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Blanquism

Blanquism is a fancy-sounding word that goes back to the olden days in France. It's named after a guy called Louis Auguste Blanqui who lived a long time ago. He had a particular way of thinking about how to make a change in society, which is basically what blanquism is.

Imagine you're playing a game, and you want to win. You could play the game fairly and try to do your best to win, or you could cheat and try to get ahead more quickly. Blanquism is like trying to cheat to win the game of politics.

In the world of politics, Blanquism means using forceful, revolutionary measures to overthrow the government and create a new one. It's like trying to skip a few important steps in the process of making things better by using violence or illegal tactics.

Of course, trying to skip steps can be a bad idea. Just like how skipping steps when building a tower with blocks can make it fall over, so too can blanquism lead to chaos and destruction. People might get hurt or even killed, and society could become unstable.

That's why many people today don't believe in blanquism or think that it's a good way to create change. Instead, they believe in peaceful and democratic ways of making change, like voting, speaking up, and working together to build a better society for everyone.