This is not a direct quote, but an appropriation of what Lindy said years ago.
koanarec on
I can’t stand the guy, he doesn’t believe in human driven climate change. Super embarrassing. You can see his video on it on YouTube but I wouldn’t recommend e watching it
Echidnux on
Wow, I forgot about Lindybeige.
Dude’s kinda crazy, even if his video on katanas was pretty great.
rishin_1765 on
Many of the wars of the Napoleonic era were initiated by Napoleon’s enemies, so he cannot be held solely responsible, though his policies often provoked those conflicts
The coalition monarchs also share significant responsibility for the resulting deaths
Also who is this guy?
Pasutiyan on
Lindy is a professional irrational “anything that isn’t British” hater, which leads to some baffling arguments and conclusions sometimes.
morbihann on
He is the original “just use logic” guy on youtube regarding any historical subject.
Used to be entertaining content, if shallow (to say the least).
hatiphnatus on
Lindy is awesome, very entertaining, even if sometimes eccentric. Very british.
I remember reading a book by a british author on an unrelated topic and being surprised that an example of ultimate evil was Napoleon. Titled something like “oppressor of the nations”. Definitely not an isolated case
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John-de-Q on
Is it irrational? Napoleon was always trying to undermine British power, even before he ascended to leader of France, like the invasion of Egypt, which was a direct attempt to undermine British trade interests in India.
altahor42 on
Napoleon might be the most unjustly condemned conqueror; even the French don’t defend him properly.
Zenar45 on
I like his videos but every once in a while he drops the shittiest takes
CBT7commander on
It’s also false.
The Napoleonic wars killed 5 million at a time were world population was 1 billion.
The European theatre of WW2 killed well over 30 million, for a world population of 2.3 billion in 1939.
That’s .5% for Napoleon and 1.3 for Hitler.
That’s not even accounting for the fact military deaths in battle and genocide are not comparable
Zengjia on
He does seem to like penetrating the Frenchmen.
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SeaAmbassador5404 on
So… That means that some cave man has more karmic value than any of people nowadays?
Crevetanshocet on
Genghis Khan has entered the chat…
HopeSubstantial on
What people did Napoleon systematically kill on industrial scale?
stabs_rittmeister on
I kinda missed the part where Napoleon called for ethnic cleansing and genocide of whole ethnicities because of his ideology. If all that this guy sees when talking about Nazis are military casualties, I have bad news for him.
J1mmynoV on
They were both evil. But ya H is in a another league. Maybe only with the Mongolians.
Dix9-69 on
Oh Lindybeige. Still desperately trying to convince people the Normans are 100% Norse and not French at all I imagine?
Own_Watercress_8104 on
Oh god, what is up woth Lindybeige now?
I used to watch him years ago and back then he was basically just your nerdy history professor type to listen to with a cup of tea in hand, don’t tell me he turned shitheel
Een_man_met_voornaam on
Napoleon killed the ancien regime across Europe and is therefore based
Blolbly on
That means Cain must be the most evil person ever, since he killed 25% of the world’s population
The_Captain_Whymzi on
Did Napoleon take his lunch money?
somethingfunny899 on
Pol pott beats them all he killed 25% of his own population
ElephantFamous2145 on
Only if you count wartime casualties. Nobody adds the 15-20 million that died in ww2 to Hitler death count.
SAMU0L0 on
Peole need to lick Napoleon’s boots is also amazing.Â
Washed_up_Vanski on
Love Lindybeige for his character and deliverance but don’t necessarily always agree with what he is saying.
WrednyGal on
While comical the British hatred for Napoleon is not irrational.
el_conke on
I saw some videos of him until the dreaded video where he said that the Bren gun was the best lmg that came out of WW2
He’s incredibly biased to the point of sounding very very stupid
Kartel28 on
The guy may be irrational, but hate for the person that brought back monarchy and institution of slavery isn’t
Exciting-Rope1839 on
I questioned his credibility after watching his top 5(10?) tanks of all time. I stopped watching after seeing 2 non-tank tank( tank destroyer not tank) in his top 5 tank of all time like there are not enough great tank already.
Sylassian on
Ah yes, the Napoleonic Wars. Famous for ethnic cleansings, mass civilian casualties, and genocides on all sides. Definitely eviler, mhm. Gotta love him pulling the word ‘proportion’ out of his ass to make a shit argument 😂
I’m so relieved I got out of the ‘amateur historian’ YouTube sphere years ago. Used to be a big fan of people like Lindy, Shad, and Metatron. But then I went outside and touched some grass lol
waldleben on
While this argument itself is obviously bullshit, hatred of Napoleon is anything jut irrational. He was a horrible, violent dictator and a megalomaniac..we should all be happy that he lost
Euclid_Interloper on
To be honest, I think it’s just an English thing. You’ll very rarely hear Napoleon brought up in the other nations of the UK.
