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by Norsklow » Fri Sep 28, 2012 8:50 am
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by Schwabenreich » Fri Sep 28, 2012 11:20 am
by Paixao » Fri Sep 28, 2012 12:04 pm
Stormaen wrote:In my mind, Napoleon, is the very definition of a 'beneficial dictator'. He was unquestionably good for France. He brought security, peace and even prosperity to France after a decade of revolution and upheaval and introduced a code of laws that is - for the most part - still used by many nations around the world.
His downside lay in his treatment of the rest of Europe and the non-French. He was a good man who got greedy, you might say.
However, there was one man better than him: Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington.
by Ereria » Fri Sep 28, 2012 12:49 pm
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by Britannic Realms » Fri Sep 28, 2012 1:23 pm
by New Sapienta » Fri Sep 28, 2012 1:26 pm
by New Sapienta » Fri Sep 28, 2012 1:26 pm
Britannic Realms wrote:Any enemy of Britain is a bad leader in my eyes.
by Terio » Fri Sep 28, 2012 1:28 pm
Britannic Realms wrote:Any enemy of Britain is a bad leader in my eyes.
by The Huskar Social Union » Sat Sep 29, 2012 1:40 pm
by Saluterre » Sat Sep 29, 2012 7:21 pm
Nidaria wrote:I would say bad.Not only did he imprison two Popes, but he spread liberalism throughout Europe,with deadly consequences, and destablized the entire region.As for his establishing new schools, those were to influence the youth with liberalism and make them accept his authority, while rejecting the authority of the Church.
The Nuclear Fist wrote:Yoko Ono caused the decline of the Roman Empire.
by Katyuscha » Sat Sep 29, 2012 8:05 pm
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by New Istria » Sun Sep 30, 2012 2:14 pm
Weed wrote:Neither, no leader is 'good' or 'bad'. They merely advance their own interests in the way they feel is best.
by Oterro » Sun Sep 30, 2012 2:16 pm
Stormaen wrote:In my mind, Napoleon, is the very definition of a 'beneficial dictator'. He was unquestionably good for France. He brought security, peace and even prosperity to France after a decade of revolution and upheaval and introduced a code of laws that is - for the most part - still used by many nations around the world.
His downside lay in his treatment of the rest of Europe and the non-French. He was a good man who got greedy, you might say.
However, there was one man better than him: Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington.
by Seleucas » Sun Sep 30, 2012 2:18 pm
by New Istria » Sun Sep 30, 2012 2:23 pm
CTALNH wrote:Of course, Corsica is boring as hell, so Napoleon joined the French Army as soon as he could. He originally wanted to be in the cavalry, but his superiors told him that the Army didn't use Shetland ponies. Unfortunately, Napoleon didn't realize that they were insulting his height until they were out of the room, so he couldn't deliver a snappy comeback. He next tried the infantry, which turned out to be a bust as well, as everyone assumed he was a drummer boy and wanted to put him up front with the other drummer boys where he would make for a convenient target.
That left the artillery. Napoleon took to it immediately. Something about firing those big, long, powerful cannons just made him feel better about himself. Plus, it takes a lot of cajones to insult a man for being short when he's aiming a 6-foot-long gun right at your crotch. Thanks to this newfound love of bossing people around, he was soon promoted to Captain of his brigade. Next, he invented several brilliant strategies, including his clever "trying to figure out what the other guy is going to do ahead of time", the devious "skipping the wine and cheese parties, getting off your lazy butts and fighting the goddamn battle" and the most cunning and revolutionary strategy of all, "not surrendering."
Because of his ingenious tactics, Napoleon rose to the top of the French military.Napoleon's ascent was helped by the fact that most of the people who outranked him found themselves beheaded during the Reign of Terror.Since rampant fear and paranoia tend to get a little tedious after a while, the members of the French government (the ones who still had their heads, at least) asked Napoleon to use the French Army to restore order, because few things can calm out-of-control political situations like the judicious use of military dictatorship.
When one politician pointed out that Napoleon could use this opportunity to seize power for himself, he was quickly rebuked by his colleagues. After all, it wasn't like the French people would allow themselves to be represented in world affairs by a little person, right?
by Czechanada » Sun Sep 30, 2012 6:28 pm
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