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France has become a joke.
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When wasn't it?
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When they had non-decorative guillotines
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When are they going to go back to their roots?
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I'd say they've been sort of a running gag since 1815.
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I'd say 1849. Napoleon III was just a parody of Napoleon.
Napoleon: Frenchman with an italian accent
Napoleon III: Frenchman with a swiss accent
Napoleon: Leads 50,000 professional soldiers to Egypt, many of whom die to attrition and assaults cities, then quietly sails back to France.
Napoleon III: Leads 50 dudes to France, whom immediately surrender upon meeting actual soldiers, then quietly walks back to Switzerland.
Napoleon: Returns from exile on a desolate rock, entire army defects to him
Napoleon III: Returns from exile in England. Is arrested by customs agents at Boulogne.
Napoleon: News of his return causes all of europe to band together to stop him.
Napoleon III: News of his return is widely mocked.
Napoleon: Leads coup with popular support
Napoleon III: Gets elected because people see "Napoleon" on the ballot.
Napoleon: Makes brother king of Spanish America. Independence movements ensue.
Napoleon III: Makes some german guy king of Mexico. Leaves, guy is immediately executed.
Napoleon: Wins 5 coalition wars, abolishes the Holy Roman Empire.
Napoleon III: Gets wrecked by Germany.
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Napoleon III, His disastrous life is a comedy, I don't know why no one has ever made a film for the masses.
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