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Comment by Aeolun

6 days ago

This is fine if it ends by being subjected to that convenient device they developed in France somewhere in the 1800s.

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LeonB  6 days ago

Very unlikely in the first place, but second, that way lies far worse chaos.

Similarly, when Julius Caesar turned the republic into an empire, and was subsequently assassinated: it did not mean the empire reverted back to being a republic - rather that centuries of increasingly despotic emperors lay ahead.

  • tsimionescu  6 days ago

    Agree that it's unlikely, but while knives in the back still led to centuries of imperialism, the guillotine cleanly ended absolutist monarchy in France once, and then some ships and exile ended the second time, and it generally stayed dead afterwards.

    • clarionbell  6 days ago

      French model was largely a failure in every way. This is the 5th iteration of their republic now, and it's gripped by internal issues that can quickly approach those US is dealing with.

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    • GTP  5 days ago

      You also have to consider that the guillotine ended up killing more revolutionaries than nobles though.

  • sahilagarwal  3 days ago

    There are also historical examples of nations where nothing was done to reign in the chaos and that led to far worse long term consequences for the people.