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2016 Postmortem

Recursion

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18. Opposing free market reforms like Marie did?

Reply to peacebird (Reply #1)

Wed Oct 28, 2015, 09:15 AM

Oct 2015

Interesting. Necker, whom she opposed at all turns, was against subsidising bread for the poor (as were the Jacobins); she was for it. She also never said "let them eat cake". She gets a bad rap.

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So which side would the Clinton's be on in the French Revolution? [View all] Katashi_itto Oct 2015 OP

Marie Antoinette's peacebird Oct 2015 #1

^^^THIS!^^^ 99Forever Oct 2015 #15

Opposing free market reforms like Marie did? Recursion Oct 2015 #18

I did not know that! Thank you! peacebird Oct 2015 #20

Now that's making up some stuff. upaloopa Oct 2015 #2

Depends on who'd pony up the most cash. elehhhhna Oct 2015 #3

The same side as Sherrod Brown and John Lewis! Walk away Oct 2015 #4

She is smart so probably Kalidurga Oct 2015 #5

Post removed Post removed Oct 2015 #6

Are you serious? Buzz cook Oct 2015 #7

Nice answer from someone who BlueMTexpat Oct 2015 #10

I love this answer to a totally ridiculous question.Bravo. sufrommich Oct 2015 #16

Oh great, some more red meat for anti Clinton crowd. But to answer your question ... Persondem Oct 2015 #8

Whichever side seemed to have the upper hand at any given point Armstead Oct 2015 #9

The same side they're always on Pinkie Fumesucker Oct 2015 #11

5. Agnosticsherbet Oct 2015 #12

Orleanist: keeping the bread carts out of town, leading mobs into their cousins' apartments MisterP Oct 2015 #13

Other: With King George III. Zorra Oct 2015 #14

They wouldn't be married to each other, first off Recursion Oct 2015 #17

... SidDithers Oct 2015 #19