Palais Bourbon

They are not reformists.

They are not to capture the Chamber of Deputies through elections and to make possible reforms that are promulgated from the Palais Bourbon, or where the Chamber of Deputies met, but rather to bring about a revolution.

And, his preoccupation with creating this mass party did alienate workers because, because they want reforms.

And, again, we talk about socialist parties, and what the socialist parties wanted at this time are basically what any kind of conservative democrat would want in the U.S. They're talking about things like better conditions in the mines, they're talking about the eight hour day, they're talking about decent wages and insurance programs, and that kind of thing.

authority comes from top down.

It doesn't come from people elected to represent the haute-garonne, Toulouse's region, sitting in the Palais Bourbon, in the political club.

Authority comes from the top down.

This is the 1920s, 30s, and 40s, and that's what they viewed as a very good thing.