On the 14th of July in 1789, a crowd of nearly one thousand protesters stormed the Bastille in Paris, France, a major event in the French Revolution, commemorated annually as "Bastille Day".
In the months running up to the uprising, the people of France were facing a dire economic crisis, food shortage, and increased militarization of Paris on orders of King Louis XVI. The Bastille was an armory and prison, perceived by many as a symbol of royal authority in the city.
On the morning of July 14th, a crowd of approximately one thousand people surrounded the Bastille, calling for the surrender of the prison, the removal of its cannon, and the release of the arms and gunpowder stored there.
After negotiations stalled, the crowd surged into the courtyard of the Bastille and were fired upon by troops in the garrison. In the carnage that followed, ninety-eight protesters and one defender of the Bastille were killed.
Governor Marquis de Launay, fearing his troops could not hold out, capitulated to the crowd and opened up the Bastille doors. He was captured and dragged towards the HΓ΄tel de Ville in a storm of abuse. While the crowd debated his fate, the badly beaten Launay shouted "Enough! Let me die!", kicked a pastry cook in the groin, and was then promptly stabbed to death.
As news of the successful seizure of the Bastille spread throughout the country, revolutionaries established parallel structures of power for government and militias for civic protection, burned deeds of property, and in some cases attacked wealthy landlords.
King Louis XVI first learned of the storming the next morning through the Duke of La Rochefoucauld. "Is it a revolt?" asked the King. The duke replied: "No sire, it's not a revolt; it's a revolution."
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Shooter was wearing right wing militia merch lol
Specifically a shirt from the Demolition Ranch youtube channel. The last megathread ended before I could get a reply, so does anyone know the ideology of that channel/fanbase?
Robert Evans said they're apolitical, but I really don't trust his opinion half the time. Fed jokes aside, he seems to be in OSINT mode rn and he's pretty much a right winger when he's in OSINT mode lol.
Looking at google maps makes you a reactionary, can't explain it.
Pretty sure the main guy on that channel (the hot one) also had an animal sanctuary/veterinary youtube channel called Animal Ranch or something, but that doesn't mean he can't be a right winger.
It was called Vet Ranch and there was a nice non-profit he was involved with that fixed up medically surrendered animals.
CW animal surgery footage (may be graphic but the dog is okay at the end)
https://youtu.be/sCTTa8ly4X8?si=ZZFQgaLCphHKUl7-
I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:
I don't recall him being performatively fashy. He mostly focuses on whatever silly gun stunt he's doing for the episode. Unsure of the specifics of his politics.
Lol this is the las vegas concert shooting all over again.
fascist infighting?