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Tango01 Supporting Member of TMP31 Aug 2019 10:06 p.m. PST

"It is interesting how Napoleon controlled his image to become a "master of spin." He realized that to gain power and to stay in power, his popularity depended not only on his ability to achieve military success but also on his ability to ensure that he was politically popular with French citizens too. One way to insure the French public saw him in the best possible light was to control what the people saw and heard about him, and so he created an idealized view of himself…"
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von Winterfeldt01 Sep 2019 7:46 a.m. PST
SHaT198401 Sep 2019 1:49 p.m. PST

And this being a unique subject why?
"Oh dear, what do you mean people have done this before..?" says an aghast Millenial… pfffttt..

ConnaughtRanger01 Sep 2019 3:22 p.m. PST

Completely agree – the Greeks and Romans could have taught a few things about image management. Yet another example of "Supreme Being" disease.

Major Bloodnok02 Sep 2019 2:59 a.m. PST

Middle head to left head: "oh mon dieu 'es snoring again, can't you make 'im stop.

Right head: ZZZZZ, Waterloo, zzzzzz.

Left head: "'ow did I get lumbered with these two cretins".

Tango01 Supporting Member of TMP03 Sep 2019 12:00 p.m. PST

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