Chapter 56 Jacobinism (I)

"Jacobian tyranny, or to your point of view, Jacobinism is an era of centralized regime that replaces the law with morality, completely destroys individual will with the overall will, and calls for equality and freedom to establish the most terrifying dictatorial ruthlessness." Zheng Yu said slowly, "It was an era of committing the greatest atrocities against the people in the name of revolution, using the highest moral slogans."

Vasilyev said word by word: "The Jacobins are the most determined revolutionaries, they pushed the Revolution to a climax. They are selfless, noble and pure. Please do not insult these revolutionary sages."

"Sorry, I only state the facts," Zheng Yu looked at each other without any concession, "I am not allowed to say only if they are allowed to do it?"

"In June 1893, the Jacobins launched a short circuit in the square, inciting the Paris citizens to directly surround the National Assembly, reorganized the National Saving Committee, which actually assumed the role of the Provisional Government, and obtained power. By October of the following year, it was overthrown. The Jacobin dictatorship normalized, systematicized, and religiousized the rule of terror. They believed that only the most revolutionary, purest and noblest people were revolutionaries, and they met the definition of the national. As long as there was any difference from this abstract overall will, such individuals or groups should be eliminated. To sum up with a famous saying from the Jacobins at that time, "A minority is a sin in itself, and sin should be eliminated."

Zheng Yu's words were so clear and calm in Ke Shan's ears, but a biting chill rose in Ke Shan's heart.

"The main policies of the Jacobins include the following aspects: First, various decrees are issued to legalize and regulate the rule of terror, and those suspected of sympathizing with the king's government can be arrested and executed directly without trial; Second, all groups related to opposing forces or have relationships are directly eliminated. When quelling the rebellion of Lyon, Barrell claimed to destroy the city and erected a monument, "Lyon once attacked freedom, but Lyon no longer exists. Toulon, which had a rebellion and was once occupied by Britain, was also punished after being recovered. The special commissioners killed a large number of rebels and ordinary people in Toulon. In Nantes, Carrier organized a "Mara Company" to search for residential houses and drove hundreds of arrested people into the river to drown or shoot collectively. Similar incidents occurred during the reign of the Jacobins, which occurred in various parts of France."

"Third, replace the spirit of the rule of law with moral standards. When the king was judged, because the prosecution of the king himself violated the law and did not find any evidence of guilt, Saint Just solved this problem in one sentence: 'Purity is the basic nature of the people, and sin is the inevitable stain of the enemy of the people. The king's defense apologists, what do you want to do for him? If he is pure, then the people are sinful!"

"In this way, under the tyranny of Jacobin, moral norms became the core of everything, and became the rope that restricts people's language, actions and even thoughts. During the Jacobin period, all dramas containing classical content were prohibited, and all drama performances were prohibited, and people were prohibited from thinking through watching plays. Family education was considered to be inconsistent with cultivating morally beautiful new people, so the Jacobins proposed a new public education proposal, requiring that all children at the age of five should be taken away from their parents and handed them over to the country, uniformly uniform clothing, unified education and unified diet, complete family connection, and completely become a "new human" who loves labor, has normative, disciplined, and is completely isolated from the "real" part of human beings in society. This is not enough,

Saint Just also has a greater proposal, which will educate the newcomers until death, be completely Spartanized, and require them to speak less and learn only military and agronomics or an industrial technology. During busy farming, they must go to the countryside to help farmers, and join the army to fight at the age of 20 to 25; and girls cannot show up publicly without a guardian after the age of 10. Regardless of men and women, each person must go to the temple to announce to all the public what friends he has. He must explain the reasons to everyone after he breaks off diplomatic relations with any friend, otherwise he will be punished! In addition, if a person commits a crime, his friend should be punished. Because his friend is unaware of it, it means that this friend is not trusted in friendship, that is, this person has no friends, so he must be punished!"
Chapter completed!