We had no news from Jean-Louis Debré.
We are reassured.
The president of the Superior Council of Archives has come out of his exile:
“Let's not overdo it,
” he said of the celebrations for the bicentenary of Napoleon's death.
It would be seen as a provocation. ”
Courage, let's run away.
Long after his disappearance, the shadow of the Emperor continues to make his enemies tremble.
Posted like snipers behind the sandbags of their good conscience, a handful of them - indigenists, anti-colonialists, all-out feminists, anti-militarists - are leading the charge.
Sweeping through the centuries and ignoring any historical context, this ultra-active minority is protesting against the scheduled return of this giant to the fore.
She reproaches him in retrospect for having loved war too much, reestablished slavery, demeaned women;
not to mention his weak penchant for democracy.
Napoleon, if he wants to survive, must atone for his crimes.
The offensive is not new.
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