@cmconseils 1789 France didn’t end that well.

Then again, 1945 Germany is also not a very pleasant prospect.

@js @cmconseils

"1789 France didn’t end that well"

That depends on your POV. If you didn't like the streets having dead people lying around (from starvation) then it was probably ok.

@gsymon @cmconseils now there’s a rabbithole…

The Terror wasn’t that far down the road (lined with–), nor was the counterrevolution, the Napoleon power grab (lined with–), the postnapoleonic restoration (lined with–), the ensuing French-Prussian wars, Great War, WW2 (all lined with–).

@js @gsymon @cmconseils

It's hard to evaluate the final consequences of anything that happens in history, because history doesn't end, it just keeps going.

However, France is considerably better placed, in terms of political sentiment, to fight tyranny now than a lot of countries who never cut off their own king's head.

@petealexharris @gsymon @cmconseils Lopping off dear leader’s heads is not a one time fix. It requires long-time commitment.