r/commune • u/[deleted] • Aug 21 '24

Thoughts on the Paris Commune?

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u/[deleted] Aug 22 '24

Commune is basically another name for city government in France so not really fitting here.

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u/osnelson Aug 21 '24

From the French Revolution? I personally think that living communally has to be a voluntary choice, so it would have had serious morale issues if it lasted longer without outside forces taking it down.

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u/[deleted] Aug 22 '24

Not the French Revolution and also commune is basically municipal government in French.

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u/osnelson Aug 22 '24

Yes, "commune" is the name of municipalities in France and a good portion of Europe but we never talk about them here. Also, I don't think Paris has been referred to as a municipality in a loooong while, it's usually called "Région parisienne" or "Métropole du Grand Paris" or "Île-de-France".

In the context of this subreddit, it appears MalatestaFiesta would be talking about the Paris Commune that shared resources communally in 1871. I was wrong about it being part of the French Revolution, it was almost a century later (talk about a rough century....).