Post APwKcZcgnDkCaPLxVg by aufsmaulsuppe@chaos.social
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(DIR) Post #APwIlzNUCsVjA3bVWy by adamasnemesis@social.adamasnemesis.com
2022-11-24T20:08:16Z
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This painting is a pretty good litmus test for politics: do you regard this man with respect, or disgust? 😀
(DIR) Post #APwIsp197mZf3YPeZk by adamasnemesis@social.adamasnemesis.com
2022-11-24T20:09:31Z
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Joke is Napoleon is a considerably more interesting historical figure than most trotted out for this meme, because views of him don't fit neatly into ideological boxes. So your regard really isn't "a pretty good litmus test for politics". 🙃First painting was "Napoleon at the Great St. Bernard by Jacques-Louis David", second one "The Immortality of Nelson" by Benjamin West.#thoughts #art #painting #oilpainting #history
(DIR) Post #APwJ80jJrO2Bj3JiZU by aufsmaulsuppe@chaos.social
2022-11-24T20:12:23Z
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@adamasnemesis I really wonder if most people have that strong opinions about Napoleon. Do they in your experience?
(DIR) Post #APwJfKLfwIhc8090YC by adamasnemesis@social.adamasnemesis.com
2022-11-24T20:18:24Z
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@aufsmaulsuppe No, they don't. Napoleon remains a popular topic among history buffs, but they're pretty chill about it all.
(DIR) Post #APwKOsfrAGohcNJ04m by gmcgath@liberdon.com
2022-11-24T20:27:08Z
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@adamasnemesis I'd have to say "dislike with reservations." He made himself an emperor, but most of the countries he conquered were no freer. You have to give some credit to the man who destroyed a literal thousand-year Reich, the Holy Roman Empire.
(DIR) Post #APwKcZcgnDkCaPLxVg by aufsmaulsuppe@chaos.social
2022-11-24T20:28:59Z
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@adamasnemesis Thanks, just like I thought. I did a little research a few years ago in Mussolini's admiration of Napoleon especially in his early years as dictator and had the same impression.