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DBoon

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9. The sans-culottes of the French Revolution were not abjectly poor

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Thu Jan 31, 2013, 12:15 AM

Jan 2013

instead, the most radical leaders of the French Revolution were educated middle class who were frozen out of the aristocracy, and supported a new vision of society.

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"Occupy Protesters: Professional and Well Educated" [View all] applegrove Jan 2013 OP

Co-Author of New Occupy Study: Media Misled by Harping on Household Salaries limpyhobbler Jan 2013 #1

It was obvious that the elite can not tolerate anything that looks like rebellion. rhett o rick Jan 2013 #2

So many of these writers have no clue. Lady Freedom Returns Jan 2013 #3

In Minneapolis nearly all that were over 18 were in college... Kalidurga Jan 2013 #4

"No one is the right subject to revolt" zbdent Jan 2013 #5

If OWSers were portrayed correctly from the beginning, the movement would have grown. Fire Walk With Me Jan 2013 #6

Occupy appealed to over 50 % of the population. That included many moderates and these applegrove Jan 2013 #7

Abuse of capitalism resulted in the income inequality OWS fights. It's getting to the heart of the Fire Walk With Me Jan 2013 #8

My point exactly. Abuse of capitalism. But that is not what it said on Occupy's applegrove Jan 2013 #10

The sans-culottes of the French Revolution were not abjectly poor DBoon Jan 2013 #9