We all know the white guys who call themselves history buffs but only have a limited knowledge of WWII which is based on history channel documentaries.

    • Itsmorning [none/use name]
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      3 years ago

      Fun fact: in his time, Mussolini was considered a genius, the smartest man in any room he was in. Basically like Obama. After the war, there was this alchemy and suddenly he was transformed into a buffoon, a moron who couldn't do anything right. Kind of like how Dunkirk was transformed from a major defeat into a great victory in the public mind.

      • AlexandairBabeuf [they/them]
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        3 years ago

        mussolini just doesnt have as good PR cuz nazi racism resonates with anglos better. easy to forget that anglos (and nazis) used to despise southern europeans.

        mussolini wasn't a worthy adversary or a person anglos secretly like

        • Itsmorning [none/use name]
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          3 years ago

          Mussolini's fascism lacked the race component of Nazism. Thus it doesn't benefit anyone to fluff him up an enemy to be remembered. It's like, name a single wartime Japanese other than Yamamoto...most people can't.