The American Press Is Destroying Itself

UW_Doog_Bot said:

Noted Jacobin disturbed by fellow revolutionaries liberal use of guillotine.

A little irony. Back in my early 20s, I took French and attended L'Alliance Francaise de Seattle for a few years. (I also spent much time in Quebec from 1994-2002). Because there was no French equivalent to "Derek" and because I was a little bit of a rabble-rouser, my prof, the late Monsieur Bernard, called me "Danton", after Georges-Jacques Danton. The nickname stuck. There were a few years there into my mid-twenties where the majority of my friends were either French or Quebecois, so the majority of people called me Danton and not Derek. Yes, very odd, I know.

Anyway, following the French Revolution which he helped lead in 1792, the real Danton was arrested by noted disturbed Jacobin, Robespierre. False charges were brought upon Danton, accusing him of actions detrimental to the greater good of the revolution. His arrest prevented him from speaking at some important convention, I can't remember what. Danton was sent to the guillotine by Robespierre and his committee.

At some point later, maybe a couple years later, Robespierre himself was sent to the guillotine.

SFGbob said:

Saw that movie several times