I've always been fascinated by this film clip of Mussolini, where he crosses his arms and struts and preens during the applause. Tonight it struck me: It's like a Gangsta Rapper. It's like he's trying to be bigger than big. It's that machismo of puffing yourself like a preening bird. It almost looks like the beginning of a mating dance:
https://youtu.be/CfS8AulsYRk?t=56
Was Mussolini the first Gangsta Rapper?
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Was Mussolini the first Gangsta Rapper?
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Re: Was Mussolini the first Gangsta Rapper?
That little clip is always at the back of my mind when I see Trump on stage. I think he has been taking Mussolini lessons.
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Re: Was Mussolini the first Gangsta Rapper?
"The great problem of any civilization is how to rejuvenate itself without rebarbarization."
- Will Durant
"We've kept more promises than we've even made"
- Donald Trump
"Of what meaning is the world without mind? The question cannot exist."
- Edwin Land
- Will Durant
"We've kept more promises than we've even made"
- Donald Trump
"Of what meaning is the world without mind? The question cannot exist."
- Edwin Land