it was a horrible, terrible thing in the french revolution came about in order, hopefully, a thought, to correct that injustice but as we all know, as a result what happened was not a restoration of justice but simply an extreme that went in the opposite direction and further injustices were imposed once the oppressed became in power, they perpetrated similar, perhaps even worse injustices on those who had oppressed them. so what we see in a tale of two cities is an example of how injustice is met, not just with correction but injustice in the opposite direction. the interesting part of that is that dickens, in a tale of two cities, dickens was also writing about his own country, england, in the century following the french revolution and he was sickly trying to convince his own country, people of the, that they could also come at the sa same. so it's two layers in the novel. then i wrote about the chapter, i was hoping that we could see in our moment where we see cries of injustice everywhere and we need to be concerned about it, yet there's also this tendency, there's an actual huma

how the french revolution began to bubble away it's not the first time that corn has been likened to a king with this monarchical style of leadership and that seems to see through the letter he's written to citizens about his national debate louis that debate ended in a revolution will it be different this time around for me there is no bond issue we're interviewing everything which is normal in a democracy but at least will show we're a people who are not afraid of talking exchanging debating corn has promised that he will listen to all opinions but he's already come under fire for opposition politicians who've described the debates as a diversion a big debate a big diversion it's like redoing the presidential debate but the government is fixing the outcome the bait yes of course but when it comes to this big debate we don't know who's organizing it the topics are limited and before it even starts the government is announcing that it will adopt a radical policy. one hopes this big debate focusing around four themes will be a turning point and though he says he listened to new ideas

all killed each other but they gave us the french revolution that's a very typical are you saying thatthat you know he has done something he needed to do so we see a kind of i'm saying he took his life to a point that there is no coming back and that he knows it and he's as a cause and he he is a piece for themselves i do you feel you're free now i know because i haven't done what julian assange has done i haven't laid my life down for a cause as he has done i'm not going to go into a consulate in turkey and have some saudi cut me off my face off and bury me in the backyard as a heroic journalist right i'm not doing that i'm i just i'm not ready for that but you've been to me maybe you would be ready i don't know you know i look into your eyes and my heart is melting and i'm thinking i'm ready to join the jihad for truth and maybe in six months time i'll be gone and you'll be singing songs about me i mean why do you think we need a pretty speech to tell me well i just happen to have a copy of the u.s. constitution right here which is should ensure a mind in this. document all the right

before the french revolution there were times where songs are being song.they saying to textile smugglers and tobacco smugglers because they were destroying the autocratic kings monopoly. so these poor individuals who were smuggled were tortured, executed, by the tens of thousands in the years before the french revolution. so, smuggling is not on illicit trade or just about greed. it's about resistance to rule. >> and that brings about this dichotomy. you have these perspectives and i think you quote adam smith. you talk about the adam smith perspective which would say that is the state's fault for smuggling that the invisible hand should work in the state is keeping people from trading in meeting supply and demand. you should not be faulting folks. that's the adam smith perspective and then you said from the perspective of the french monarchy, if you operate outside the legitimate channels of trade you're automatically criminal. it's authority, but you.to something which is interesting. you say that we today at this new stage of illicit trade and where we

for example, he bitterly hated the french revolution. jefferson was one of the most -- was probably the supreme advocate in america for the french revolution. and by 1815, napoleon's defeated, the bourbons are back in the throne of france, and adams is more or less saying to jefferson, hey, mr. jefferson, what do you think of our french revolution now? and jefferson responds politely. he takes all of this. he's so concerned for the relationship that he never comes back with the same kind of razzing that -- >> no, he says, you're -- this is one where he admits, our right and i was wrong. i did not foresee that there would be over a million casualties as a result of this. and that it would end up with a dictator. you were right and i was wrong. and adams says, oh, my god, that's the biggest concession you've ever made in my whole life. i'm telling everybody from now on that you've change your mind. and so -- and i would say the metaphor for them is that jefferson is standing in the center of the room with his arms folded, protecting himsel

so before the french revolution there were individuals to whom songs were being sung just like peoplesing to drug traffickers today. they sang to textile smugglers into tobacco smugglers, because they were in france destroying the autocratic teens monopoly. and so these poor individuals were smuggled, were tortured, executed by the tens of thousands in the years before the french revolution. so smuggling is not an illicit trade, is not always just about greed. it's about resistance to roll. >> host: and that brings about this dichotomy because you have these perspectives. i think a quote in the book adam smith, the economist. you talk about adam smith perspective, out of the enlightenment which would say that the states fault for smuggling, that the invisible hand should work and the state is keeping people from trading, beating supply demand, that you should not be faulted for circling outside the legitimate trade. that's the smith perspective. then you said, from a perspective of the french monarchy, if you operate outside of the legitimate channels of trade which a state has contro

