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History takes some odd twists and turns.
This particular odd twist began when Napoleon tried to build a dynasty out of less-than-ideal stock. His brother Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte lacked his talent for winning battles, running a country or doing much of anything. After disgracing himself during a naval command, he fled to America and married an heiress.
Jerome had a son, but remained a spineless weasel. After trying and failing to talk Napoleon into accepting his wife, he agreed to divorce her and marry royalty. Jerome failed miserably as a prince, wasted money, lost battles and was a disaster. Meanwhile, his son, also Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte, grew up in America. Jerome had two sons, Jerome II and Charles ‘Charlie’ Joseph Bonaparte. Both men made a better show of the family name than their absent deadbeat prince of a dad had. Jerome II became a successful fighting man while Charlie wound up in Teddy Roosevelt’s cabinet as Attorney General Charlie Bonaparte or Charle the Crook Chaser.
Charlie Bonaparte created the Bureau of Investigation which would later become the FBI.
Napoleon’s grandnephew created the FBI originally to fight leftist anarchist terrorists. As organized crime took off, the FBI’s mission shifted more to what we know it as today, combating interstate crime.
And for those who accuse the Bureau of overreach, it was created by a Bonaparte.
Yeah, the lesser Napoleons failed miserably. The one who was king of Spain or something was a disaster, greatly responsible for Napoleon’s defeat, due to Wellington’s brilliant strategy and tactics. The last one, who was in charge during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870, was the one I read the most about. While I have some sympathy for him, he was a weakling, with a domineering wife who had no clue military-wise, and pushed him into a suicidal war, egged on by the Paris mob, rabble and press.
Of course, the greater Napoleon was ultimately to blame for his own defeat, for numerous reasons, including appointing bad subordinates. One reads first about his great successes, and only slowly do the mistakes and oversights leak out and become apparent.
The lesser napoleons? Boneaparte himself failed miserably and ended up exiled on an island called st Helena. He depleted France of males for the next two thirds of the 19th century.
I’m pretty sure island was Elba. I’m not going to look it up, though.
Bonaparte was exiled twice; both Elba and St. Helena were his homes in exile. I recall that he escaped from Elba circa 1812 and resumed fighting, but after his final defeat in 1814 he was shipped off to even more remote St. Helena, where he eventually died. I don’t have time to fact check, so feel free to do so. Thanks.
I’ll take your word for it. 🙂
How many times has the FBLie been ‘reformed’ over the years? I myself do not want an ‘independent’ FBLie which is beyond the control of the American people (i.e., the President)! But when the President is a lying, corrupt so-and-so (I would like to use a stronger word), what can be done? One thing is that the agency should NOT continue to be under the control of the DOJ. There are certain components of the agency that are vitally necessary (for example, the crime laboratory) which should be retained. But various components of the agency should be placed in other Federal cabinet departmentS (yes, plural) OTHER THAN the DOJ (for example, Treasury or Homeland Security or State or Defense, etc.) to disperse the agency’s ‘power’. The agency should be statutorily FORCED to ‘work’ with State LEOs more. Those agency agents who violate Federal law/rules should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law and should go to prison. In other words, the FBLie should be ‘busted up’ seven ways from Sunday and NEVER reunited again. The ‘old agency’ should NEVER exist again! THAT is my ‘two cents’ about the FBLie!
FBLie is anathema to the founder’s ideals. They never envision a federal police force. They knew such a force will end up terrorizing the populaces. FBIle needs to be dismantled all its functions should be transferred to state lever LEO.
The Gestapo needs to be disbanded
Apparently Napoleon Bonaparte did create the most effective secret police network in Europe that had probably ever existed during his dominion over France and he no doubt needed it.
Thanks Una. I have a book about Napoleon’s British prisoners that is quite interesting.
“Guests of Napoleon”, thanks AA.
You might enjoy Kenneth Clark’s take on civilisation if you haven’t watched it. Mostly it focuses on artistic achievements.
Thanks Una, great video!!!
Overreach at the outset. Now the FBI director, when confronted by those who point out their extra-Constitutional status, replies, “Hold my beer.”