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[-] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 216 points 3 weeks ago

The obsession with right wing leaders to look masculine while having absolutely no clue on how to actually be a manly man is fascinating.

[-] whostosay@lemmy.world 65 points 3 weeks ago

That photo is the fourth gayest shit I'll see all week.

[-] muzzle@lemm.ee 19 points 3 weeks ago

Do you keep a running ranking?

[-] dream_weasel@sh.itjust.works 22 points 3 weeks ago

Do you not?

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[-] cabbage@piefed.social 171 points 3 weeks ago

I feel like part of the problem is that people don't expect fascism to be so goddamn pathetic. They see obvious morons like this or Trump, and they struggle to imagine how they could possibly be dangerous.

I guess the lesson from history here is that just because they're ridiculous it doesn't make them any less dangerous.

[-] Five@slrpnk.net 68 points 3 weeks ago
[-] Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 54 points 3 weeks ago

You weren't kidding! Here's an excerpt..

Its chief officer was the Grand Cyclops, who appointed two Nighthawks, a Grand Turk, a Grand Sentinel, Grand Magi and a Grand Ensign in addition to his Grand Scribe. The Grand Cyclops, Grand Exchequer, Grand Magi (second officer) and Grand Monk (third officer) were elected by the body politic of the dens, identified as Ghouls.

What the actual fuck?

[-] beansbeansbeans@lemmy.world 25 points 3 weeks ago

Sounds like a game of Dungeons and White Dudes.

[-] MirthfulAlembic@lemmy.world 14 points 3 weeks ago

They sound like the titles a group of fifth graders would come up with for their secret treehouse club.

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[-] Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 24 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Fascism isn’t about how convincing the leader is, it’s about how discontent the followers are.

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[-] WoodScientist@lemmy.world 16 points 3 weeks ago

Hitler's book was literally titled "my struggle." His whole shtick was "I'm just this poor downtrodden Everyman trying to help the country, but the bad people won't let me!"

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[-] psycho_driver@lemmy.world 97 points 3 weeks ago

Dude had some weird body proportions.

[-] sp3tr4l@lemmy.zip 95 points 3 weeks ago

He's the older idea of 'barrel chested'.

Now slightly updated to Elon Musk's 'low poly truck chested'.

[-] acosmichippo@lemmy.world 22 points 3 weeks ago

the high waist pants doesn’t help.

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[-] Agent641@lemmy.world 15 points 3 weeks ago

Barrel-faced, too

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 21 points 3 weeks ago

Don't be facist.

Which, I assume, is a racist for faces.

[-] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 21 points 3 weeks ago
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[-] ours@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago

Some Alex Jones body vibes.

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[-] eran_morad@lemmy.world 37 points 3 weeks ago

Trump is so much fatter tho.

[-] TotalFat@lemmy.world 24 points 3 weeks ago

Now do one where Trump's a centaur being ridden hard by Putin. Or the old two-person horse costume with Trump in the ass. No pun intended.

[-] OldWoodFrame@lemm.ee 11 points 3 weeks ago

Honestly thank god even Trump isn't narcissistic enough to think he looks good without a shirt.

[-] distantsounds@lemmy.world 66 points 3 weeks ago

Well we can all be thankful trump kept his shirt on

[-] NuclearDolphin@lemmy.ml 13 points 3 weeks ago

him frying shirtless is a funny idea though

[-] HelixDab2@lemm.ee 62 points 3 weeks ago

Can anyone explain WTF he was wearing motorcycle goggles in this photo? "Working" without a shirt, okay, sure, he wants a sunburn, that's his problem. But goggles? Is this some proto-cybergoth bullshit?

[-] parricc@lemmy.world 69 points 3 weeks ago

Actually, that is probably exactly what he was going for. Mussolini was a huge proponent of the Italian Futurist movement, and he had a lot of weird ideas about what was futuristic. Stuff like, "In the future, people will make their clothes out of milk." Anyway, aviation and representing aviation was a huge part of that, and he frequently used it in his propaganda.

[-] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 22 points 3 weeks ago

FWIW, Caesin can be turned into a fiber (trade names include Aralac and Lanital when turned into fabric,) which could conceivably be used as clothing.

It’s also one of the earliest plastics (used in buttons and jewelry,)

[-] frezik@midwest.social 14 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

That's interesting. I've long thought that self proclaimed Futurists are a clueless lot. It's technology advancement will always happen and is a good thing, full stop. No consideration for usefulness or how it helps people or even if it will work at all. Most of them lack a background in technology or science, or even just critical thinking skills to tell if they're being hoodwinked or not. The ones that do have a technical background, like Ray Kurzweil, are the real dangerous ones. They tend to dazzle with bullshit, some of which is correct, but it takes an expert to disentangle the correct parts.

The other site's /r/TechNewsToday was the worst for this. Articles about startup companies making impossible claims were swallowed whole, and you'd be downvoted to oblivion for pushing against it. Technology always progresses forward at a breakneck pace, it's always good, and there's nothing you can do to convince them otherwise.

Which is all to say that after a few moments thought, I'm not surprised that it was historically associated with fascism.

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[-] AFC1886VCC@reddthat.com 14 points 3 weeks ago

Then a short time later he and the Italian Air force get taught a lesson in aviation by the RAF in Greece and North Africa lmao

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[-] Zementid@feddit.nl 12 points 3 weeks ago

Idk for sure, but wheat is harvested when it is very dry (lots of dust)... But then the cloth in front of his mouth is missing ...

[-] Etterra@lemmy.world 56 points 3 weeks ago

They didn't have McDonalds' to stage a photo at back then.

[-] Classy@sh.itjust.works 50 points 3 weeks ago
[-] octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 43 points 3 weeks ago

Mussolini: "Do you want fries with that?"

[-] tacosanonymous@lemm.ee 41 points 3 weeks ago
[-] Flocklesscrow@lemm.ee 41 points 3 weeks ago

Strong Elon Musk cosplaying as a Libertarian vampire vibes

[-] Blackmist@feddit.uk 40 points 3 weeks ago

I plucka da spaghetti right outta da grounda.

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[-] Asafum@feddit.nl 38 points 3 weeks ago

And I had an onion tied to my belt, as was the style at the time.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 22 points 3 weeks ago

Meanwhile, even the staged Stalin portraits said, "just try it, motherfucker."

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[-] Anticorp@lemmy.world 21 points 3 weeks ago

What a strange looking person. He's like mini-me for Andre The Giant.

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[-] Deceptichum@quokk.au 21 points 3 weeks ago

The goggles zey do nothing.

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[-] Fuckfuckmyfuckingass@lemmy.world 20 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

With his bare fucking hands, apparently.

EDIT: Not to be confused with his bear fucking hands.

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[-] Agent641@lemmy.world 19 points 3 weeks ago

It's weird that they still did the photo op even after all those bees stung his face

[-] Outhouse_dayz@lemmy.world 19 points 3 weeks ago

I didn't recognize him, with out the piano wire.

[-] Sanctus@lemmy.world 17 points 3 weeks ago
[-] UltraMagnus0001@lemmy.world 17 points 3 weeks ago

Nothing has changed. Religion and politics to control the masses.

[-] ikidd@lemmy.world 15 points 3 weeks ago
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Hey man I’m not here to kink shame but… wat.

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