Re:U.S. Secretly Obtains Two Months of A.P. Phone Records
by nkassis on Tuesday May 14, 2013 @04:25AM
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I was under the impression and correct me if I'm wrong that the French revolution was much inspired by the American revolution.
Re:U.S. Secretly Obtains Two Months of A.P. Phone Records
by astine on Tuesday May 14, 2013 @08:09AM
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You are not wrong. The French revolutionaries did take inspiration (and occasionally direct support) from the American revolution. So did the Italian unification which named streets in Rome for George Washington. Even in England the revolution saw the first election of a Liberal government.
Re:U.S. Secretly Obtains Two Months of A.P. Phone Records
by rahoulb on Tuesday May 14, 2013 @09:45AM
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England was governed exclusively by parliament (although the king remained in title only) in the 13th Century, and became a true republic after the English Civil War in 1649 (although only for a decade).
Chill with the historical revisionism. The American revolution was a very important historical event. But it was NOT the first example of a western Republican government. Both The Netherlands and Switzerland preceded it. The process of moving the west away from monarchic rule was a long one with many important steps along the way. One of these was the American revolution. Which IMO was less influential than the French revolution in ending monarchy.