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To: tejek who wrote (332710)4/11/2007 4:19:34 PM
From: Tenchusatsu  Read Replies (4) | Respond to of 1573074
 
Ted, > France evolved into revolution because the wealthy were living an incredible lifestyle while the poor were starving.

Last time I checked, most Americans were overweight, not starving.

And yes, I too saw the movie. I don't know how you could have missed the sympathetic portrayal of Marie Antoinette as a naive socialite. It's as if the stuffy, aristocratic lifestyle was forced upon her and she couldn't help but find relief in parties and wild spending. Meanwhile, the suffering and the anger of the masses were only mentioned briefly, but never visually portrayed in the movie except in "graffiti" moments.

If anything, I wonder if the movie went a little too far in its revisionism of Marie Antoinette's life. Makes me wonder whether the celebrity culture we have these days is starting to rewrite history.

Tenchusatsu



To: tejek who wrote (332710)4/11/2007 4:58:23 PM
From: TimF  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 1573074
 
You say "the French war was draining the French treasury" and then say "the problem had little to do with the size of the gov't." But war is a government activity.

Also it wasn't just the war. The French king and his court controlled to much of the wealth of the country, and the king dominated the government. He lived high because he took from others, not because he was creating wealth.


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