What can we learn from the French Revolution?
Does the French Revolution have a warning for those seeking liberalism and democracy in the middle east today? What will come next?
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that just becasue you want change doesnt mean you will get change. Violence doesn't always solve your problems.
I believe that the middle east should be able to learn from the french revolution. During the french revolution the king took advantage of everyone, especially the citizens from the third estate. If they were smart the middle east would take simialir steps without the violence and get rid of the leader they have and start looking at a democratic country.
True that. They kinda screw themselfs over when violencec is used; lots of people die and sometimes ur goal isnt even reached.
I think that we can learn that revolutions don't always end well. Even if the people win and the current leader or current government is overthrown, all that means is that the position is up for grabs, and someone even worse could take over. We can learn that these kind of things have to be well thought out and organized well in order for it to turn out the way everyone wants it. We should learn that yes, everyone deserves equality, but that in order to achieve that, you have to pick good and worthy leaders who want the same thing that you want.
I believe the violence over powered the good things that came ouf the french revolution.
I agree with this statement because democracy would benefit the people more than what they had before.
To get something accomplished with the government in France, there had to be alot of violence which may not have been worth it in the end considering they went right back to monarchy.
From the French Revolution, people in the middle east seeking to do what was done there can learn from the weak points. The French Revolution had people questioning every action taken, some agreeing some disputing it, and with the diffrent views people began to split into varied groups.
The people in the middle east need to focuse on their main objective, and hopfully, for their sake, stand strong in unity.
What will come next, depends on the actions of the people of the world. America is seemingly keeping Libya a no fly zone, and other countries are standing up for the citizens and defending them, but anything can happen.
In my opinion the French revolution has taught us that in some cases, a revolution can go to far in the sense that a country could put the wrong person in charge which could cause catastrophic damage to that country involved, which in return will only put that country into a deeper hole with things like debt, famine, out breaks of citizen mobs against the estate, and could also lead to genocide. The middle east during its revolution should look at a less violent approach that would hopefully speed things up, which would help everyone on a global level.
It taught us that just because you use violence, doesn't mean the result is good..
The reveloution definately gives warning to people who are seeking power. It's just a matter of wether or not people take caution from it.
I believe that the middle east can learn that the French Revolution used violence to turn into a democracy society. The middle east could chose to use violence if necessary to overthrow the leader or king of their country.
my opinion of the french revolution has taught me that in some cases, a revolution can go to far in some cases and make the country go into deeper hole with things like debt , famine and out breaks of the common people agianst the the first and second estate.
it could go both ways..it could cause a catastrophe in the country where a lot of people will die or it could aid people in getting the democratic government and leader they think would be better.
the use of violence was effective but i think the people lost what they had gained afterwords because of violence
all revolutions have a warning, that with victory must come sacrifice, and in order for a country to become secure and remain stable, freedom must be sacrificed
the middle east can learn that violence is not necessarily the best way to get rid of their leaders because you dont know what the end result will be
In my opinion, the French Revolution showed us that change can only be achieved through violence. Although peaceful demonstrations may seem to be the best option, they do not really get noticed and usually end up turning violent anyway. Governments, especially oppressive ones, do not listen to those who "just want to talk" about changing their situation. In France, it took violence and rolling heads for the country to create change.
I do not believe that violence is ever the best option. But sadly, it is an option. History has shown us that the only way to achieve a "positive" change is through violence. I do not agree with it, but I cannot deny that it seems to benefit the people. Well, those who are protesting with violence, anyway.
This post was edited on: 2011-03-15 at 08:42 PM by: Shawc
i believe that violence is needed sometimes to get what people want. i think that the egyptian revolution is a spliting image of the french revolution. from how the "king" or "leader" of the country messed everything up and people realized that they have a voice, rights, and how both leaders both fled the situation. i believe that the past repeats itself and its proving to become true.
I think that violence is only necessary when the leader is a person who resorts to violence to solve problems. A person like that will not listen to reason, he will merely fight and thus anyone rebelling will have to fight him, in turn, for what they want.
This post was edited on: 2011-03-15 at 12:27 PM by: Engelej
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Mar 14, 2011 at 12:27 PM