The irony (and there's so much of it!) is that many/most of such people don't even know who Robespierre was or that they're following in his footsteps to the point of unwittingly making of him their de facto "patron saint."
The irony (and there's so much of it!) is that many/most of such people don't even know who Robespierre was or that they're following in his footsteps to the point of unwittingly making of him their de facto "patron saint."
Certainly consistent with what Debsisdead describes above regarding Americans and "shitty education", about which the writer is incontrovertibly correct.
Readersaurus
2 min ago
The irony (and there's so much of it!) is that many/most of such people don't even know who Robespierre was or that they're following in his footsteps to the point of unwittingly making of him their de facto "patron saint."
@Readersaurus
Certainly consistent with what Debsisdead describes above regarding Americans and "shitty education", about which the writer is incontrovertibly correct.
Fair enough about American public schools and about Robespierre (the populist, real estate developer and reality show host, right? Am I following?).
Let's not discard the fact, while taking the victory laps, that the French aristocracy weren't exactly "the good guys" in that little dustup.