Yeah. But to me, actually, it was part of what was funny. If you missed it a couple weeks back, Margery Taylor Green tweeted, we need a national divorce. Always what about. I didnt think the bulk of Americans, there was this really great moment at the very beginning of the focused group about national divorce with the Trump voters, where her comments were brought up, and most of the Zoom room laughed. The nobility and clergy blocked King Louis XVI's attempts to raise taxes. I like transparency and I like accountability. And then, therefore, what that means is however far Trump goes or Marjorie Taylor Green goes, there appears to be no direction they can go that will put them actually truly beyond the pale. But I definitely think that shes not totally off base on some of the things she says. Between 1775 and 1825, revolutions across the Americas and Europe changed the maps and governments of the Atlantic world. Use evidence from this article and other material in this lesson to defend your claim. In the instant they stand up, its what happened to so and so. Their eyes are wide. Yes Ma'am Resources. They are like to use that an illustration. Is this intentional lying about the election for day, week after week leading up to the attack on the capital on January sixth. The French Revolution was very bloody because the militant resistance were ordered by the French monarchies. Are the ideals as described in federalist ten good? The American Revolution led to the creation of a democratic republic. So much of it is this, like and people talk about this all the time. The total number of the former provided by quotas from the states throughout the conflict was 231,771 men, and the militias totaled 164,087. The French Revolution was a fight between the french citizens and the french monarchy, seeking to overthrow the french king. Similarly, in early 1775, colonists were preparing for revolution against a power that they felt oppressed their rights and wanted to take away their liberties. I used to respect you. Taxation without representation was when the government taxed the colonies without. Map shows the area that is now the nation of Haiti. Shes never been conservative about anything. Right. The Haitian Revolution established the second independent republic in the Americas and the first independent nation-state ruled by people of African descent. introduced? The French Revolution focused the same idea as Thomas Hobbes. Yeah. The revolutions however also had some similarities but ultimately are overruled by their variances, The main alteration being the reason for Revolutionaries were inspired by the ideals of the Enlightenment including individual freedom. like, thats too far. Im the toughest right winger in the room kind of thing. Were clustering culturally. Look what happened with the riot in January, like, before that, nobody would have ever imagined that. Toussaint Louverture emerged as the leader of the revolution. Theyre a lot more commonality than we believe. And that is wrong. Get me David French. And it was like a breach of trust between right wing media and the audience that they had cultivated to be distrustful. They both seem to have common results but the results are definitely different when it comes to how it affected their countries. But guess what? However, there is a difference that makes the American revolution succeeded while the French revolution doesnt. The thing that I was writing about in my book was were getting so polarized that its possible Its not probable. But right now, Sarah, were still in the world where anybody who stands up. Everywhere the French went, they ended feudalism, promoted equal rights and religious tolerance, and modernized government administrations. Show your support with Bulwark merchandise. And if you look across the world, youll see, for example, the United Kingdom, came very close to its own separation with the Scottish referendum. Now we have a dominion voting system in our own county, which is hilarious because lots of folks in our county are convinced that dominion was corrupt. The other thing I think you and I both talk about a lot and agree on is the nature of of leadership. Which is the correct description of a revolution and one of its outcomes? Because troops were few and conscription unknown, the British government, following a traditional policy, purchased about 30,000 troops from various German princes. And the answer is one sentence. Although, can I just ask, what every time somebody brings up the national divorce, I know in your book, you kinda lay out two scenarios, one where Texas secedes, one where California secedes, but, like, national divorce doesnt make any sense? They know there are a lot of people who are not laughing. Meanwhile French clergy and nobles were exempt from taxation. A lot of the critique of the Trump era are going to be mystifying to you. Mhmm. The great majority became efficient soldiers as a result of sound training and ferocious discipline. But Im not sure other people would vote for a gay guy. And that was that. After French King Louis XVI was tried and executed on January 21, 1793, war between France and monarchal nations Great Britain and Spain was inevitable. The despot they had as a king was not treating everyone he ruled with fairness. Well, yes. At that time the remedy for this problem was drafting the poor, uneducated and less fortunate members of society. Because the word exhausted. And you know, Id imagine youd get a little pushback on this idea that that theres not something endemic in the Republican Party. And they would have been part of that old coalition, and theyre different now. What has. Like, on a government building, that was unimaginable. These countries shared the same idea of freedom and independence, the difference is they used different methods of accomplishing this goal. Though each of these revolutions had its own origins, important figures, and results, they were all tied together by three things. We didnt include it because we have so much to get to on this, but, like, they went hundred percent. Have no idea where to find the right answer. But what do you think? you can read the same story and here, two totally different sides. Everybody is just button heads. The nation of Haiti formally declared its independence on January 1, 1804. The leadership in both countries at the time of their revolutions was certainly repressive, especially in terms of taxation. How was the American Revolution a civil war? Our focus grew to have some thoughts. The war followed more than a decade of growing estrangement between the British crown and a large and influential segment of its North American colonies