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sumpnz

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Progressives just can't leave anyone alone
« on: March 26, 2019, 12:08:36 AM »
https://quillette.com/2019/03/10/the-french-genocide-that-has-been-air-brushed-from-history/

French peasants in the 1790's decided the "freedom" offered by the Revolution wasn't very freedomy and tell the Revolting crowd to stuff it.  The Revolting crowd decides they're wrong.  Wholesale slaughter ensues.

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Re: Progressives just can't leave anyone alone
« Reply #1 on: March 26, 2019, 07:09:53 PM »
Thanks for posting this.  A fascinating (and disturbing) read.
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Re: Progressives just can't leave anyone alone
« Reply #2 on: March 26, 2019, 07:58:14 PM »
Agreed.  Thanks.  

Just shows that once men go down that sort of evil path, the results are not all that different.  With a few name and year changes, the same story would be believable for the Nazis. 
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Re: Progressives just can't leave anyone alone
« Reply #3 on: March 26, 2019, 09:56:55 PM »
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXbR3oADwaM
When I saw the title, I thought you may be linking to this. 
“It is much more important to kill bad bills than to pass good ones.”  ― Calvin Coolidge

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Re: Progressives just can't leave anyone alone
« Reply #4 on: March 27, 2019, 09:22:19 AM »
Ugh.  I did not know that.