Vic_Hedges t1_it8ck3f wrote on October 21, 2022 at 5:49 PM

Mussolini is the stronger parallel. The leaders of the Jan 6th insurrection were absolutely modelling it on the fascist March on Rome.

Groups like the proud boys and their ilk are consciously trying to follow the script of Mussolini's Black Shirts

thefuzzylogic t1_it8p9ez wrote on October 21, 2022 at 7:14 PM

>The leaders of the Jan 6th insurrection were absolutely modelling it on the fascist March on Rome.

And just a couple of weeks ago the literal descendants of Mussolini and his party won a majority in the Italian elections, mainly by tempering their language in public to be less inflammatory to moderates while still using coded words and imagery to incite the far right.

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RD__III t1_it8ol2v wrote on October 21, 2022 at 7:09 PM

This is a common theme amongst populist uprisings. Another interesting book is "The Storm Before the Storm" by Mike Duncan. It has a lot of parallels as well, especially regarding the Gracchus brothers and the Social Wars. History doesn't repeat itself, but it often rhymes.

Rymbeld OP t1_it8pda5 wrote on October 21, 2022 at 7:14 PM

Yeah if been thinking a lot about the Roman Republic before reading this book. My degree was in classics, so I'm quite familiar with individual politicians having gangs battle it out on the streets