tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post7465150809809680053..comments2024-02-26T00:59:26.907-08:00Comments on Ana the Imp: The French GoebbelsAnastasia F-Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-88721377464450601072010-07-14T00:33:12.762-07:002010-07-14T00:33:12.762-07:00You may find it hard to believe but the full weigh...You may find it hard to believe but the full weight of your initial comment was lost on me. I'd quite forgotten that today is Bastille Day!Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-3043368968950017572010-07-13T16:56:08.881-07:002010-07-13T16:56:08.881-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Fletch's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402507296202065300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-3288200400134986862010-07-13T16:53:40.055-07:002010-07-13T16:53:40.055-07:00Even the official name of the country was changed ...Even the official name of the country was changed from the French Republic to the French State. Dreyfus had a more profound effect on modern French history than is generally understood.Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-79502716966494022112010-07-13T16:46:52.034-07:002010-07-13T16:46:52.034-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Fletch's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402507296202065300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-20360526895228280682010-07-13T16:45:39.636-07:002010-07-13T16:45:39.636-07:00No, it was not. A Joan of Arc Day was held in May...No, it was not. A Joan of Arc Day was held in May instead. Almost all the symbols and watch-words of the French Republic were abandoned, Work, Family, Fatherland being substituted for Liberté, égalité, fraternité.Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-76323524089234001642010-07-13T16:36:58.317-07:002010-07-13T16:36:58.317-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Fletch's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402507296202065300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-73614814507221208752010-07-13T16:33:15.288-07:002010-07-13T16:33:15.288-07:00No particular reason. It's based on an articl...No particular reason. It's based on an article I read recently in one of my history periodicals. If you are interested in this period you might try reading Celine's novel <i>Castle to Castle</i>. He's as mad as all hell but I find him rather endearing. :-)Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-49745510432768956662010-07-13T16:17:47.960-07:002010-07-13T16:17:47.960-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Fletch's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402507296202065300noreply@blogger.com