A staged propaganda photo of Italy's facist leader, Benito Mussolini "harvesting" wheat, 1938
A staged propaganda photo of Italy's facist leader, Benito Mussolini "harvesting" wheat, 1938
The obsession with right wing leaders to look masculine while having absolutely no clue on how to actually be a manly man is fascinating.
215 1 ReplyI 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.
168 0 ReplyCan 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?
62 0 ReplyMussolini: "Do you want fries with that?"
44 1 ReplyDude had some weird body proportions.
99 2 ReplyThey didn't have McDonalds' to stage a photo at back then.
57 1 ReplyStrong Elon Musk cosplaying as a Libertarian vampire vibes
41 0 ReplyWell we can all be thankful trump kept his shirt on
67 1 ReplyI plucka da spaghetti right outta da grounda.
41 1 ReplyNothing has changed. Religion and politics to control the masses.
18 1 Reply50 0 ReplyMeanwhile, even the staged Stalin portraits said, "just try it, motherfucker."
25 3 ReplyBet you he didn't have a 16year old telling him how to winnow the wheat. And they probably didn't shut down the field for this photo op either.
7 0 ReplyWhat a strange looking person. He's like mini-me for Andre The Giant.
21 0 ReplyI get this reference.
42 1 ReplyAnd I had an onion tied to my belt, as was the style at the time.
39 1 ReplyWas he 3' tall?
15 0 ReplyI didn't recognize him, with out the piano wire.
19 0 Replyso this is where Putin draws his inspiration from
10 1 ReplyThis was suppose to be at his advantage?
9 0 ReplyIt's weird that they still did the photo op even after all those bees stung his face
19 0 ReplyThe goggles zey do nothing.
21 0 ReplyWith his bare fucking hands, apparently.
EDIT: Not to be confused with his bear fucking hands.
20 0 ReplyHmmmmm
19 2 ReplyWhat's with anti commies acting like commies
7 1 ReplyHey man I’m not here to kink shame but… wat.
14 0 ReplyWhen they carted his body away from the Milanese town square, they had to use a front end loader to carry his chin
6 0 ReplyWhat a massive dome
1 0 ReplyStaged? You mean that any other politician photo ever isn't staged?
9 16 Replythat is some insane drip tbf
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