July 14, 1789, France--a day immortalized by the Francophone civilization--and which should be seriously considered here in the Corporatist States of America. Funny thing, C.S.A. were the initials of the Confederate States of America. The CSA was racist and exploited human slavery to the maximum allowed by sound financial considerations, while completely ignoring the human suffering which it engendered in it's 4 short years of existence. One usually unremarked aspect of the CSA, though not often highlighted, is that slavery was the the most powerful weapon of the 19th Century corporatists, Southern variety. Northern society, while not having formalized slavery, did have wage slavery enforced by the Northern masters of the Corporations. The death of racial slavery, although still incomplete, was an outcome of the American Civil War--though not the only outcome by any reckoning. Inequalities still exist, and there certainly is a racial component to this, but whites are victims of this also. And so are Native Americans, Hispanics, Asians, etc.

So what do we Americans know about Bastille Day? Very little, I am afraid. For reference, please read this: Bastille Day.

The following hypothesis has been voiced by many in regards to the new C.S.A. Bernie Sanders has called for a "political" revolution, not a violent one. Most of us know this. Bernie has enlightened many, including those who should already have realized this--including myself--as to the depth and pervasiveness of this corruption. Even if he does not gain the Presidency, one can say, with little worry of contradiction, that Bernie raised public consciousness about the rape of the 99% by the 1%. Even relatively politically-uninvolved citizens are aware of that. There is no going back, you corporatists--the people are aware of your machinations and class subjugations, your stealing from the middle and lower echelons of society. You Corporatists have been "outed".

So, let's go back to France. The French peasantry became knowledgable about the American Revolution due to efforts of French intellectuals. This knowledge created a new perception in the mind of the French citizenry, that perhaps the "Divine Right of Kings" was not Divine nor a mandate for unconditional obeisance to the sovereign. Awake, ye masses! Such need not be the way we live our lives, in subjugation and poverty. Does that sound familiar to us "modern" Americans?

King Louis XVI called forth an assembly of national bigwigs, called the Estate General in which all classes of the French social heirachy had representatives. Alas, in the typical ways of the powerful, inside their bubble of wealth and privilege, this was a gesture best described as "too little, too late". So this happened in May, 1789. After several ineffective and insufficient steps at remediation of French poverty and subjugation, voila--the storming of the Bastille--an important symbolic act, even though the gains of such were momentarily minuscule with regard to the power balance. Things simmered in an ever-heating cauldron of discontent until 1793--when all Hell broke loose and many heads were separated from their necks. Vive LaFrance. Vive L'Revolution. Of course what followed was not as the Revolutionaries had foreseen. A Corsican Despot arose and took charge, starting a round of needless wars (again, sound familiar--except in this 21st Century we have NOT YET had the Revolution).

Back to 21st century politics and the C.S.A. The people are now awakened to the screwing over (or, more politely for those of you who detest strong words) exploitation of the 99%. Incremental change is not going to suffice. If the TPP becomes law, I predict a bloody Revolution when the carnage to the American economy and the 99% becomes more obvious. People on the streets in Philly will be a benign foretaste of what WILL come if the Status Quo remains the Status Screw You. Blood in the streets. I wonder if guillotines are still manufactured? Being a good capitalist, I would like to buy some shares in those companies.

Vive America. Vive L'Revolution!

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