by all means the tendency to indiscriminately villainize maximilien robespierre and portray him as some sort of super-evil sadist guillotine freak is abhorrent to me because it leaves out a more comprehensive understanding of a very interesting historical character whose personality, actions and government were more nuanced than people actually think

however i just saw the most hilarious post when i searched for his name on tumblr and never before in my life i’d think i’d type the words “please stop romanticizing maximilien robespierre” in this order and be at least 60% serious about it