2026-10-09 08:34 UTC
Not at all. Napoleon’s Empire was extremely enlightened compared to the ancient regime they had been laboring under. He’s the one that implemented said law code for instance. It wasn’t a republic but in a lot of way Napoleon’s reign is what cemented the gains of the Revolution. The institution that made them permanent and helped to forge the concept of the nation of France.
Also don’t forget that Napoleon overthrew the dictatorship of the Directory that itself had overthrown the Revolution.
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@Not_Dav3@lemmy.world 2026-10-09 10:48
The Directory was dysfunctional but not a dictatorship. I mean, what kind of dictatorship cuts the executive power five ways? Napoleon’s reign is a mixed bag. He did cement some of the gains of the Revolution but it still wasn’t a good time to be a woman or a former slave.
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@menas@lemmy.wtf 2026-10-09 09:18
No, Napoleon was a tyran and retcon a lot of liberty ; slavery, antisemitic laws, for example. The only legacy of Napoleon that matter is his own propaganda that still exist in France. I would bet that you’ve followed a French education