q]The Bulletins, along with the Orders of the Day were intended to stimulate morale
So it's alright to peddle untruths if it was for a purpose?
If so, weren't the British political sketches and cartoons also supposed to strengthen morale and shape public opinion? They had the added advantage or reaching out to the illiterate, which bulletins didn't.
Napoleon did not intend that the Bulletins to be history.
So it's alright to peddle untruths if it's supposedly obvious that your weren't being historical?
If so, covering it in Imperial crests and proclaiming it from headquarters doesn't make it at least quasi-official? At least the political sketches and cartoons could not be mistaken for anything other than opinion pieces.
Or perhaps being Corsican makes you immune from criticism?
Or does that privilege only extends to those who crown themselves L'Empereur?
I hope no one minds these requests for clarification, but if we are to operate double standards to both sides, I think It's only fair we measure their depth in both directions.