that was caused by British attempts to assert greater control over colonial affairs after having long adhered to a policy of salutary neglect. And then as soon as the topic veers into politics, then all of a sudden its like watching one of these old sitcoms where the cars driving and you see the transmission coming out in the road and the wheels are coming off, then youre thinking, wait. So Trump set a particular tone of endless combativeness of constant rage. So all of the major social, political, cultural religious forces are pushing us apart into separate camps. Right? Right? We dont, but we asked our focus groups about it anyway. If you're behind a web filter, please make sure that the domains *.kastatic.org and *.kasandbox.org are unblocked. Yeah. Furthermore, according to recent surveys by Israeli media outlets KAN and N12, only 24-28% of the general electorate are in favor of this revolution. Revolutionary leaders established new countries that only sometimes lived up to promises of democratic rule. These revolutions did not lead to long-lasting constitutional republics and were soon replaced by rulers who cared more about power than the liberal ideas that allowed them to rule in the first place and who ruled on the basis of populist politics, family networks, and military strength. It can happen. I mean, which okay? energy to do the real logistical Bulwark. I do think that movements can be learning organisms. And then, of course, youre gonna be automatically mistrustful of it. But then if you tell them about, say, the Seth Rich conspiracy theory coming out of Fox or all of the Dominion nonsense coming out of Fox, that doesnt tell them to distrust Fox. Back across the Atlantic Ocean, the people of the French colony of Saint Domingue (now Haiti) on the island of Hispaniola were watching the French Revolution very closely. Americans established power in legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government. Two of the main revolutions were the French Revolution and the Latin American Revolution. But then as soon as some Republicans learned that Donald Trump had said some nice things about single payer healthcare, their steam for single repair, health care went up. At that time the remedy for this problem was drafting the poor, uneducated and less fortunate members of society. While the precise beginnings of the American Revolution remain highly debated, there are many reasons behind the revolution. And this is happening not just in the sense of you and your neighbor being pushed apart. This is not really being covered Right. What the leader does is the leader sets the course of a cultural river. If you're seeing this message, it means we're having trouble loading external resources on our website. In North America, colonists fought off the British. However, there is a difference that makes the American revolution succeeded while the French revolution doesnt. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. So here you had Fox sort of at the apex of the infotainment. It warms its way in. The years 1750-1900 are better known as the Revolution Era. Both these revolutions had the similar cause, effects, and stages that resulted . Other countries also supported the Americans, including the Spanish and Dutch, who declared war on Great Britain in 1779 and 1780. Also the types of people who fought in the revolutions differed. Good standing. But then I do try to do my research on other areas because. This is this is right. Dont trust mail in balloting. So every time somebody says this, Im like, This is deeply stupid. Denis Diderot also a French enlightenment thinker created an encyclopedia that explained the new ideas on the topics of government, philosophy, and religion. In April of the following year, fighting began between British and American troops in Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts. We know that the media feeds it. And that Americans because of the built in infrastructure that we got from our founders are especially inclined toward pluralism. In response, several men from Boston dressed up as Indigenous Americans and threw tea from British ships into Boston harbor. Compare And Contrast The American Revolution Vs French Revolution. The white population were themselves sharply divided between wealthy plantation owners, known as. We have seen scandals in the FBI. The people there are kind and unprejudiced. Shortly after that, in the 1700s there was the French Revolution. Because you do this thing at the beginning where everybody tells you, like, what they do for fun and, you know, where they live and what they did for work and, like, you know, just the sweetest room, she talks about your delicious grandchildren. Because its like there are two time Trump voters who definitely dont want Trump to run again. And you just kinda go back to talking about SEC football, but. And to me, its more Ive always felt like its a way of talking about a dissolution of trust and fidelity and like good feeling between all of us that can manifest itself in violent and terrible ways. Composed of seven states from the South, this new government looked to separate from a union that they felt was tipping in power towards those who wanted to threaten the rights of the South, especially slavery. The Haitian Revolution (1791-1808) was, more than any other, a social revolution for human rights and equality regardless of skin color. In this unit, you examined the American and French Revolutions. And one of the most disturbing pieces of data that Ive seen is watching the contrast between Mike Pence and Mitch McConnells approval rating and Donald Trumps after January sixth. A lot of people think this country has headed for a revolution. Its pretty much like in good faith But because theyre pouring Fox News and the daily wire and other right wing sources into their ears, they dont have that much context, and they do think that Fox is the most trustworthy, and its all the other people who are wrong, look, people are responsible for their own actions, responsible for things, but they Im most had been poisoned slowly by these institutions. This is all political. The American Revolution was caused by the greed of the British and the thoughts of the enlightened people. A revolution is a movement that people do for a change in the government because reasons, such as equality rights. No matter their credentials. With tension building between the two powers, the revolution was a battle that formed what America is today. Thats the exhausted majority. Since you wrote the book. So let me just hit you with a smattering of what we hear. For one thing, despite winning their own independence, the