(June 11, 2015 at 4:45 am)abaris Wrote:(June 11, 2015 at 4:23 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: The notion that all dictators are inherently bad simply by being dictators is an absurd one. And conflating an imaginary God with a human leader of a human state is ludicrous.
Boru
Especially in a time where absolute rule was the norm. Napoleon has to be measured by his contemporaries, not by todays standards. Everything else is purely emotional and highly unprofessional.
Couldn't agree more. I'd be willing to wager (only a guess, as I can't be arsed to do the research right now) that history can show as many 'good' dictators (Augustus, Genghis Khan, Wangchuk) as 'bad ones' (Hitler, Pasha, Leopold II).
Boru
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