As Ann Coulter has pointed out, along with her usual reams of evidence, the French Revolution was a revolution based on Left Wing ideas and causes, and that's why they have what they have.
Our Revolution, on the other hand, was based on conservative values and causes.
In 1788 the sans culottes (without breeches), those of low and middle income, rose up against the self important French elites determined to keep the small people in their place and to keep themselves in unearned comfort. This touched off the first modern socialist revolution and 25 years of continuous war in Europe.
In 2018 the gilets jaunes are doing the same. For the most part, so too are the new French elites. Those on the streets in their yellow vests must understand the similarity. Will the French army join the rioters as they did in 1788? If so, an ugly historical repeat may unfold before our eyes.
The NappyOne