Who was Napolean?
By Mark Slaney
@Slaneymark2 (35)
April 7, 2017 1:49pm CST
Napolean was the leader of the French Revolution, a war that took place in the early 19th century. It was a war that began liberal politics in France. The question is whether liberal politics of America had originated from the French Revolution. Since I am conservative, I know that conservative politics originate from the Revolutionary War, when the Declaration of Independence was signed, declaring freedom against the English Government.
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@msiduri (5687)
• United States
8 Apr 17
As had been said, this isn't right. This isn't even wrong. This is off on so many levels.
Napoleon wasn't a "leader" of the French Revolution. He was, I believe, an artillery officer when the Revolution broke out. He rose in the ranks throughout the Revolution, becoming a general in his 20s and seizing political control. He eventually crowned himself emperor.
The conservatism you hold allegiance to and say began with American Revolution (really?) has roots, under different names, in the seventeenth century Toryism in Great Britain, aligned, at the very least, with the right of kings to rule, along with Parliament and the aristocracy as opposed to government of the people, by the people, for the people. Think the Revolution was well-received by many of these folks?
My point being, history, the story of once living human beings, is much more nuanced than the story told by those who wish to make some fairy tale to serve a political or religious agenda. People are not divided into simple "liberal" and "conservative" camps any more than they are divided into "Protestant" and "Catholic" camps or "white" and "black" camps.
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@Mike197602 (15512)
• United Kingdom
7 Apr 17
Napolean was a french leader who got mashed by the english
@WriterAI (5373)
• Bulgaria
9 Apr 17
My late father read all about Napolean. He knew his life in details. Napolean was an epoque.
