26
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[-] NewOldGuard@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 month ago

Yes, yes but it was excessive and needed more oversight, mixed opinion. Napoleon as emperor was still vastly more progressive of a system than what any monarch of Europe was overseeing. But he was a man of contradictions with an administration of contradictions. He rolled back many wins of the revolution, but protected and spread many of its other core principles to the end. I think those trying to depose him from the left were absolutely correct, and those defending his reign from the reactionary powers of the coalition also had legitimate progressive reasons to do so. I don’t like Napoleon though, his greed for power contributed to destabilizing and neutering the revolution.

this post was submitted on 04 Jan 2026
26 points (100.0% liked)

askchapo

23218 readers
244 users here now

Ask Hexbear is the place to ask and answer ~~thought-provoking~~ questions.

Rules:

  1. Posts must ask a question.

  2. If the question asked is serious, answer seriously.

  3. Questions where you want to learn more about socialism are allowed, but questions in bad faith are not.

  4. Try !feedback@hexbear.net if you're having questions about regarding moderation, site policy, the site itself, development, volunteering or the mod team.

founded 5 years ago
MODERATORS