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Columnist at the Washington Post. Opinions my own. Email me: Megan.McArdle -at- http://washpost.com  Buy my book, The Up Side of Down http://amzn.to/1a3i2tK 

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    Megan McArdle‏Verified account @asymmetricinfo 2 Sep 2020

    I am astonished by the number of people I encounter who like to compare the current events on American streets, approvingly, to the French Revolution. Did you read to the end of that chapter?

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      1. thomas meixner  🇺🇸‏ @tmeixner 2 Sep 2020
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        Really more the Revolution of 1830 but still a fair point

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      1. The Libertarian Boomer Norm +/- 1 Std Dev‏ @Timberati 2 Sep 2020
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        Robespierre lost his head over it.

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      2. Peter Drouhard‏ @PJDrouhard 2 Sep 2020
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        Government by terror followed by a military dictatorship and a World War. Whats not to love?

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      3. Blawgdawg29‏ @gmarksim 2 Sep 2020
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        In fairness, they didn’t really wait for the dictatorship to go the war route.

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      1. עלי שלכת‏ @SababaUSA 2 Sep 2020
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        who specifically says that (beside the cooption of the guillotine as a symbol)?

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      2. Ron Fisher‏ @KngFish 2 Sep 2020
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        I am looking forward to our new Google designed calendar....and clocks!

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      1. Scot‏ @ScotFavorite 2 Sep 2020
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        I was going to but I got cut off.

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      2. Jerome Barry‏ @jerome_barry_tx 2 Sep 2020
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        The only thing I can think of that is analogous to the Ancient Regime is journalists.

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      3. David Burns‏ @dcb1995 2 Sep 2020
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        Ancien regime means former regime, not ancient.

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