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Originally Posted by Rob Instigator
the italisn futirists did NOT have a predilection for fascism.
They were a prime INFLUENCE in the development of the idea of fascism, meaning rule by the elite.
not the same thing.
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Good call - they were certainly very nationalist, but didn't invent fascism, as it were. From my (very limited) understanding of Italian politics post-World War One, the two strands became mixed up/conflated after a short period of time, which makes an interesting comparison to German nationalism/fascism. ..and of course, there was a certain parallel thing going on in England at that point in time, too...