The Terror is simply an event that was a subset of the Revolution, but emotionally and mentally it was the same as the French Revolution. Religion, a violence first mindset, and political clubs all had their fair share in escalating the French Revolution and making the whole time period a miserable one full of paranoia. Looking back the French Revolution should still be celebrated. Perhaps there could have been a more diplomatic method through which the Revolution could have played out, but it is useless to ponder it. The French chose to focus on ideology, social tensions, and political circumstances. In the end these were all major players in the descent into Terror. As a result, the common people of France are also as accountable for the Terror as the radical political clubs, and individuals such as Robespierre, because they were all connected to each other and could have served as a check for the other groups. The Terror is simply the result of the French people being so shocked by their own power which arose during the French Revolution and not taking a step back to think practically, instead of
The Terror is simply an event that was a subset of the Revolution, but emotionally and mentally it was the same as the French Revolution. Religion, a violence first mindset, and political clubs all had their fair share in escalating the French Revolution and making the whole time period a miserable one full of paranoia. Looking back the French Revolution should still be celebrated. Perhaps there could have been a more diplomatic method through which the Revolution could have played out, but it is useless to ponder it. The French chose to focus on ideology, social tensions, and political circumstances. In the end these were all major players in the descent into Terror. As a result, the common people of France are also as accountable for the Terror as the radical political clubs, and individuals such as Robespierre, because they were all connected to each other and could have served as a check for the other groups. The Terror is simply the result of the French people being so shocked by their own power which arose during the French Revolution and not taking a step back to think practically, instead of