Mussolini was the one who wrote the "official playbook" to recognise fascism better. But it was not just Mussolini. This was a general spirit that grew in Europe since the 1850s pretty much. For example why were antijewish sentiments so strong in Austria? They were the donors of the Habsburgian
Mussolini was guided by ideas like Caligula and Nero, and therefore did not just call himself the last Roman emperor. And it's clear that he wasn't alone in his cannibalistic ideas, but he ended up like any tyrant should end up!
emperors. This gave them many social benefits compared to the "normal elite" - through their Money they assured their special place in court. This alone caused already some jealousy. And when the imperial hierarchy then crumbled, the loss of stability- not just economically tightened by World war 1
And the other events that made inflation soar in Central Europe (like the Spanish Flu, the Versailles treaty and such), caused a "lack of identity", combined with a fear of "can we even survive as nation?" (Mind Austria went from a huge empire to a small core nation) will my wealth and social status
be yet the same in a few years? And this insecurity and fears were by the fascist forces fueled in these antisemite, pro-Germany sentiments we all know how it ended...
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