No wonder...

[A Theist]

If that period in France was about democracy then it failed, and it failed miserably.

Yes it did. Such revolutions often do. The rebel leader sometimes establishes their own dictatorship to replace the one overthrown. What's your point again?

The French Revolution wasn't called the Reign of Terror for nothing. It not only turned ugly for the aristocrats at the beginning but it also turned ugly for everyone in France with the threat of beheading by the guillotine to keep the people oppressed, in line, and docile. Robespierre and his cohorts were thugs who eventually met the blade themselves when the people of France had enough of him.

Sure. And your point is?

While Napoleon did crown himself emperor, Robespierre created his own religion and proclaimed himself divine...which caused some of his former colleagues to turn against him. The people of France were much happier under Napoleon than they were with Robespierre.

Sure. And your point is what again?

Thought I'd fill in the gaps you failed to mention. That was the point.

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I don't see where the dopeycrats are doing any better with all their give away programs and no way to fund them except for taxing the shit out of people who actually do work to support the lazy asses who don't...."gimme my Obama phone!"...and talk about redneck. You need to take a good look in the mirror. hee haw!

Fuck you. I got mine. If you're poor, be ashamed of yourself and stop asking for handouts for the kids I insist you shouldn't abort and can't raise because your lazy ass is working three jobs which, together, pay you enough to make ends meet. No, you can't have a raise. Stop attacking the rich just because you feel entitled to a living wage from people who rightly make 30,000 times as much as you do, per hour. Just shut up, get back to work and starve quietly. You're interrupting my NASCAR race.

I love rich people! I wanna be rich too!

No, you can't have a raise. Stop attacking the rich just because you feel entitled to a living wage from people who rightly make 30,000 times as much as you do, per hour.

One good thing about a free enterprise capitalist system here in the good ol' U.S. of A. If you don't like the wages you're getting from the guy who makes 30,000 times more than you, there's always another guy that makes 30,000 times more than you who will pay you better. So set your beer down, turn off the NASCAR, get out of your Lazy Boy and go get that job like the rest of the taxpayers who support your beer and NASCAR habits....and don't forget to stop by the gas station to pick up a pack of smokes on your way back, another habit funded by the taxpayers.