A little bit. But in the end, I feel confident that most of those who might resent the attention given to Waterloo can still feel overall morally superior to th

A little bit. But in the end, I feel confident that most of those who might resent the attention given to Waterloo can still feel overall morally superior to the oppressors who won this battle. A lot of people don't care at all, but among those who care a bit, it's not comparable to, say, the 8th of May where most people more or less agree that the "good" won. Very few people in France will have the opinion that the good won at Waterloo. I mean even when admitting Napoleon's numerous bad aspects, the Coalition was hardly more legitimate that the Empire, so from this point of view commemorating Waterloo feels more like pure military brag and less like celebrating something actually good, thus reinforcing the feeling of righteousness on the losing side. It sure feels much less important than de Gaulle's Appeal of 18 June.