#jacobinism

[officialjacobinpage24]

What would Jacobinism look like in the modern world? Like, what would regular people be living like in that kind of society? I’ve been trying to understand it but I don’t want to get it wrong.

[yngwrthr]

The French bourgeoisie itself is possessed by the demon of destruction, and even though it doesn’t precisely fear the republic it nevertheless has an instinctive fear of communism, of those somber companions who, like rats, would emerge as an invading mob from the debris of the current regime. Yes, the French bourgeoisie would have no fear of a republic of the former kind, even of a bit of terrorism a la Robespierre. It would easily reconcile itself with that form of government and peacefully mount the guard to defend the Tuileries, not caring if Louis-Philippe or a Committee of Public Safety resided there. For above all else the bourgeoisie wants order and the protection of the existing laws of property, demands that a republic can satisfy as well as royalty. But these shopkeepers have the instinctive presentiment that the republic of our time would not be the expression of the principles of ‘89, but only the form under which a new and unexpected regime of the proletariat would be established, with all the dogmas of the community of property. They are conservatives through material necessity and not from personal conviction, and fear supports everything that exists.

Heinrich Heine, “Lutèce”, letter xlix, “The republic… has an instinctive fear of communism”, July 29, 1842.

[spiritualdirections]

To form a free government; that is, to temper together the opposite elements of liberty and restraint in one consistent work, requires much thought; deep reflection; a sagacious, powerful, and combining mind. This I do not find in those who take the lead in the [Revolutionary French] national assembly... When the leaders choose to make themselves bidders at an auction of popularity...they will become flatterers instead of legislators; the instruments, not the guides of the people. If any of them should happen to propose a scheme of liberty, soberly limited, and defined with proper qualifications, he will be immediately outbid by his competitors, who will produce something more splendidly popular. Suspicions will be raised of his fidelity to his cause. Moderation will be stigmatized as the virtue of cowards, and compromise as the prudence of traitors; until, in hopes of preserving the credit which may enable him to temper and moderate on some occasions, the popular leader is obliged to become active in propagating doctrines, and establishing powers, that will afterwards defeat any sober purpose at which he ultimately might have aimed.

Edmund Burke, Reflections on the Revolution in France, explaining the revolutionary dynamic where extremism replaces sober political proposals.

[mel-linde]

The Jacobins and the Bolsheviks, here we go again

[gouachevalier]

Far-Left Activists and Migrants Invade Basilica Housing Tombs of French Kings

Far-left activists and illegal migrants invaded the Basilica of Saint-Denis on Sunday to protest a new asylum law.

“Around 80 illegal migrants and far-left activists from the group Coordination des Sans-Papiers (CSP 75) protested the new law holding up banners, Le Parisien reports.

“After around an hour of occupying the Basilica, police were called and arrived to remove the protestors and illegal immigrants. The area was cleared by around 5:30 pm but evening mass was cancelled in case the protestors returned.

“Footage posted to Twitter by Gaullist politician Nicholas Dupont-Aignan shows police using force to remove the activists and migrants.

“Mr. Dupont-Aignan, who supported anti-mass migration Rassemblement National (RN) leader Marine Le Pen for president last year, called the incident a 'Scandalous occupation by illegals of the Basilica of Saint-Denis with the shameful complicity of militants and elected representatives of the far left.'

“’I call for the immediate expulsion of these clandestine people who, in addition to being outlawed, trample our roots and our history!' he added.

“Marine Le Pen also took to Twitter to condemn the incident, writing: 'By calling migrants to desecrate the Basilica of St. Denis, Necropolis of our Kings, ‘la France Insoumise’ and the far-left show that, in their immigrationist madness, they are ready to trample our civilisation and desecrate a place of historical worship.'

“La France Insoumise ('Unsubmissive France') is the party of far-left former presidential candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon and one of the party’s MPs, Eric Coquerel, who was present at the Basilica during the incident. Mélenchon was noted during last year’s presidential campaign for his hard-left populist platform which included a 90 per cent tax rate on anyone making more than €400,000 a year.”

[the-funtime-autocrat]

Democracy is a system in which a non noble class manufactures legitimacy through a popularity contest. This system allows the bourgeois to avoid the risky game of power in a monarchist society. Mon…

A new article by @mulcahythebaronofurga

“Are there modern examples for an ideal Western society? Yes of course there are. The best examples would be Poland, Hungary, Monaco, and Luxembourg. The monarchs of Luxembourg and Monaco enjoy a reasonable amount of power. They’re not just tourist attractions. Poland and Hungary are two strong examples of a nationalist society. These two nations have not forsaken their identities and they put their people first. Which has made them arguably the two safest places in Europe to raise a family.”

“Democracy and capitalism have outlived their usefulness. The combination of capitalist amorality and democratic factionalism is a civilization killer. Europe is currently learning this the hard way. Monarchy and a more nation friendly economic system is more desirable.”

[officialjacobinpage24]

My introduction post!

I am the Official Jacobin Page for anything relating to the French Revolution or Jacobinism. I often repost things and love archiving old information. My favorite historical figure is Louis Antoine de Saint Just!

People who should stay away from my page:

1. Conservative Americans

2. Liberal Americans

3. Bigots in general

About me:

Gender: Transmasc/FtM

Pronouns: He/Him

Nickname: Brook

Have fun, everyone!

[yngwrthr]

These lies they tell about the ideal state The rich will never give away their property of their own free will And if by force of circumstances they have to give up just a little here and there they do it only because they know they’ll soon win it back again The rumor spreads that the workers can soon expect higher wages Why Because this raises production and increases demand to fill the rich man’s gold chest Don’t imagine that you can beat them without using force Don’t be deceived when our Revolution has been finally stamped out and they tell you things are better now Even if there’s no poverty to be seen because the poverty has been hidden even if you ever got more wages and could afford to buy more of these new and useless goods which these new industries foist on you and even if it seems to you that you never had so much that is only the slogan of those who still have much more than you Don’t be taken in when they pat you paternally on the shoulder and say that there’s no inequality worth speaking of and no more reason for fighting Because if you believe them they will be completely in charge in their marble homes and granite banks from which they rob the people of the world under the pretense of bringing them culture. Watch out for as soon as it pleases them they’ll send you out to protect their gold in wars whose weapons rapidly developed by servile scientists will become more and more deadly until they can with the flick of a finger tear a million of you to pieces.

Jean-Paul Marat, in Peter Weiss, “The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade”, New York: Pocket Books, 1966, pp. 81-83.