Joyeux 14 Julliet!

Today 14 Julliet, the French Republic celebrates its national holiday. This holiday represents a historical event in which the citizens of Paris, who were starving, impoverished and angry, rose up and stormed the prison, Le Bastille. This single event is often viewed as the start of democracy in France. The goal of the revolutionaries was to free political prisoners, even though there were only 3 mentally insane prisoners in the bastille on 14 July, 1789.
I love to celebrate Bastille Day as this is also the start of the Modern Age and of Modern history, a subject I love to study. My belief is that, if I were living in Paris in 1789, I would strongly oppose the monarchy and be subject to radical ideas. I would have been very sympathetic to the ideas of Citizen Gracchus Babeuf and Citizen Maximilien Robespierre. These revolutionaries were supportive of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, who triggered into a few ideas which soon became the start of socialism and communism. I would have wanted radical change from the conservative monarchy, who was too broke to be able to help the people of France.
I must not blame His Majesty, King Louis XVI; he never really wanted to be King of France. He wanted to be a horologist, but pressures from the royal family forced him into that lifestyle, and I can empathise with that. Louis XVI did not however, listen to the demands of his own people who wanted radical change. Many of that time would have been happy with a constitutional monarchy.
This year, President Nicolas Sarkozy , celebrated Bastille Day alongside leaders of former French Colonies, such as President Denis Sassou-Nguesso, Omar Bongo, and Paul Biya. This caused a public stir, as some of these president have poor human rights records. I would like to say that I support Sarkozy, I support Sassou Nguesso and I support France! Vive le Revolution! Joyeux 14 Julliet!