A mai liberális-demokrata-haladó irányzatok szellemi és ideológiai háttérként általában a francia forradalmat jelölik meg; ez a legfontosabb esemény a modern haladás történetében, és haladó kollégáink szerint mai szabadságunkat leginkább ennek az eseménynek köszönhetjük.
Hogy mit is takar ez? De Sade materialista szadizmusától kezdve Robespierre-ék felszabadító forradalmi terrorjáig sok mindent. De hogy adjunk egy kis ízelítőt a haladó szabadság-értelmezésből, álljon itt de Lamballe hercegnő rabigája alól való felszabadulás – szabadság, forradalmi-haladó módra:
"The mob stripped and gang-raped her, cut off her breasts and mutilated the rest of her body. There are further rumors that a man cut off her genitals which he impaled upon a pike and proceeded to rip out her heart which he then ate. The princess' head was cut off, crudely stuck on a pike and then carried away to a nearby café where the head was laid down in front of the customers, who were asked to drink in celebration of her death. It seems likely that the head was taken to a barber, in order to dress the hair to make it instantly recognisable. Following this, the head was replaced upon the pike and was paraded beneath Marie Antoinette’s prison window at the Temple. Those who were carrying it wished the Queen to kiss the lips of her favourite, as it was a frequent rumour that the two had been lovers, however, the head was not allowed to be brought into the building."
Hogy mit is takar ez? De Sade materialista szadizmusától kezdve Robespierre-ék felszabadító forradalmi terrorjáig sok mindent. De hogy adjunk egy kis ízelítőt a haladó szabadság-értelmezésből, álljon itt de Lamballe hercegnő rabigája alól való felszabadulás – szabadság, forradalmi-haladó módra:
"The mob stripped and gang-raped her, cut off her breasts and mutilated the rest of her body. There are further rumors that a man cut off her genitals which he impaled upon a pike and proceeded to rip out her heart which he then ate. The princess' head was cut off, crudely stuck on a pike and then carried away to a nearby café where the head was laid down in front of the customers, who were asked to drink in celebration of her death. It seems likely that the head was taken to a barber, in order to dress the hair to make it instantly recognisable. Following this, the head was replaced upon the pike and was paraded beneath Marie Antoinette’s prison window at the Temple. Those who were carrying it wished the Queen to kiss the lips of her favourite, as it was a frequent rumour that the two had been lovers, however, the head was not allowed to be brought into the building."