Not entirely election related, but this does line up. So while we are all thinking of 1776 and American independence, I'm starting to see a lot of similarities today to the leadup of the French Revolution... oppinions on the proper fate of our "elites" asside, the truth is the the French Revolution went badly for all involved by the time all was said and done.

So what am I noticing? Well, unlike the American Revolution, the French revolution was preceeded by several economic crisises.

First the French economy was crushed by debt following foreign wars. Next some horrendous weather wiped out crops causing bread prices to soar. Also French industry was being crushed by foriegn competition, and protectionism wasn't an option due to treaties. Flooding further devestated agriculture.

So in the months leading up to the violence, food prices were rising and jobs were disappearing.

There were elections, but the populist leader (dude known as Necker) ended up doing nothing but giving some weak assed speeches and was completely ineffectual. Hearing (or at least thinking I heard, might have been a nightmare) that Kevin Mcarthy and Mitch the Bitch McConnell are keeping there positions made me think of this immediately.

If we do go into a French Revolution style uprising, after the initial joy of seeing certain figures get what they deserve, well, then it will get ugly. Now I know the economy today is very different, but if anything the complication of the Bidet regime's energy policies is only making things worse.

Any history minded posters here have any thoughts?