Rob Edwards
Alexis de Tocqueville, “The June Days”
To the workers, the June 1948 revolt was one against poverty and for a fairer distribution of property
The rest of france rallies against the workers in hope of preventing this radicalism
Alexis de Tocqueville (1805-1859) makes a speech on January 29, 1848, in front of the French chamber of deputies where he warns the French officials about the mood of the laboring poor
Speech says that although there isn't yet any actual physical disorder, these revolutionary ideals are firmly engrained into the minds of the workers
They are concerned with social passions instead of political ones, and it is a very dangerous and powerful threat to french society itself
A most formidable revolution is right around the corner
speaks about the june days, where in the span of 4 days almost 100,000 men participated in a revolution
He says that the military capacity demonstrated by the lower class during those 4 days shocked even France's most officers, and that the upper classes should be afraid that the same thing will happen again, but possibly on an even bigger scale
It is different from the other revolutions in that it wasn't trying to change the form of government, but rather it tried to alter the entire form of society
It also wasn't just led by a few powerful people, it was an entire insurrection by one class against another
The upper class barely escaped this last revolt, and must be on their guard this time lest they be destroyed
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