{"id":43275,"date":"2019-01-29T06:33:02","date_gmt":"2019-01-29T11:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=43275"},"modified":"2019-01-29T06:33:03","modified_gmt":"2019-01-29T11:33:03","slug":"the-french-revolution-the-sequel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=43275","title":{"rendered":"The French Revolution (The Sequel)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/internationalman.com\/articles\/the-french-revolution-the-sequel\/\">The French Revolution (The Sequel)<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/internationalman.com\/articles\/the-french-revolution-the-sequel\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/internationalman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Egalite-Fraternite.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here we have an eighteenth century depiction of two-thirds of the motto of the French Revolution \u2013 Libert\u00e9, \u00c9galit\u00e9, Fraternit\u00e9, or \u201cLiberty, Equality, Fraternity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s significant that Karl Marx was inspired by the French Revolution to form his concept of a utopian society. He envisioned a worldwide revolution in which all people everywhere would do away with the rich and everyone would then be equal. He felt that this could be achieved by peaceful means in England and America, but would require force in Germany and Russia, and a \u201ctemporary\u201d dictatorship by the proletariat in order to create the ideal society. The utopia, he said, would from then on be self-sustaining.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As we now know, his utopia was a bit na\u00efve, as revolutionary leaders, once exposed to the heady thrill of achieving power, are extremely reluctant to then give it up. They tend to become far more autocratic and ruthless than their predecessors and, rejecting socialist abnegation for themselves, ultimately become the next aristocracy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s a pity that Mr. Marx didn\u2019t see this coming. It was certainly evident during the French revolution, as is seen in the contemporary banner above, with its prominently featured skull and crossbones. (In case the observer didn\u2019t get the point, the artist further accentuated his composition with the addition of two guillotines.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Had Mr. Marx been paying attention to the actual&nbsp;<em>results<\/em>&nbsp;of the revolution, he might have noticed that the \u201cLiberty\u201d was never intended to be liberty for&nbsp;<em>all<\/em>, merely for&nbsp;<em>some<\/em>. (The others were meant to offer up their heads to the cause.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;\u2026click on the above link to read the rest of the article\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The French Revolution (The Sequel) Here we have an eighteenth century depiction of two-thirds of the motto of the French Revolution \u2013 Libert\u00e9, \u00c9galit\u00e9, Fraternit\u00e9, or \u201cLiberty, Equality, Fraternity.\u201d It\u2019s significant that Karl Marx was inspired by the French Revolution to form his concept of a utopian society. 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