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Marinetti did not want to give Italy an "itty bitty bit of fascism". He was a fascist.
by amadeuspagel 3y ago
Marinetti did not want to give Italy an "itty bitty bit of fascism". He was a fascist.
- paganel 3y agoHe was indeed, but he had a more complicated relation with it in the ‘20s, i.e. after fascism had actually come to power in Italy. The same could be said of many early fascist ideologues, such as Erich Suckert/Curzio Malaparte, who ended up joining the communists after WW2. Giuseppe Bottai was also a very interesting character, a (cultured) fascist through and through, but who joined the French Foreign Legion in ‘43 and actively fought against the Germans/Nazis. All this to say that those were complicated times.
- georgeecollins 3y agoGreat comment! Fascism as it was understood in the early 20's was so complex and evolving. Now we talk about it like it is a system with rules. As your comment shows you know that many early Italian fascists were techno-utopians, socialists, nationalists, industrialists, etc. And it did not end well. I think the lesson for a modern western person is that a movement can seem kind of vague while it is happening, and therefore be idealized by people from very different points of view. But beware because the movement may crystalize into something really terrible.