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[–] 10 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Dumb take.

Fascists also breath air and drink water. Those red flags, too? A lot of people find rome interesting. You can see this across history - look at US government buildings. It's a roman aesthetic.

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  • [–] 0 points 1 year ago* (4 children)

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aestheticization_of_politics

    Tl;Dr Mussolini was obsessed with recreating a false, idealized past that in Italy's case was the Roman Empire. An obsession with Rome is a warning sign of fascist ideology because that's what actual fascism is obsessed with, as are basically all Western fascists because of Rome's historical relevance to basically all of Europe and the Mediterranean.

    It's just not a sure sign, simply because it is a fascinating topic with plenty to dissect on any point of view.

    If they're also removed and moaning about masculinity and heirarchy you've got a winner for sure though (a la your Jordan Peterson types)

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (3 children)

    Sure...the leader whose territory literally used to be Rome might also have the interest. Not remotely a telling sign, though.

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  • [–] 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Your ignorance is pretty goddamn laughable tbh

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