leaders of the United States of America continued to enslave millions of people living in this new country. Mhmm. Theyre looking at all this toxic mess. The idea of having one evil and selfish king had to change. Mhmm. The colonists protested these heavy-handed taxes and rioted in the streets. The French were under a monarchy so the only option they had was to overthrow their king a create a republic. By the end of the summer of 1789, all the privileges of the nobility and the church were abolished, and the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen declared that all citizens were equal before the law and had individual rights. And I think the fox revelation should be very sobering because what they have told us is that, you know, weve talked about the power of leadership leadership has exerted such power for so long, that Im starting to wonder how much attempts to counter the flow of this river. You literally wrote the book on the potential of a national divorce. We are having this really great conversation. What were the major causes of the American Revolution? The late 18th and 19th century brought about the French and Haitian Revolutions. King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette lived in Versailles far from the other forms of government, abusing the country wealth. And in fact, the dominion voting system that was the subject of an enormous amount of controversy, is a dramatic improvement over prior forms of voting. First, I. think Fox is probably the most down the middle of any of them. The colony made these profits through enslaved labor. The French was influenced by the American Revolution because they saw how successful it was and thought it would work for them, The French Revolution was almost an exact replica of the American Revolution. Kristen Soltis Anderson, I believe, And, Kristen, Im sorry, Im misattributing this to you, but I remember hearing an interview where youre talking about polling Republicans and how important the person at the top of the ticket is to Republican views on issue after issue after issue. Everyone she talks to. Feeling threatened by this development, King Louis XVI sent an army towards Paris. The votes were all skewed in strange ways. Theyve just turd from white right wing media. A battle scene. At least there are a a voice thats different and gives you another viewpoint. The American Revolution main aim was to gain independence from the British while the French revolutions main aim was to get rid of the French monarchy that was deemed corrupt. You know, towards the end of your book, you lay out with what you call it James Madisons vision of pluralism. This is ridiculous. Painting of several large sailboats on a stormy sea. first, and then I tend to hit CNN or MSN, and I try to read a lot of stories, I clearly cant trust our local papers anymore. They both had a time when both sides oppressed the French and British government. Lets and hes a rhino. Yes. Though the Third Estate represented many more people and had twice the number of delegates, each estate had an equal vote. And because when Fox called Arizona, the response was not. Will see you guys again next week. I really have mixed feelings about being the first call when national divorce comes up. A few people did it all four years of his presidency, but it was really really hard And by twenty twenty, you know, one of the things that I saw in this very red area of America where I live is people hadnt just given in to the course of the river. And then it runs in to the new course of the river. And one of my big concerns is The minority of Americans who are extremely activated politically are extremely polarized and hate each other very much. I mean, if youre talking about in the millions, yes, but as a percentage of Americans, low. The Creole are people of Spanish or Portuguese descent born in the Americas. But now that it did happen, mean, theres definitely people out there that are, like, okay, its not a fortress. Although both revolutions began in the same period of time, they are similar and different in many ways. So when Russia invades Ukraine, you can see this instant instinctive response on the right to oppose Russian aggression. Keyboard warriors are also not the kind of people who are going to stop something once it starts unfolding. New York Times opinion columnist David French (literally) wrote the book on a possible national divorce. In 1773, the British imposed a new tax, known as the Tea Act. 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The American Revolutionalso called the U.S. War of Independencewas the insurrection fought between 1775 and 1783 through which 13 of Great Britains North American colonies threw off British rule to establish the sovereign United States of America, founded with the Declaration of Independence in 1776. And after January sixth, Trumps approval rating with Republicans stayed very high, very slight downslope, very slight. And I dont know enough about them to know if theyre trustworthy or not either. The response was that cant be right. Compare and Contrast American and French Revolution. To conduct investigation. East Tennessee had a lot of unionist sentiment. These ideas also shaped the American Revolution and the success of it went on to also inspire the French as, Though the American and French Revolution were similar in various ways they also had a key differences. if you can work out a detail. And then number three, theres the question of identity. We need to separate by red states and blue states and shrink a federal government. So as Howard Kurt said, he was on Fox and said, Im not allowed to cover this. But the bottom line is theres a ninety plus percent of Republicans who will go as far as far as their politicians take them. Thats all the good news. The American, French, and Haitian Revolution all had the similar causes of a tyrannical government. We will all continue the work of trying to better understand our fellow citizens, but doing these focus groups, listening to podcasts, grappling in a real way with what theyre telling us. What what did you make of how the group reacted? Okay. It sets the course of the cultural river and you see it in military units. you should take her seriously, but not literally. Now theres been some gradual lessening on the left as well, but mainly on the right. The American Revolution against the British during 1775 to 1783 and the French Revolution against their own, French government during 1789 to 1799 were both one of the most important political and social turnovers in the world. Most men are on horseback, fighting with swords. Right? And the identity is, well, Im a Republican.