Alex does a deep dive on French emperor Napoleon III and the lessons he teachers us. From his message of "Make France Great Again," to his many coup attempts, to finally getting elected the president of France on the backs of a massive Propaganda campaign. And once he became president he decided he wasn't going to be held back by term limits and made himself the emperor for life.

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0:00 Intro - History Repeats Itself first as Tragedy then as Farce 2:09 - Who Loved Coups more than anyone else? 17:26 - Italian Secret Societies and the First Coup 33:35 - Napoleon III invades France for the first time. 46:49 - Financing a Second Coup and hiring his Basket of Deplorables 1:01:32 - Imprisoned, the Escape, and Elected President of France 1:16:37 - Removing Term Limits, Arresting the Opposition, Declaring Himself Emperor for Life 1:28:54 - Invading Mexico, Vietnam and Algeria 1:32:55 - How the Franco Prussian War Ended Him