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1. Marie Antoinette...

Reply to FakeNoose (Original post)

Wed May 13, 2026, 04:06 PM

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Marie Antoinette almost certainly never said "let them eat cake" ("Qu'ils mangent de la brioche&quot . The phrase was attributed to her decades after her death as a symbol of her supposed ignorance and callousness toward the starving French populace, but it first appeared in writing when she was just a child

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Marie Antoinette... lapfog_1 Wednesday #1

I hope that's not the only take away you got from this article FakeNoose Wednesday #2

My takeaway was that it was a bad article. It's a spin that misinterpreted what happened. thesquanderer Thursday #14

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That's fine, but the point of Schmidt's article is that this quote will kill MAGA. thesquanderer Thursday #21

The term used was brioche, not cake. But hey, why go against tradition? Right Eve? efhmc Thursday #24

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Right on! popsdenver Wednesday #4

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Of course he cares about (billionaire) Americans! n/t hibbing Wednesday #6

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See #11 above. paleotn Wednesday #12

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