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We've been here before. Italian Futurism, founded shortly before WWI, had a similar kind of attitude and laid the cultural groundwork for fascism later in the c
by mbgerring 3y ago
We've been here before. Italian Futurism, founded shortly before WWI, had a similar kind of attitude and laid the cultural groundwork for fascism later in the century, including vocal, explicit support for the early fascists. The same can be said of a lot of techno-optimist cultural figures. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futurism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futurism
One could be forgiven for feeling like we're caught in a swift tide toward a big, ugly global conflict, the way a lot of currents are flowing right now.
- cma 3y agoAndressen explicitly cites the author of the Fascist Manifesto.
- bartimus 3y agoIt's probably not fair to say futurism laid the groundwork for fascism. There was an intersection between those two movements. But Futurism wasn't a core principle within Fascism's final form (other than breaking from tradition).