Would the world be a better place if Napoleon had taken over

Are you referring to Napoleon I, II or III?

Individual: Would the world be a better place if Napoleon had taken over?

No.

Fishin': Would the world be a better place if any Napoleon had taken over?

Definitely: NO!

lol Well, ok. I'd agree with that. Napoleon I was a whole lot worse than III was though.

I personally think that Napoleone Buonaparte, was the most dangerous thing which ever happened to France. On the plus side, he was one of histories greatest organizers, and put the French economy on a sound basis. On the minus side, however, is the fact that he did so in order to finance his wars. Everything else about the man is on the minus side as well, and in particular, his cavalier disregard for the slaughter he inflicted on his own troops in his quest for glory, as well as the absolutely abysmal medical services in the army which had introduced military medicine to the world. Sadly, the rise of the "Holy Alliance" assured that the world was not better off after he was gone.

All in all, France and Europe would have been better off without him.

Then again, we might be eating better if the French had taken over the world...

We need a good historian to give us his or her point of view.

I'll go see if i can scrape one up . . .

*snicker*

Damn, Woody is French?

I always thought he was Jewish . . . oh well, live an' learn . . .

ok, let's act as though we were serious here . . .

I'd rate Louis Bonaparte, the soi-disant Napoleon III, was as much a disaster to international affairs as his uncle. How many french socialist, and simply confused, misled, or even simply earnest French men and women were killed in the December coup and its aftermath? How many English, Turks, Sardinians, French and Russians dead in the Crimea? How many French, Austrians and Italians dead at Solferion and Magenta? How many Mexicans, French, Belgians and Austrians dead in Mexico? How many dead Alsatians, Lorrainers, Prussians, Wurtemburgers, Bavarians and French in 1871? He was a putz . . .

But he ensured your human rights weren't violated if he liked you!

Damn straight . . . you ever seen a picture of the boy?

He got bourgeoisie written all over him . . .

No world is better than that ruled by women.

Mr. Stillwater: Nice reference to "Love and Death."

"The question is have I learned anything about life. Only that human beings are divided into mind and body. The mind embraces all the nobler aspirations, like poetry and philosophy, but the body has all the fun. The important thing, I think, is not to be bitter... if it turns about that there is a god, I don't think that he is evil, I think that the worse thing you could say is that he is, basically, an under-achiever. After all, there are worse things in life than death. If you've ever spent an evening with an insurance salesman, you know what I'm talking about. The key is, to not think of death as an end, but as more of a very effective way to cut down on your expenses. Regarding love, heh, what can you say? It's not the quantity of your sexual relations that counts. It's the quality. On the other hand if the quantity drops below once every eight months, I would definitely look into. Well, that's about it for me folks. Goodbye."