Do note that the Paris Commune took place during the collapse of the 2nd French Empire. The Communists have been re-living that moment ever since. CHAZ is literally a less violent version of Paris in 1870
While true, the Paris Commune was also an anomaly that only controlled...well, Paris. Meanwhile, the government that would become the 3rd Republic controlled the rest of the country, and were the ones actually negotiating with the Prussians after Napoleon III was captured at Verdun and forced to abdicate. And they were the ones that got put into power after Paris was brought to heel with help from the Prussians, and ruled until Nazi occupation.
I am definitely not denying that the Communist pine for the Commune, but ironically it is a fairly large scale case model that shows just how unpopular their ideals actually are to real people, even at a time when they were at their strongest in terms of power.
To be honest, it wasn't much different from the French Revolution. Most of the Revolution was centered in Paris. The rest of France, particularly the peasant and rural areas of France wanted a Bourbon Restoration. Paris has always been weird, it's not really the rest of France at all, but it thinks it's almost the total encapsulation of France, while being totally disconnected from it.
Do note that the Paris Commune took place during the collapse of the 2nd French Empire. The Communists have been re-living that moment ever since. CHAZ is literally a less violent version of Paris in 1870
While true, the Paris Commune was also an anomaly that only controlled...well, Paris. Meanwhile, the government that would become the 3rd Republic controlled the rest of the country, and were the ones actually negotiating with the Prussians after Napoleon III was captured at Verdun and forced to abdicate. And they were the ones that got put into power after Paris was brought to heel with help from the Prussians, and ruled until Nazi occupation.
I am definitely not denying that the Communist pine for the Commune, but ironically it is a fairly large scale case model that shows just how unpopular their ideals actually are to real people, even at a time when they were at their strongest in terms of power.
To be honest, it wasn't much different from the French Revolution. Most of the Revolution was centered in Paris. The rest of France, particularly the peasant and rural areas of France wanted a Bourbon Restoration. Paris has always been weird, it's not really the rest of France at all, but it thinks it's almost the total encapsulation of France, while being totally disconnected from it.