Has French Liberalism been the chief ideology responsible for

>>2479087

Have the French been the chief cause responsible for the decline of western civilization?

>>2479087
Define decline

>>2479087
Correct. Robespierre is what you'd get if reddit ran a country

>>2479094
>implying liberals have enough balls for violent revolution

Western civilisation started going to shit when Napoleon lost and Anglo liberalism faggotry started dominating.

>>2479087
>Has French Liberalism been the chief ideology responsible for the decline of western civilization?
if to you the epitome of civilization is a bunch of petty warlords and ridiculous superstitions, then yes

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>>2479087
>decline of western civilization
>>>

>>2479113
Yeah, that's a proper characterization of europe pre-french revolution and the rest of the world which wasn't influenced at all or only later by it.

>>2479087
The 19th century was Europe's most fervent time. Art, science, philosophy, music all boomed

IT would still be going if not for the World Wars

>>2479118
i'm glad you agree with me

>>2479087
No, that's German Romanticism.

>>2479120
The 19th century is when all of that went to shit. And it's because Napoleon lost and England was in charge.

>>2479087
>rousseau
>liberal
When will this meme end? When will the word liberal mean anything?

>>2479087
No, its the opposite.

>>2479403
Liberals meaning fuck all is seriously only an American issue.

Isn't the decline of western civilization the fault of demi-pagan Germans who can't imagine any society that isn't based on the atomic unit of the warband?

>>2479094
Canada's what you get when reddit runs a country.
>le manly canadian bacon XD
>Dude, our PM smokes weed LMAO
>Having a religion's like having a penis; it's fine to have one, just don't force it down children's throats LMAO XD
>In Canada we don't care who you marry, all that matters is if you watch hockey :P
>Our defense minister is a Sikh, diversity's awesome!
These are usually followed by either a snide remark about America's healthcare system, or how Australians lower the quality of public discourse on internet forums.