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HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 day agoeventually the french revolution advanced that idea. the first one (there were more than one) just killed a lot of people.
Comment on Before the revolution
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 day agoeventually the french revolution advanced that idea. the first one (there were more than one) just killed a lot of people.
Herr_S_aus_H@lemmy.zip 21 hours ago
It also ended the church ownership of most of the farmland for good. It gave the people the idea and an example of how to overthrow their oppressors.
The revolutionary times were chaotic and bloody and paved the way for Napoleon, the real culprit if you are talking about bloodshed, but it was also a huge leap forward on the way to a more free, open and equal society.
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 12 hours ago
see my above comment. i’m not a fan of napoleon except in the bill and ted movie.