English Revolution

[Philip Ferguson <plf13@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Julio wrote:


>The point Moore makes in his book is that distinguishing aristocrat from
>capitalist interests has always been difficult in England, even in
>pre-feudal times, so it's no wonder the English Revolution ended in a kind
>of Historical Compromise.


>Re "The Draughtman's Contract": It's essentialy a re-write of
>"Blowup"(itself based on the short story by our amado Cortazar), set in the
>17th century, but also an allegory of the Historical Compromise to which I
>alluded, viz.the bourgeosie fucks the aristocracy(literally and
>politically)and the two produce a legitimate offspring.


I can't remember who, but I recall someone once said (or wrote) that in
France the bourgeoisie beheaded the aristocracy whereas in England they
married them.

Philip Ferguson

PS: Thanks for the bits of lyrics from 'Street Fighting Man'; I could never
catch the words of those particular verses before.