#sometimes it's funny like when he's throwing shade at the duke of wellington for no real reason
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Sometimes a book is so wrong that you just have to set it down and cackle ominously for a few minutes.
#for reference#this is about les mis#because some of hugo's political takes are. bad.#i read the words 'compulsory universal education' used in an unironically positive sense#and did in fact stop to cackle ominously#because just. wow. my dude that is one of the Worst Ideas Ever#and you legitimately support it#also he is very very salty about napoleon having been defeated#sometimes it's funny like when he's throwing shade at the duke of wellington for no real reason#sometimes it's irritating because sir that was in fact a tyrant#admire him for his military genius all you like but please stop pretending he was some kind of ideal ruler#who was spreading Progress through europe#those are called wars of conquest#they are Not Good#okay end tag rant#les mis#victor hugo#winter says things#winter reads things#winter has a rant
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