making the decisions have their heads equally shoved so far up their own asses they are ignoring the problems on the horizon.

The French monarchy’s isolation at the Palace of Versailles completely detached them from the starving Parisian population. While the peasantry faced severe bread shortages and crippling taxes, the court engaged in lavish spending and performative peasant simulation.

The Disconnect: Marie Antoinette built Hameau de la Reine, a rustic model village where she dressed as a milkmaid to play at peasant life.

The Reality: Real peasants were eating grass due to catastrophic harvests and systemic financial ruin.4