Revolution of 1789!

[AngelCity Neo-Stalinist]

What do you guys know about the first French Revolution and how do you think it relates to Communism and the development of revolutionary politics? The Jacobins were the Bolsheviks of their day, the king was killed "so that the people may live" a "de-christianization" campaign was launched and a republican government formed in the face of all odds. What say you?

[AngelCity Neo-Stalinist]

C'mon man! Somebody post!

[Drace]

Post.

Seriously though, your just gonna have to be patient :-$

[Sasha]

yet another popular revolution raped and killed by power hungry ego-trippers, my sympathy's lies completly with the san-culottes and the Enrages...

[NickHs]

As it is well known we should always judge something based on the conditions under which it happened. Now, let's be serious. the french revolution is what inspired Marx and co.
Sure, it was a bourgeois thing, but it WAS a step forward. Take a look at the bourgeois theorists. Their idea for the future world is no different the that of marxists. The difference is that Marx approached it scientifically, thus realizing the workers' importance.
The french revolution was about freedom, the way it was conceived then. More progressive ideas had not been expressed. The power was given to the capital, so the road to workers' struggle was opened. Capitalism was bound to occur and it is bound to collapse, we should remember that.

[ComradeOm]

C'mon man! Somebody post!Post what? Your initial post is somewhat vague. These discussions work better when there are concrete points to argue over

As for generalities, the French Revolution is of immense historical significance. It reshaped European politics for the next century (until the Revolution of 1917 once again changed everything) and virtually every strand of modern political thought can be dated to the years immediately proceeding or following the Revolution. In short I consider it to be nothing less than the beginning of modern history

Needless to say its influence on following generations cannot be overstated enough. I'm a firm believer that in order to understand Marx and the formulation of his theories its necessary to understand the French Revolution and the political maelstrom it unleashed