Happy Bastille Day!
ITT
Things you know about France and its people
>>62076362
Daily reminder that revolution was a mistake. A constitutional monarchy like brits would have been the best thing
>>62076362
>Things you know about France and its people
France and it's people are based
What did you people think of that one Bastille day the Mexican army marched ?
>>62076362
Pastis is the tastiest shit ever, but if you don't water it down enough French people will judge you.
>>62076808
>pastis with water
no
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8BLmRo08eo
>>62076362
I know that the French people fought a monarchy a while ago. There was a lot of singing and I fell asleep halfway through but Hugh was pretty good from what I saw.
>>62076760
Would have been best, if the Roy didn't decide to flee like a coward, if Marie-Antoinette didn't call invasion on us, and if Charles XI wasn't a complete cunt
We gave constitutional monarchy a chance, two times. I don't want to end up like United Queerdom btw.
>>62076808
Where did this happen ? Most people here just put an ice cube or two
isn't bastille day a spanish thing
>>62076760
This
EVERYTHING WENT WRONG
>>62076856
Maybe I just make a habit of drinking with gutless French people then...
I was drinking with three dudes from Toulon and they were wigging out that I had it room temperature.
Then another time a waiter at a french restaurant poured it over ice for me and gave me a little bottle of water. He wigged out when I finished it without opening the water.
>>62076760
>the Revolution did not enact a constitutional monarchy
Are you an idiot?
>>62076362
>France
Meh, dying country.
>>62076760
This.
>>62076954
He tried to implement a constitutional monarchy, but you masonic devil worshippers said no and decided to cut his head off instead.
>>62076760
FIRST POST BEST POST
>>62076969
That's how I like it too
>>62077042
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flight_to_Varennes
>>62077036
Far from it.
>>62077108
Oh, and I forget
>tfw the main place of my city have the name of the man who arrest L*uis XVI
>>62076362
>"Alright, we'll call together the Three Estates a-"
>"What do you mean, the peasants want equal votes with the nobility and the clergy? What are we, Switzerland?"
>"Oh, nice revolution. Yeah, sure, equal rights and all that. Now excuse me, I need to go on a vacation to Austri-..."
>HOW COULD THIS HAPPEN TO ME
The French monarchy in its entirety was an anomaly, backwards and stuck in the situation of one or two centuries ago. The only model of constitutional monarchy that works in France is Bonapartism, proven by the fact that both Napoleons were incredibly popular and deposed by a foreign invasion rather than a revolt of their own people.
The thing about absolute monarchies, and monarchies in general, is that they only work as long as you have good kings. And the problem with good kings is that they tend to leave behind men incapable of filling their boots. As good of a ruler as he may have been, France never recovered from Louis XIV.
>>62079888
>"What do you mean, the peasants want equal votes with the nobility and the clergy? What are we, Switzerland?"
We don't fully know if he was really against it or not. It was unthinkable for the aristocracy, but Capet granted the doubling of the Third-Estate.
>The French monarchy in its entirety was an anomaly
Not really, in fact it was perfectly logical. The growing centralization under the Valois lead to a struggle between the aristocracy and the King (the Fronde) which lead to absolutism.
>France never recovered from Louis XIV.
I completely agree.
>>62076760
>A constitutional monarchy like brits would have been the best thing
but that's why the revolution happened lmao. the plan was never to kill the monarchy.
>>62080449
>We don't fully know if he was really against it or not.
He wanted a return to the pre-Bastille situation. That's a pretty definitive answer.
>Not really, in fact it was perfectly logical. The growing centralization under the Valois lead to a struggle between the aristocracy and the King (the Fronde) which lead to absolutism.
It was perfectly logical under Louis XIV. It could not deal with the rise of liberalism and republicanism under later rulers though, and that's why it fell. And even after the Revolution Charles X too wanted a return to the pre-Bastille situation and antagonized a lot of the Napoleonic elites, and Louis-Philippe suddenly went full retard with his conservatism. Even during his supposed liberal phase he was more concerned with the bourgeois than the masses.
Bonapartism works because it's a unique form of popular monarchy.
>>62080564
Pretty much this, sort of. The Assemblé Constituant wanted a written constitution (as their name implied) and parity between the three estates. And they got that. And Louis XVI wasn't happy with that. He could've been remembered as a reformer who revitalized the French monarchy if he weren't a retard.
Peugeots and Citroëns are my favourite cars. Never driven a Renault, but I believe they're quite nice too.
>>62080631
>He could've been remembered as a reformer who revitalized the French monarchy if he weren't a retard.
They probably framed him. republicans are this crazy. they even pushed for war against prussia and the german state despite being in terrible shape, just so that the french empire lose and they could take over.
France is the best country in the universe
>>62080805
>They probably framed him
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armoire_de_fer
The evidence was found, presented, he was trialed, he had a legal defense representing him, he was found guilty of treason and he was executed.
There was literally nothing wrong about the death of Louis XVI, not unless you're some Burkesian weeny.
>>62076362
Joyeux jour de la Bastile mes amis français! Ton pays est la meilleur du monde!
Every Bastille Day, I get reminded of my grandmother that passed away recently. She was 90, lived through the war in France, came to Brazil after WW2. Her anniversary was today, when she was a kid she thought everyone was celebrating her birthday on the streets.
I miss you, grandma.
>>62081185
Sorry, Huebro
France is awesome!
>>62082053
Thank you, Slovakbro
