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[–]Suravira 20ポイント21ポイント  (9子コメント)

Napoleon wasn't short he was taller than the average man, the theory is that he had really tall bodyguards, but I call bs, clearly we Brits wrote our propaganda into the history books, the Empire was exceptionally vicious to both enemies and allies.

5'5 was the average height of a man back then, Napoleon was 5'7.

[–]SuperRuub 6ポイント7ポイント  (1子コメント)

Actually french and english inches were different and I believe the main theory is it was just a mistranslation. France then got the metric system which it spread so all measures were balanced.

[–]Suravira 3ポイント4ポイント  (0子コメント)

No in our propaganda we kept drawing him as a power hungry midget which is what really spawned the term napoleon complex. His bodyguards were all six foot as well but he was still tall. In addition to this his nickname was the small commander but this wasn't about height it was about how he was still close to the common man, namely his troops.

[–]ufd 0ポイント1ポイント  (3子コメント)

I've read the difference was the lack of standardization of measurements, making the English believe he was 5'2" when in actuality he was 5'7", as you say.

Also, there was a standard height for the his elite guard which made him appear short by comparison.

[–]Suravira 0ポイント1ポイント  (1子コメント)

See the post above, being near tall guys doesn't make you small and his nickname amongst the French wasn't to do with his height. The British had a propaganda campaign against him as a short therefore inferior man, trying to take over the world, hence why we now have the Napoleon complex.

[–]ufd 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

I agree on all points.

I wasn't suggesting that "being near tall guys doesn't make you small", but can create the illusion of shortness.

My oldest is a huge fan of Napoleon, and I've absorbed some of it I guess.

[–]friendios 0ポイント1ポイント  (2子コメント)

As a short guy(barely 5 feet), this is rxactly why, even though I can agree to some of TRP, calling bullshit big time on this post.

[–]Suravira 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

Neil Strauss is 5'5 don't be disheartened by height, game is the most important thing.

[–]Primemale 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

Although that is quite short, I guaran-fucking tee you that you can get hot women still & get respect from men, your just starting from a lower point, (pun intended) which means your other elements need to make up for it. I always think, us men are lucky, we can be ugly/short etc and still get hot chicks if our masculinity and other elements are on point. Imagine being a but ugly chick, she will find it MUCH harder to ensnare a high value man.

[–]Jaques_Fury 13ポイント14ポイント  (4子コメント)

More RP than his history is the shit he said:

"Women are nothing but machines for producing children."

"Success is the most convincing talker in the world."

"I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. I love it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords and harmonies."

"There are only two forces that unite men — fear and interest."

"Morality has nothing to do with such a man as I am."


Interestingly enough, I can't find any source for the "all women are whores" quote that is so commonly attributed to Napoleon.

[–]should_ 0ポイント1ポイント  (3子コメント)

"I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. I love it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords and harmonies."

I wonder what on earth he meant by this.

[–]baseCase007 1ポイント2ポイント  (1子コメント)

But it is as an artist that I love it. I love it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords and

You ever cut somebody off on the highway and laugh to yourself?

Now imagine that you literally command people that can and do kill other people. What kind of asshole would that make you? That's what he's talking about.

[–]dirtybucks 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

He loves power, but not for having power and be a dick to everyone, but as an awesome tool to achieve great things and everything it allows him to do. At least that would be my interpretation.

[–]SuperRuub 2ポイント3ポイント  (1子コメント)

you should check out his wikiquote page, it is quite impressive. wiki

"All great events hang by a hair. The man of ability takes advantage of everything and neglects nothing that can give him a chance of success; whilst the less able man sometimes loses everything by neglecting a single one of those chances."

[–]MrChillBroBaggins 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

Great quotes from a genius man.

[–]PlayerXz 1ポイント2ポイント  (2子コメント)

Meh I can think of better red pill examples. His devotion to becoming more and more powerful is impressive though. Nowadays so many people can't be bothered to chase their dreams because they think it will never happen anyways. How do you think someone like Napoleon started out? If he would have said that he would be king one day people around him would have laughed at him, but because of his own efforts eventually he ended up on the throne.

One last thing. Corsica may be an island but it's definitely part of France. (At least now it is)

[–]pondhockeyguy[S] 0ポイント1ポイント  (1子コメント)

It was an Italian speaking island

[–]pondhockeyguy[S] 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

I could be wrong but it's not exactly the moral of the story

[–]altra_hex 2ポイント3ポイント  (5子コメント)

Yep, he was a badass. One of the 3 most interesting people in history in my opinion.

[–]formermangina 1ポイント2ポイント  (1子コメント)

she says of him "Napoleon is a fine amusement, a plaything and nothing more"

Just before his ascent to king, when she realizes, Josephine LITERALLY begs and bangs on Napoleons door all night, crying that she made the biggest mistake and declaring her undying love for him.

Napoleon resists, but cannot resist altogether. He allows Josephine to join him in his ascent.

Yeah, so red pill. If you want an example of what not to be, I think it would be this guy at least when it comes to women.

[–]pondhockeyguy[S] 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

She is pretty much his plate if u look into it..it's pretty rp.

[–]king_eggroll 1ポイント2ポイント  (3子コメント)

Just before his ascent to king, when she realizes, Josephine LITERALLY begs and bangs on Napoleons door all night, crying that she made the biggest mistake and declaring her undying love for him. Napoleon resists, but cannot resist altogether. He allows Josephine to join him in his ascension.

Napoleon should've just fucked her in the butthole then execute her. But Napoleon wasn't alpha like Caesar and Caligula. Holy fuck, those guys were demonic.

[–]RangerJes 1ポイント2ポイント  (1子コメント)

Caesar wasn't too bad, and by all accounts he was a great leader who cared for his military and his people.

[–]king_eggroll 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

Yeah, he was pretty great. Somebody to look up to.

[–]Assassin1476 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

Napoleon was just as alpha as Caesar. Julius Caesar fell into the same trap as Napoleon did with Cleopatra; regardless if she was the Queen of Egypt. Caesar, like Napoleon, was more power hungry than demonic. Caesar was just more brutal in his conquest of Europe at that time than Napoleon was during his time.

Caligula and Nero were pretty demonic though.

[–]kanji_sasahara 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

Didn't they both have affairs when he was out on campaigns?

[–]jm51 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

There were 13 inches to the French foot. In todays measurements he was 5'7", a bit above average at the time.

He had a nasty habit of fucking off quick if the battle didn't go his way, leaving his troops to fend for themselves.

[–]Flagg1982 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

Corsica was part of France when Napoleon was born there. He was always french. And he spoke the language really well since he went to school in paris as a child.

[–]yummyluckycharms 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

You know he wasnt really short

[–]ToshiroOzuwara 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

I've mentioned this on ASKTRP a few times, but Napoleon supposedly had a very small penis. And he made his way to King of France on hardmode.

Guys with size concerns should really think about that.

[–]Mr_Fun_Phd 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

You forget the almost happy end.

Joe the ho hits the wall, can't bear Napoleon an heir and gets set aside for the young hoty who is the daughter of one of Europe's oldest and most prestigious royal houses (Who's father and brothers Napoleon crushed several times) who gives him an heir within a year of their nuptials.

aaaaaaaaaaaaaand he loses it all

manlets... when will they learn

FYI, before marrying Joe the ho he had only sex with one girl that wasn't a prostitute (total kill count arround 5) but than again when he was crowned they really had dificulties finding virgins (in all of Paris, largest metropoli in all of Europe) to throw flowers before the empress to be. Virgins being unicorns is not really a recent development: sloots gonna sloot and AWALT documented since 1789.