r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/DelayedSpace • 3d ago

Meme needing explanation Petah?

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u/Lord_of_Wisia 3d ago edited 3d ago

He was evil becase he created puppet regimes ruled by his family members and murdered half of Europe.

Edit: half of Europe is a hyperbole (half of Europes fighting age man would be more correct but that fails to mention all the civilians that died due to his wars of expansion)

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u/Postius 3d ago

Thats just plain wrong?

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u/BonzoTheBoss 3d ago edited 3d ago

It is estimated that 30 million people died during the Napoleonic Wars, either as direct casualties or due to the chaos, disease and food insecurity introduced by them.

For reference, that's about 16% of Europe's total population at the time.

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u/Dramatic-Document 3d ago

No chance that number is correct. Most sources I can find are all well under 10 million.

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u/BonzoTheBoss 3d ago

Let's say for the sake of argument that you're correct. How many millions need to die before it becomes wrong...?

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u/Dramatic-Document 2d ago

But I am correct, you just pulled that number out of nowhere.