When Benito Mussolini Was Popular in America
Since World War II, Italian dictator Benito Mussolini has been regarded as one of history’s villains, and “fascist” being a commonly lobbed insult at anyone who is regarded as a bully in politics or embraces policies accused of being authoritarian. However, for quite a time many admired him and thought that he, as the saying goes, “made the trains run o…
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