-story-of-abolition-in-revolutionary-france-the-first-emancipation/?fsp_sid=11768 -
Vive la révolution! Vive l'Empereur!
https://piefed.social/c/historymemes/p/2177510/vive-la-revolution-vive-l-empereur
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Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité!
https://piefed.social/c/historymemes/p/2174685/liberte-egalite-fraternite
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Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité!
https://piefed.social/c/noncredibledefense/p/2174684/liberte-egalite-fraternite
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Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité!
https://piefed.social/c/shermanposting/p/2174682/liberte-egalite-fraternite
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"Like so many times throughout #Jewishhistory, a thriving #Jewish center may slowly fade, not because of a single event, but because political decisions, ideological extremism, and a growing sense of insecurity convince people that their future lies elsewhere.
Perhaps the greatest tragedy is that this feels painfully familiar. Throughout history, #Jews have often discovered too late that the political movements they believed would protect them had turned against them. After the #FrenchRevolution, a movement built on the ideals of liberty, equality, and fraternity failed to eradicate #antisemitism, which soon found new political expressions. In the #SovietUnion, many #Jews initially embraced the revolutionary promise of equality, only to become targets of suspicion, repression, and state-sponsored antisemitism.
I fear we are witnessing a similar pattern[...]"
https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-end-of-the-new-york-era/
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Just a normal day at the tourist spot 🔥
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Getting these ready for a first print run!
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Forests have to be managed to meet present demand and ensure future supply. The #FrenchRevolution threatened to interrupt this delicate balance.
🔒 This feature from the June issue is available in the archive
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https://repository.digital.georgetown.edu/handle/10822/1100010
The life and death of Anacharsis Cloots weigh on my mind as representative of the tensions between "universal" and "national" ideals in the history of the left from the French Revolution onwards.
Although "internationalism" might seem one way of resolving these tensions, only a sanguine superficiality can find in this more than a partial solution.
Image: Anacharsis Cloots -- Edme Quenedey (1756-1830), dessinateur et graveur -- Bibliothèque nationale de France, département Estampes et photographie, RESERVE QB-370 (45)-FT 4 -- Public domain -- Wikimedia Commons.
#AnacharsisCloots #History #PoliticalThought #FrenchRevolution #Cosmopolitanism #Republicanism #Nationalism #LeftWingThought #IntellectualHistory #Internationalism #18thCenturyHistory #France