"Hegel once said somewhere that all great world historical events and figures appear, so to speak, twice. The first time as tragedy, the second time as farce. Cossidier replaces Dandong, Louis Blanc replaces Robespierre, the Mountain Party of 1848-1850 replaces the Mountain Party of 1793-1795, nephew replaces uncle.
...History merely re-enacted the roles they once played, turning tragedy into farce. That French clown who stole presidential power by exploiting the illusion of his uncle that lingered in the hearts of the French people is still weaving the illusion that the Empire still exists on the French stage with lies and shamelessness. While he exhausts himself to maintain his nearly collapsing rule with what he believes to be iron and blood, those bourgeois have already lost the decisiveness they once had against the proletariat in the face of this disguised iron and blood, instead rallying around this clown to maintain his rule.
