Blanke's Revolutionary Dilemma

Blanke's ideological route traced back directly to graccus babeuf and the conspiracy of equals. Blanke believed that the mass of workers were too uneducated to effectively overthrow the state. He escaped from prison in 18 65 and made his way to exile in belgium, which is where he was sitting when the franco prussian war broke out. His allies in paris told him that their time might finally be at hand. So he slipped back across the border and into paris in august of 18 70.