part 361 jumping junebugs

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It's gonna be already May! Have you done your spring cleaning yet? I can't believe the year is almost half over already, it seems like it's going so fast, too fast... ah! And we're only a few months away from a new season and hopefully a certain someone will finish up certain storylines they haven't finish coughcoughcough.

Enjoy part 361!

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[(Anonymous)]

Louis XVI was an absolute monarchist who really did a number on France

I don't think anyone should be thanking him but okay

[(Anonymous)]

Errrrrr. This got tl;dr but man I'm already bored of misconceptions about louis XVI today.

who really did a number on France

Naw. Louis XV did a number of France. The country was in debt past its eyeballs and barely functioning thanks to his general apathy towards anything resembling sensible behavior in the last 10 years of his reign when he died, and he didn't even bother attempting to educate Louis XVI in how to govern the country, to boot.

The only thing that did a number on France was assisting in the American revolution, which led to further debt--which the new American government was supposed to help alleviate by paying back, but never did, going back on their word to him.

absolute monarchist

If he was an absolute monarchist, why was one of his first actions as king to beg for help from educated ministers, because he knew he needed help running the country? If he was an absolute monarchist, why was another of his first actions to recall the Paris Parlement, solely because they were viewed as the voice of the people (even if they actually weren't, since the members were wealthy aristocrats who actively campaigned against Louis XVI's attempts at social and political reform)? If he was an absolute monarchist, why did he call the Estates General, why did he at first agree that the Third Estate have double representation (it was only after the traumatic death of his son and a few weeks in mourning isolation with ultra-reactionist parties who viewed any sort of compromise as anti-king that he changed his mind)? Why did he agree to reform after reform, even those that went against his personal beliefs, because he believed it was what the people wanted and it would make them happy?

If he was an absolute monarchist, why would he write, on the eve of when he thought he was going to be at liberty in the countryside, in a manifesto that lays out some of his most personal beliefs, that his intention was not to repeal reforms but to ensure that religion was respected, that personal liberty which was guaranteed by law was actually respected, and that his family be given respect as they were owed according to law (and not, y'know, daily threatened with murder)?

Not to mention, absolute monarchist by the time of Louis XVI were not absolute monarchies. If they were, actually, it may have been better--he would have had the social and political power to push his reforms through regardless of the opposition, reforms that addressed the problems which only became compounded over the years. Most of the reforms forced through during the earliest stages of the revolution were reforms he tried to pass years before, only for them to be twisted by the Parlement as tyrannical. ("Taxation based on your income, so that the poor are alleviated while the wealthy pay their fair share? THIS KING MUST BE STOPPED!" "ALLOWING PEOPLE WHO AREN'T NOBILITY TO HAVE HIGHER POSTS IN GOVERNMENT?? THE AUDACITY OF THIS TYRANT!" etc.)

But okay.

[(Anonymous)]

who knew kings had defensive fans

[(Anonymous)]

LOUIS XVI DID NOTHING WRONG

#JUSTICE 4 XVI #DEFEND LOUIS XVI #LOUIS XVI PROTECTION SQUAD #UNPROBLEMATIC FAVE

[(Anonymous)]

Lol @ you not having the capacity to address anything. Sounds about right for those tumblr types.

[(Anonymous)]

if it makes you feel better

[(Anonymous)]

It does, since it tells me that you don't have an argument beyond "bloo bloo bloo he was a king!!!! Royalists!!!!"

[(Anonymous)]

yeah that was definitely me earlier... sure

[(Anonymous)]

Tumblr kills me re: louis xvi. According to tumblr louis xvi singlehandedly sent france to war with europe, the revolutionary government had noooothing to do with it.

[(Anonymous)]

/popcorn.gif

[(Anonymous)]

America should

[(Anonymous)]

How did he do a number on France