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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

France had 3 estates, The Nobles, The Clergy, and the Everyone Else. Another two got added by political theory people over time. Number 4 is the journalists. Number 5 is the alt journalists.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Is there a sixth? And please don't say alt alt journalists, because that would be very disappointing.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I thought it was dead people like the sense?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Indeed, and this estate makes its will known through representatives called "Estate Agents"

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Are they even real?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Interesting, I had never heard of this! That explains that show "The Fifth Estate". I'll have to read up on this a bit, seems like useful knowledge.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

We are still undergoing the French Revolution.