demonstrate me a brute livius nurse the selfishness of france's elites which in turn led to the french revolution now the attribution may be misguided but the lesson isn't if you can wall the cries of the social classes or you mock them you do so at your own peril where. the current french president should have seen it long ago as unrest has been bubbling throughout two thousand and eighteen. things started to turn nasty as the french government attempted to have picked an empty community to land that they. pool at the gate. it's a protest against expulsion the distribution of. the tanks will be eco our wrists joking meanwhile the cold war dismissing these should be built this period he must be very great to give back during the month that is mine is the republican leader must be respectful. mayhem first to reach to paris in spring over my qualms reform plans well may first violence quickly spilled over and dozens were arrested. but the penny bill did drop cornice spent the summer offering advice to all who would listen to him raging. the country in the process he said. giving these lutheran peop

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month long national debate some have likened it to us louis the sixteenth it just before the french revolution but even though the current government says it wants a discussion there are certain subjects that appear to be off limits. those who think a few thousand people can make us question our institutions a wrong idea about nipple always or causes the debates and not adopted unity for people to offload all of their frustrations nor are we questioning what we've done in the past eighteen months but we're not replaying the election to do what the national debate will starts next week but a recent poll shows only forty percent of citizens are willing to take part yellow vest members on the streets of paris we spoke to say a debate is not what they've been asking for a sportsperson going nascar to this national debate is above all a national masquerade the government has already announced that after this debate you will not go back to previous politics the fact that the government remove certain issues from the debate shows it's not a real one the government doesn't want to face a fresh electio

fooling living standards women carrying french flags and red hat something a massacre of the french revolution demanded an end to the violent suppression of the protest campaign it's not only demonstrators who have been injured by these offices dealing the protests some of the. town had too much tied up we have first aid equipment on the bus the bandages and the septics some state equipment to try to help as much as possible at the scene so that when emergency services arrives the injured are in a much better condition. and . i don't want a lawyer here to help the injured. no matter who is it would help everyone who needs our help. my colleagues were here last week on the sean city say helping is street medics including me. and head. come to friends and hope for the people of french live demonstration here are many and friends have a very friendship so come on the last ten weeks coming here saturday for so you did and held for the people to hear as this trial held for the fall is some hope for the yellow lasts. i'm not even going to tell you about the we felt we're not going to go into details

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french national assembly in 1794. across the colonies, 700,000 slaves were set free. the revolution was to take thets and turns including engagement of spanish and english forces and french troops . and the capture of the slave leader by the french and the mass killing of french residents on the island in 1804. another act of republican violence. the abolition moment of 1793 passed on residence as a signal of the virtue of the french republic and also struck a chord in the american republic which relied on extensive plantation economics. so nervous was the american elite of the effect of this flavorful, it refused to recognize haiti as an independent nation until 1862. paradoxically, the defeat of of then's invasion island benefited the american republic. brother-in-law, the invasion was initially successful and led to the reintroduction of slavery. general and exile of a across the island and plans laid by the french regime for the execution of all blacks over 12. they executed some 30,000 people beforeautumn of 1802 succumbing to the resistance of the haitian forces and withdrawin

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french national assembly at a debate on the fourth of february, 1794. across the colonies, an estimated 700,000 slaves were suddenly set free. so the revolution was to take further twists and turns including the internationalization through engagement of spanish and english forces, and ultimately, french troops. and the capture of the slave leader by the french and the subsequent mass killing of french residents on the island in 1804. another act of republican violence. yet the abolition moment of 1793 had its own resonance. it acted as a signal of the virtue of the french republic and also struck a chord in the american republic which equally relied extensively on plantation economics. so nervous for the american elite of the destabilizing effect on the french slave revolt that they refused to organize haiti as an independent nation until 1862, when the cause witht to find, the slave population of the south. paradoxically, the defeat of napoleon's invasion of the island benefited the american republic. led by his brother-in-law, the leclerc, the invasion was initially successful and led to the reintroduction of slavery. the arrest and exile

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well i'm glad that i was born out of to the enlightenment if you like i'm god i'm i'm glad the french revolution happened a couple hundred years ago so that we can have. the question that what the loan is in our back pocket if we want it i agree with. it's a good thing this is something i can cling. but a man that does that puts a stone somewhat different than the people who would suggest that i should be police call a commotion what are you talking about what should shouldn't be it's none of your business and you cannot come where you can come but you can influence me with an opinion about something it's not your music it's my music it's not your job it's my job it's my life this is what i do and it's one of the always done if you thought you were a fan of pink floyd and you didn't notice that that's what i did when i was running pink floyd your live in them but i don't want to hear life is too short for me to listen to it i'm not interested in their opinions i'm interested in the opinions of people who fought for or cared or something or have something about the. that. there are certain people