But they also rejected the authority of distant aristocratic rulers. No. So on both counts. I mean, she definitely appeals to that super far right group and guests who have a coach for him, Georgia. Okay. I dont know what to say. Kelly was right. (7) $2.00. And then shes just like, And these socialists that are ruining the country, theyd all be thrown in the gulag. A lot of people have echoed that already. So let me just hit you with a smattering of what we hear. But Marjorie Taylor Greens social circle notwithstanding, theres no doubt our country is facing deep internal divisions. Thats what she spends all her time doing, and she knits them sweaters and all that stuff. Declaration of Independence claimed by the revolutionaries (American, French, or Both?) When did the most disturbing pieces of data I have seen in the last really since Trump came down the escalator, which is I mean, Sarah, think about it. Corrections? And I dont know enough about them to know if theyre trustworthy or not either. Because Ive even looked at if that ever happened, I would move to a a red state. They need to have a much more clear way to vote like it used to be. How about World History from the point of view of the people of Tuvalu? Im glad you gave me the segue. And so if thats your news environment. And so, like, talk about how critical leadership is because I thats in your book. So its been a a minority of it is now in which makes it far more powerful. And that Americans because of the built in infrastructure that we got from our founders are especially inclined toward pluralism. You can throw put any ballots you want it to a box and then watch who count them. And then as soon as the topic veers into politics, then all of a sudden its like watching one of these old sitcoms where the cars driving and you see the transmission coming out in the road and the wheels are coming off, then youre thinking, wait. They continue to trust Fox. French The majority of the people did not want the revolution (American, French, or Both?) We are having this really great conversation. And it was like a breach of trust between right wing media and the audience that they had cultivated to be distrustful. Once the operative word starts to be majority and not exhausted, then weve got a chance to to work our way through this. It can happen. Right. My favorite example of that, Sarah, I was volunteering for Samaritans person Mayfield, Kentucky after these terrible tornadoes. But, like, We asked these Trump voters about the investigations into Trump and they dont think any of them are legitimate and they cant name anyone they would trust. And who has the power? They had the same reason to revolt as the colonist did, they both felt like they were being oppressed, overtaxed and felt like they were. If youre working in a McDonalds for a manager, if youre working in an in assurance company for the manager, you name it. In North America, colonists fought off the British. The American War of Independence, the French Revolution, the Haitian Revolution, and the many revolutions of Latin America were connected through networks of ideas, trade, and global events that rocked the world over a few dramatic decades. Then youll go to the daily wire. Theres just no question about that. The Creole are people of Spanish or Portuguese descent born in the Americas. And this week, were talking about the prospect of a national divorce. It warms its way in. But we talked about leadership. Shortly after that, in the 1700s there was the French Revolution. Everybody is just button heads. Its difficult to pin point which country chose the best method, but we compare some of the facts and take a deeper look as to what was transpiring in both of these Revolutions. You know, like, I got preferences within the group, but, like, as long as they got that r, theyre gonna be better than what weve gotten. Few acts by the crown roused so much antagonism in America as that use of foreign mercenaries. This is this is right. I actually had a whole section on Democrats that, like, we just dont even have time to get to. And it would. INSTEAD OF A BLUE STATE. The American, French, and Haitian Revolution all had the similar causes of a tyrannical government. Sarah, one of them one. Similar to the French, it also started because of wanting equality rights. So they wont know about it. Everyone she talks to. The British had come to Concord to seize the military stores of the colonists, who had been forewarned of the raid through efficient lines of communicationincluding the ride of Paul Revere, which is celebrated with poetic license in Longfellows Paul Reveres Ride (1861). And you can just start to see this on issue after issue after issue. We dont, but we asked our focus groups about it anyway. But this group that we were talking to is a hundred percent people who voted for Mitt Romney. Fire the picture, who just called this right. Both revolutions were connected to each other because of the link between France and Haiti, known then as St Domingue. In 1793, King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antionette were both executed by guillotine and a French Republic was declared. The colony made these profits through enslaved labor. For the vast, vast, vast, vast majority of Republicans. Framers of the United States Constitution would use these ideas. And Let me be very clear. Lastly, both parties got power in the end from whom they wanted to be free from. And thats a classic example of how the old instincts meet the new coalition. So thanks to all of you for joining us for another episode of the Focus Group. And the thing that I noticed I hear this a lot, actually, where people say, shes like, AOC. Yeah. it is. And they go far right, but same time, if theres something bad happening caused by the right, theyll call it out. Everywhere the French went, they ended feudalism, promoted equal rights and religious tolerance, and modernized government administrations. The pheasants were being taxed for everything and it was getting to the point where they couldnt make a living and were losing their land. I am victimized by the politics here. And so we saw this in the Trump era in abundance. Republican Party to take on Donald Trump. The French colony was the richest plantation colony in the world, with around 8,000 plantations that produced 40 percent of the world's sugar and about half of its coffee. Since you wrote the book. This is the kind of group where you see the most change. What were some other sources of the Haitian revolution? All revolutions have many stages which they go through, these three stages are the main bits of a, The American Revolution and the French Revolution have similar and different causes to their revolution. Thats the key here is that. So I dont know. Both the American Revolution and French Revolution were the products of Enlightenment ideals that emphasized the idea of natural rights and equality. The