[ExI] why not stalin?

[spike at rainier66.com]

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You may be right Dwayne, but perhaps half of the Yanks never heard of Bonaparte and not one in ten teenagers who have.  I know he was a French Revolution guy but even I, a history hipster, don’t know if he was a good guy or a bad guy.  Which was he please?

 

 

>…I'm talking about Napoleon. Revolutionary  military commander who was elected Emperor because he was incredibly popular,  and pretty much everyone wanted him to run the country. But he didn't head a political party,  so the moment he was no longer in charge his government evaporated.  Hitler, Stalin, Mao, Mussolini were all part of political parties,  whereas Napoleon was just one very charismatic dude.

 

Dwayne



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OK thx Dwayne.  I read the Wiki write up on him.  The reason the analogy breaks down is that the current POTUS was never that popular, even with those who voted for him.  He won two of the three elections because he is seen as a better socialism fighter than Hillary Clinton or Kamala Harris.  I suspect JD Vance will win in 28 for the same reason.  That factor was huge in 24 and is getting bigger.  America does not want to become France.

 

spike

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