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[–] Smoogs@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

he was exiled. not exactly chopped.

[–] Furbag@pawb.social 10 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Yes but that was supposed to be the magnanimous and merciful "safe retirement package" as an alternative to certain death at the hands of an executioner. Exile wasn't a death sentence. Life definitely wouldn't have been easy, but he had servants who joined him in exile to help keep him alive and happy.

Instead, he found a way back to France and the first army that arrived to intercept him immediately put themselves under his command again. That's the danger of allowing warmongering dictators to have their cushy exit strategy - they may not see it as a way out of ultimate punishment, but as a reset button.

[–] ThrowawayPermanente@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

I'm less worried about that in this case. Napoleon was one of the greatest generals in human history, he was inspiring. Putin has been failing to conquer the poorest country in Europe for over four years.

[–] Furbag@pawb.social 1 points 1 hour ago

With the frankly shocking number of Americans who espouse their unwavering support for Trump, no matter what he says or does, I have very little faith in humanity's collective ability to judge leaders objectively.

[–] Krumm@lemmy.world -4 points 4 hours ago

Holy whoosh batman.

Gotta chat with air traffic controllers for how much airspace there is between you and this comment chain.