[–] 24 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

Ultimately the issue is there's two things people are talking about:

  • Occasional situations when a man has to use self defense against a woman and is viewed as the perpetrator
  • Guys being way to excited to assault someone

And people just talking past each other without being clear about which theyre talking about or disguising one as the other

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  • [–] 16 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 child)

    The French revolution didn't end with mob rule, it ended with Napoleon staging a coup on the french directory and seizing power. The french revolution lasted over a decade with many different governments taking power over its duration.

    The only part that can be described as mob rule was the reign of terror that happened fairly early on during the first republic and half a decade before the end of the revolution. It was ended by the same revolutionary government it started under.

    Revolutions in France also don't end with the French revolution, and eventually established the France that exists today

    After Napoleon, the monarchs re-seized control until the July revolution in 1830, which resulted in a constitutional monarchy.

    That government was overthrown by mass protests in the French revolution of 1848, which resulted in the creation of the second republic.

    Napoleon III overthrew that government in 1852, and became emperor of the second French empire.

    Because of Napoleons capture in the franco-Prussian war, the French national assembly established a new government, the 3rd republic in the rest of France, this new government surrendered to the Prussians in 1871, and elections were held in parts of France.

    Workers revolted later that year, and established the Paris commune, it was defeated after a few months, but it did force the 3rd republic to enact reforms.

    These reforms failed and Republicans took control of the 3rd republic, finally getting rid of the monarchy and selling off its assets, crowns, etc. to stop them from coming back.

    The 3rd republic lasted until Nazis captured France in ww2

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  • [–] 4 points 1 month ago

    Short version of it is most of these names originated a century or longer ago in various parts of the world using different standards, the names have just been kept the same or shortened to the form we have today.

    Take 9mm for example. Properly, it should be known as 9x19mm Parabellum, and was designed at the very start of the 1900s. There's a billion different "9mm" cartridges, some even with 9mm in the name, but 9x19mm Parabellum is so common everyone just calls it 9mm, because any other 9mm cartridge you could get is rare enough you have to special order them (like 9x18mm Makarov).

    It was designed in Europe, so it uses mm. It has the same bullet diameter, but because .357 was designed in the US, it uses fraction of an inch in its name. At this point, they're essentially just used as names and not measurements, so they stay how they are. The distinction is important because they're completely different rounds and are not interchangeable, here's a pic of them side by sode:

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