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In a convo with a friend of mine on AIM last night, after being asked if the film Danton was ambiguous in not clearly taking sides, I said this:

EccentricBeauty9: Well, it's about the Terror

EccentricBeauty9: So, *lol* by consequence yes, to a certain degree

EccentricBeauty9: Danton is lionized to a certain extent

EccentricBeauty9: But Robespierre is also treated more sympathically than you could, theoretically, treat him

EccentricBeauty9: But everyone has a soft spot for Robespierre (by everyone I mean, those who study the Revolution; most of us at least) so, that makes sense

Would you agree that this is for the most part true, that most of us to some degree are a bit of a sucker for Robespierre? Or are there some hard core anti-Robespierrists out there?

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Well, I'm quite an anti-robespierrist actually, but when I put aside my all my principles, I enjoy loving him. If we're talking politics and what he actually did I'm anti, but I have sympathy with the man Robespierre. I find him interesting with all his faults and virtues, like any other humans.
...aand I take it very personal that he executed Manon Roland, mhm.