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Anon thinks the French are posers (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 2 days ago by Early_To_Risa@sh.itjust.works to c/greentext@sh.itjust.works

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[–] swordfish@reddthat.com 5 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Democracy? Explain please, i thought the concept was way older than France.

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 5 points 2 days ago

I'm just quoting Talladega Nights.

[–] Noel_Skum@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I think they might’ve been referring to the left-right political spectrum. I believe the terminology comes from the seating layout of their post-revolution government.

[–] Mubelotix@jlai.lu 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

In the first days, it wasn't left against right but rather bottom vs top. People went on top if they agreed more with the people that lived in the mountains in ancient Greece, and called themselft mountainers. They were more radical and aspired to direct democracy. People at the bottom wanted a more monarchical/centralised government. They ended up winning but we keep thinking about how great democracy could be if mountainers could emerge again

[–] Noel_Skum@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago

I was not aware of that - I assumed the terminology arose purely from the 1789 French National Assembly’s seating arrangement and had no precedent. I’ll dig into Wikipedia in a bit.

I’m sure the day of the mountainers will come again - I just hope they grasp the opportunity when it happens.