@HeerJeet think it was more that the Futurists glommed onto Fascism than the other way around
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@HeerJeet but they of course shared an (unfortunate to say the least) admiration for the aesthetics of violence
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@HeerJeet Mussolini's main failure was his stupidity in wanting to wage war on the side of Hitler. Italy was not a world power & was whippedThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet it was clear as soon as I read the word "aesthetic"Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet As Taylor Dosie from Gilmore Girls said, "Say what you will about the Fascists, but their parks were clean."Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet But I believe it's Greenberg in Avant-Garde and Kitsch who points out even Mussolini abandoned the Futurist aesthetic for kitsch. -
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@HeerJeet@NMamatas Perhaps. My brother visited the fascist lighthouse at the Horn of Africa earlier this year. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Guardafui#Lighthouse_.22Francesco_Crispi.22 …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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