A True Revolutionary
I
just read the most wonderful story about the great French anarchist
Louise Michel. As a member of the National Guard, the Commune's armed
force, she was defending one of the barricades during the attack on
the Paris Commune by the counter-revolutionaries. They were heavily
shelling one end of the barricade. Looking over in that direction,
she saw a cat terrified and screaming as the shells burst around it.
Risking her life, she rushed over the barricade and brought the cat
to safety. SUCH WAS THE ACT OF A TRUE REVOLUTIONARY!
Story
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posted by Larry Gambone at
6:22 PM
1 Comments:
Thanks for that Larry. Had not heard of this wonderful person. I must learn more about her and her time.
Though I have always been more for rebellion than revolution, reading about Louise has me questioning myself on that most important of anti-authouritarian distinctions.
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