government and leadership in France was corrupt as they were in much debt. Yeah. Thats right. In 1808, Napoleon invaded and conquered Spain and Portugalthe two colonial powers that controlled Latin America. But Im not sure other people would vote for a gay guy. Our editors will review what youve submitted and determine whether to revise the article. Everyone, and welcome to the Focus Group podcast. I think of just about anybody else. Number two, theres a minimization of whats negative about Trump or the Trumpist movement. However, over time divisions of opinion became apparent between federalists and anti-federalists. Three of their major results, In February 1861, a new government was on the horizon in the United States, known as the Confederate States of America. If you missed it a couple weeks back, Margery Taylor Green tweeted, we need a national divorce. For example, during the late 1700s, the French Revolution began to occur for that reason. After twenty twenty two, where every one of the hypermagazine candidates in the statewide swing state election lost, every one of them. All the way back to twenty eighteen and twenty twenty and twenty twenty two that said, oh, maybe this doesnt work. But if were in a position where its even possible, thats a scary thing. But then if you tell them about, say, the Seth Rich conspiracy theory coming out of Fox or all of the Dominion nonsense coming out of Fox, that doesnt tell them to distrust Fox. I guarantee you as soon as Trump. Why are we talking about it so much? If that social compact gets threatened, then we face real problems. Shes not their cup of tea. Yes. You see it. Compare American and French politics of the 18th and 19th centuries. In Haiti, slaves brought over by the French who captured the island, and forced them into brutal labor in what was the most valuable and wealthy are at the time. Dont trust the FBI, but I wouldnt trust my own eyes. And lastly, the British stripped the Americans of their rights and exploited them for much of their own possessions. Is it actually more a social signaling way just to be like, no, we really hate you guys. Just Its been built into the right through the cold war, through Romney telling Obama that Russia is our chief geopolitical foe. And you know, Id imagine youd get a little pushback on this idea that that theres not something endemic in the Republican Party. Across right wing media. And then now, what what do you think? This is all political. Direct link to Quinn H.'s post Which one is most importa, Posted 9 months ago. And so the direction that the river flows, whether its towards integrity, whether its towards compassion, etcetera, or whether its towards division, or towards anger, Its not that you cant defy the leader, but its exhausting and hard because youre swimming upstream. You can be frustrated at how contentious politics are. And Im with these awesome people who dropped everything when they heard the tornado had happened, descend upon Mayfield, Kentucky. Were clustering culturally. Almost had a civil war. This is not really being covered Right. Like religious faith and practices not evenly distributed across the United States of America. At any given time, however, the American forces seldom numbered over 20,000; in 1781 there were only about 29,000 insurgents under arms throughout the country. American Revolution, also called United States War of Independence or American Revolutionary War, (177583), insurrection by which 13 of Great Britains North American colonies won political independence and went on to form the United States of America. So some of it is this social signaling. I see it. Britain did this primarily by imposing a series of deeply unpopular laws and taxes, including the Sugar Act (1764), the Stamp Act (1765), and the so-called Intolerable Acts (1774). Mhmm. Let let Kelly sit. Oh, which is exactly where we are. Yeah. This cross-curricular compare and contrast activity is perfect for the social studies or English classroom and takes about one hour.It includes the following:-A 3-page article about the causes, events, and outcomes American and French Revolutions . But once he clinched it, and he became the republican. The Haitian Revolution (1791-1808) was, more than any other, a social revolution for human rights and equality regardless of skin color. So prior to the election, Fox and Trump, both of them, and you can go back and you can see the clips and read the reports. He specializes in the history of food and the environment, with a focus on beer and other alcoholic beverages. While the precise beginnings of the American Revolution remain highly debated, there are many reasons behind the revolution. You should be. In this unit, you examined the American and French Revolutions. We dont know anything about compromise. I mean, of course, nobodys voted yet. But theyre not, like, mad about her. Suddenly, the Latin American colonies found themselves without a direct European power telling them what to do. The leadership in both countries at the time of their revolutions was certainly repressive, especially in terms of taxation. We should be able to get along. I do not like them. Taxation without representation is tyranny, James Otis reportedly said in protest of the lack of colonial representation in Parliament. just gonna kinda keep her to arms length. People are really angry or whatever. In the 18th Century the main problem the Army had was manpower. Yeah. So when Russia invades Ukraine, you can see this instant instinctive response on the right to oppose Russian aggression. And the the more in common data is both reassuring and not its reassuring in the sense that what it says is, look, the vast bulk of us are not in these polarized edges and extremes. By the end of the summer of 1789, all the privileges of the nobility and the church were abolished, and the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen declared that all citizens were equal before the law and had individual rights. But that, like, the logistics are too hard. And people can do it for a while. Copyright 2023 IPL.org All rights reserved. My special favorite is one and you just heard some examples of this where theyre like, yes, things are so bad. Fear of rebellions as violent as the Haitian and French revolutions loomed over the Latin American revolutions from 1810 to 1825. From the beginning, sea power was vital in determining the course of the war, lending to British strategy a flexibility that helped compensate for the comparatively small numbers of troops sent to America and ultimately enabling the French to help bring about the final British surrender at Yorktown. The democrats idea of compromise, for an example, undergone control. Which one is most important in history when we aren't using the bias of America. Theres no such thing sort of historically as well. In other words, thats dangerous. Like, theres a part of the party that wanted Donald Trump. Mhmm.