NYT Op-Ed: Napoleon Isn’t a Hero to Celebrate

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[–]EthnocratArcheofuturist 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (7 children)

I can't get past the paywall.

[–]NeoRail 8 insightful - 3 fun8 insightful - 2 fun9 insightful - 3 fun -  (5 children)

The entire article essentially boils down to "Napoleon is literally Hitler", so you are not missing much.

[–]MarkimusNational Socialist 7 insightful - 3 fun7 insightful - 2 fun8 insightful - 3 fun -  (3 children)

Napoleon is pretty based but not that based

[–]EthnocratArcheofuturist 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

No one is.

[–]Jesus 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

5'7" based.

[–]NeoRail 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I am conflicted on Napoleon, he is probably the man who did the most to spread liberalism worldwide, but at the same time he was a genius so he is very hard to hate.

[–]EthnocratArcheofuturist 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I figured as much.

[–]Jacinda 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Here's a text version of the article for anyone who is locked out.

Intelligence Squared featured a debate a few years ago in which a panel of historians debated the merits or otherwise debated the merits of Napoleon:

I intend to go down the Napoleon rabbit hole at some stage.

I've also always regretted Kubrick never got to make his Napoleon movie — his attention to period detail would have made it interesting quite apart from the history.