HUMN 2201 Lecture 2: Fascism
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Believed in youth and denied his aging to maintain an image. Used technology and media to promote his supposed strengths and being better than others: vladimir putin-russia-similarities between mussolini, (ex: donald trump, putin all have similarities with mussolini in using different medias to get a bigger audience. They believe that they are better than others: ability to mobilate the masses, and dividing classes. A period where a lot of intellectuals embraced crazy ideologies: fascism-a belief that people are becoming greater than themselves, what was the difference between mussolini"s early regime (1922-1924) Even under power he wanted to be in greater power, was not satisfied with being mediocre, he wanted to be feared and praised by all: avanti!-forward, he was absolutely convinced that him gaining power would save the world. His believes were surrounded by power and control. Italian & ethiopian war: 1935-mussolini decides that he wants to take revenge on ethiopia, because this would make him a her.