Did Anyone Else Catch "The French Revolution" on THC?
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Sun Jan-23-05 01:07 PM
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| Did Anyone Else Catch "The French Revolution" on THC? |
| RevCheesehead
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Sun Jan-23-05 01:11 PM
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| 1. Yes, last night, and yes. |
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Actually I thought of the maxim "those who don't learn from history are destined to repeat it."
Waiting for the inevitable gallows humor...
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| jsascj
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Sun Jan-23-05 01:14 PM
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| 2. Funny you should say that... |
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I told my son that very thing and used this present administration as an example!
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| tx_dem41
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Sun Jan-23-05 03:46 PM
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| 10. There were at least two lessons derived from the French Revolution.. |
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..one, the Administration could learn. The second one could be learned by some on this forum. Look what happened to France after the French Revolution crumbled.
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| jpgray
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Sun Jan-23-05 01:16 PM
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| 3. You mean while high? Or just on (T)he (H)istory (C)hannel? |
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Edited on Sun Jan-23-05 01:17 PM by jpgray
Because a phone book could get me thinking on THC.
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| stopbush
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Sun Jan-23-05 01:24 PM
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| Viva_La_Revolution
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Sun Jan-23-05 01:21 PM
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| 4. yep. just commented to someone.... |
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the French peasants starving while the Royalty parties on.... so disgusting.
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| EVDebs
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Sun Jan-23-05 01:43 PM
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| 6. Yes. The concentration of wealth in the US is causing a similar |
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tipping point, as Kevin Phillip's book "Wealth and Democracy" points out. Only a matter of time...
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| alexisfree
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Sun Jan-23-05 01:49 PM
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| 7. Just like watching the US. |
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the government against its own people.....they were killing about 800 French citizens per month?? and what’s up with the calendar??
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| wuushew
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Sun Jan-23-05 02:14 PM
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| 8. Very interesting that Louis XVI hatred for the British sealed his doom |
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Edited on Sun Jan-23-05 02:14 PM by wuushew
French support for American Revolution bankrupted the French treasury, which combined with poor crop harvests sealed the fate of the French monarchy.
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| AwakeAtLast
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Sun Jan-23-05 02:18 PM
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| 9. Yes, I was unable to change the channel. |
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I have been thinking about it all day, too. How long before we are executed for not being enthusiastic *enough* about the party in power? :scared:
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| maveric
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Sun Jan-23-05 03:48 PM
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| 11. I watched it on Ecxtasy myself. |
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