It’s just a continuation of the old Anglo-French rivalryÂ
Abovearth31 on
Ah yes, because carefully selected minorities exterminated in camps is the same thing as invading soldiers dying in battle.
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This is not a direct quote, but an appropriation of what Lindy said years ago.
I can’t stand the guy, he doesn’t believe in human driven climate change. Super embarrassing. You can see his video on it on YouTube but I wouldn’t recommend e watching it
Wow, I forgot about Lindybeige.
Dude’s kinda crazy, even if his video on katanas was pretty great.
Many of the wars of the Napoleonic era were initiated by Napoleon’s enemies, so he cannot be held solely responsible, though his policies often provoked those conflicts
The coalition monarchs also share significant responsibility for the resulting deaths
Also who is this guy?
Lindy is a professional irrational “anything that isn’t British” hater, which leads to some baffling arguments and conclusions sometimes.
He is the original “just use logic” guy on youtube regarding any historical subject.
Used to be entertaining content, if shallow (to say the least).
Lindy is awesome, very entertaining, even if sometimes eccentric. Very british.
I remember reading a book by a british author on an unrelated topic and being surprised that an example of ultimate evil was Napoleon. Titled something like “oppressor of the nations”. Definitely not an isolated case
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Is it irrational? Napoleon was always trying to undermine British power, even before he ascended to leader of France, like the invasion of Egypt, which was a direct attempt to undermine British trade interests in India.
Napoleon might be the most unjustly condemned conqueror; even the French don’t defend him properly.
I like his videos but every once in a while he drops the shittiest takes
It’s also false.
The Napoleonic wars killed 5 million at a time were world population was 1 billion.
The European theatre of WW2 killed well over 30 million, for a world population of 2.3 billion in 1939.
That’s .5% for Napoleon and 1.3 for Hitler.
That’s not even accounting for the fact military deaths in battle and genocide are not comparable
He does seem to like penetrating the Frenchmen.
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So… That means that some cave man has more karmic value than any of people nowadays?
Genghis Khan has entered the chat…
What people did Napoleon systematically kill on industrial scale?
I kinda missed the part where Napoleon called for ethnic cleansing and genocide of whole ethnicities because of his ideology. If all that this guy sees when talking about Nazis are military casualties, I have bad news for him.
They were both evil. But ya H is in a another league. Maybe only with the Mongolians.
Oh Lindybeige. Still desperately trying to convince people the Normans are 100% Norse and not French at all I imagine?
Oh god, what is up woth Lindybeige now?
I used to watch him years ago and back then he was basically just your nerdy history professor type to listen to with a cup of tea in hand, don’t tell me he turned shitheel
Napoleon killed the ancien regime across Europe and is therefore based
That means Cain must be the most evil person ever, since he killed 25% of the world’s population
Did Napoleon take his lunch money?
Pol pott beats them all he killed 25% of his own population
Only if you count wartime casualties. Nobody adds the 15-20 million that died in ww2 to Hitler death count.
Peole need to lick Napoleon’s boots is also amazing.Â
Love Lindybeige for his character and deliverance but don’t necessarily always agree with what he is saying.
While comical the British hatred for Napoleon is not irrational.
I saw some videos of him until the dreaded video where he said that the Bren gun was the best lmg that came out of WW2
He’s incredibly biased to the point of sounding very very stupid
The guy may be irrational, but hate for the person that brought back monarchy and institution of slavery isn’t
I questioned his credibility after watching his top 5(10?) tanks of all time. I stopped watching after seeing 2 non-tank tank( tank destroyer not tank) in his top 5 tank of all time like there are not enough great tank already.
Ah yes, the Napoleonic Wars. Famous for ethnic cleansings, mass civilian casualties, and genocides on all sides. Definitely eviler, mhm. Gotta love him pulling the word ‘proportion’ out of his ass to make a shit argument 😂
I’m so relieved I got out of the ‘amateur historian’ YouTube sphere years ago. Used to be a big fan of people like Lindy, Shad, and Metatron. But then I went outside and touched some grass lol
While this argument itself is obviously bullshit, hatred of Napoleon is anything jut irrational. He was a horrible, violent dictator and a megalomaniac..we should all be happy that he lost
To be honest, I think it’s just an English thing. You’ll very rarely hear Napoleon brought up in the other nations of the UK.
It’s just a continuation of the old Anglo-French rivalryÂ
Ah yes, because carefully selected minorities exterminated in camps is the same thing as invading soldiers dying in battle.