Andrew Yang Founds the Forward Party

Re:Andrew Yang Founds the Forward Party by hef19898 on Wednesday October 06, 2021 @09:16AM (#28772764)

When exactly did Napoleon exterminate and enslave the people of the countries he "conquered" (he usually defeated them in a decisive battle and then had them sign treaties, he never dissolved, e.g. the Prussian Empire). He did reintroduce slavery in the French colonies, and should be called out for it. As should France and all other countries on their colonial history, and they are.

A civil war is different in the regard, that the defeated party is part of the same nation. So yes, I think the better analogy would be Napoleon statues in the UK. Or Wellington ones in France. And aren't there some of these statues on federal property as well?

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Re:Andrew Yang Founds the Forward Party by ericmay on Wednesday October 06, 2021 @09:34AM (#28772967)

Sorry I just disagree, and starting wars and killing hundreds of thousands is pretty comparable to exterminating and enslaving people as far as my moral compass is concerned.

I'm not really here to defend statues or whatever, but I just don't follow the logic in who we decide was a bad man.

> A civil war is different in the regard, that the defeated party is part of the same nation. So yes, I think the better analogy would be Napoleon statues in the UK. Or Wellington ones in France. And aren't there some of these statues on federal property as well?

These are comparable to the US civil war?

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Re:Andrew Yang Founds the Forward Party by hef19898 on Wednesday October 06, 2021 @09:57AM (#28773259)

IMHO, the Napoleonic Wars were the , given the people involved, inevitable conclusion of the Revolutionary Wars. And those were started by the First Coalition as a reaction to the French Revolution. So just as WW1 it is not all that easy who is responsible for those wars. Just look up the First Coalition for more details.

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