i fail to understand why some people are so sympathetic towards maximilian, he was an invader and his sole presence caused suffering and death, when people bring the "ooh he was a good boi, he dindu nuffin!" they forget that: 1) he was considered a loser by his own family  2) he never achieved anything relevant for a member of the royalty, let alone the fucking habsburgs 3) the one thing he was good at (managing the austrian navy) he abandoned it and followed his delusional dreams (big basedboy vibes) out of cope, anger and frustration because he knew deep inside that he was an under achiever. 4) as emperor he was terrible, he focused on spending the money but he was terrible at making more money, specially in a war-torn nation. his wife was a better ruler, maximilian was just a super star in great part due to his skin color and behavior (no different to what niggers are to american culture right now) 5) out of all the people he could have been lied by: he was convinced by mexican conservatives (the losers of a war) 6) he was a retard: he died because he had the worst allies
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