It's funny how they keep alluding to the French Revolution. It ended up killing far, far more innocent French men and women, even those who were committed to it, than it did 'Aristos' or Royalists. Much like the October Revolution in Russia a century-plus later.
Draconian, brutal, as fraught with betrayals and informants as East Germany of the Bad Old Days, they were humorless, vile, incompetent, and bloodthirsty. Napoleon rose to popularity because he was seen as bringing an end to the blood-soaked chaos, only to bring about his own ultimate tragedies for his country...though still a vast improvement on the Committee for Public Safety.
It's not a good thing to wish for, but then the DUmmies take 'Stupid' to the mutant superpower level.