Girondism

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"O Liberty, how many crimes are committed in thy name!"

Girondism is an economically economically liberal, civically right-unity, and a culturally right-wing ideology. He's against the French monarchy and supported the French Revolution, but only during it's earlier stages. Additionally, Girondism believes that democracy should be reformed and that secularism is the way to go. He also seems to oppose authoritarianism.

History

The Girondins were an informal political party with the Jacobin club from the time of the French Revolution, mainly consisting of the intelligentsia and the bourgeoisie, initially constituting the right wing of the Montagnards with a program of constitutional monarchy and parliamentary rule with the preservation of economic and religious freedoms.

The Girondists initially advocated a constitutional monarchy and limiting the role of the king to representative functions. As a result of the support they enjoyed among the population, they were given the mission of forming a government by Louis XVI. They were ardent supporters of spreading the revolution throughout Europe, and because of them, France declared war on Austria on April 20, 1792, initiating a long period of wars with successive coalitions. They quickly opted for a republic.

In the new republican reality, Girondins maintained the influence on power and were blamed for defeats in wars and difficult economic situation. The Girondins were especially hated by the sans-culottes, which led to the destruction of the party. The leading representatives of Gironde were arrested, sentenced to death and guillotined. The party ceased to exist, but its surviving representatives took part in the Thermidorian coup.

Beliefs

Influenced by classical liberalism and the concepts of democracy, human rights and Montesquieu's separation of powers, the Girondins were republicans, Like the Jacobins, they were also influenced by the writings of Jean-Jacques Rousseau.


In its early times of government, the Gironde supported a free market – opposing price controls on goods (e.g., a 1793 maximum on grain prices), supported by a constitutional right to public assistance for the poor and public education.

The Girondins were also one of the first supporters of abolitionism in France with Brissot leading the anti-slavery Society of the Friends of the Blacks.[44] Certain Girondins such as Condorcet supported women's suffrage and political equality.


In the National Legislative Assembly , the Girondists supported an aggressive foreign policy based on the principles of democratic revolution based on patriotic fervor against the European powers. Their leader, Brissot, proposed an ambitious military plan to the National Assembly to spread revolutionary ideas, which was later realized by Napoleon. He called for the goals that the National Convention had achieved in 1795 - control of Western Europe through the conquest of lands on both sides of the Rhine in western Germany , the establishment of independent Poland and the Netherlands, and the establishment of a pro-revolutionary government by bringing Britain, Spain, and Italy into the Republican sphere of influence. The Girondists asked the Assembly to declare war on Austria, believing that this would arouse revolutionary consciousness among patriots and liberate the oppressed people from the monarchy, while also testing King Louis XVI's loyalty to the monarchy by declaring war. Thus, in 1792 and 1793, the Girondins were active advocates of war in the National Legislative Assembly .

Personality and Behaviour

How to Draw

Flag of Girondism
  1. Draw a ball,
  2. Draw a bright red Phrygian cap on the ball's head,
  3. Add a blue, white, and salmon French cockade on the cap,
  4. Color the ball with orange,
  5. Draw 2 intertwined black branches on the ball,
  6. Add the eyes

You are done!

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 Bright Red#FF001Brgb(255, 0, 27)
 Salmon Red#EF4135rgb(239, 65, 53)
 Blue#0055A4rgb(0, 85, 164)
 White#FFFFFFrgb(255, 255, 255)
 Orange#FFBB01rgb(255, 187, 1)
 Black#141414rgb(20, 20, 20)


Relationships

Friends

  • Classical Liberalism - My main influence and ideological foundation, love you dad!
  • Jeffersonian Democracy - I love you so dang much! I wish I could move in with you!
  • Constitutionalism - Love you too!
  • Abolitionism - Slavery goes against the values of the republic.
  • Feminism - We don't all support you but we are your biggest supporters in the revolution.
  • Liberal Feminism - Same as the above.
  • French Secularism - My successors in France implemented you to safeguard the republic from reactionaries.
  • Localism - I want France to stay a united force but I'm worry that he might be encroaching control of the government.
  • Bonapartism - Good job on spreading the revolution across Europe.
  • Optimateism - Fellow defender of Roman Republic institutions but some reforms can be necessary, also a fighter against left-wing madness.
  • Neoconservatism & Third Way - My contemporary proponents?
  • Sarkozy - Best contemporary president of my homeland!

Frenemies

  • Thermidorianism - Thanks for putting an end to the reign of terror, but your counter-revolutionary tendencies are despicable.
  • La Plaineism - We were good friends during the initial progression of the Revolution, but he ended up abandoning me for him. At least our successor ended up avenging me later on.
  • Radicalism - One can only be as dissatisfied to see the revolution descend into madness.
  • Feuillantism - For all his faults, I agree with you that Louis should have a say on deciding his fate.
  • Gaullism - Mixed bag but more good things than bad.

Enemies

  • Constitutional Monarchism - You're a traitorous scum that betrayed our nation. Fuck off and never come back.
  • Aristocracy, Catholic Theocracy, Feudalism & Absolute Monarchism - No more of these estates, and no more special privileges.
  • Jacobinism - I was once allied with you against the monarchy and the old order of France. Yet, you and I stood against each other in a struggle for the blessings of liberty and the madness of egalitarianism, ultimately you purged me, so I stabbed your journalist in revenge.
  • Enragism - Even worse, as you reject both liberalism and private property.
  • Universal Monarchism - I will go to war with the monarchies of Europe if it means defending lá revolution.
  • Babouvism - Go away with your egalitarian madness. Also, private property is a human right.
  • Centralism - I wanted everyone to rally behind the revolution, but you despots only want to seize power for yourselves.
  • Ochlocracy - The values of liberty, equality and fraternity have been ran to the ground to the likes of you psychotic radicals.

Further Information

Citations

  1. "Girondin", Encyclopaedia Britannica

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