yeah probably not, that wasn’t what i was saying. but lenin probably knew a little about his history from purported socialist to reactionary when first meeting him as a leader. i don’t think lenin meant it in any sort of adoring tone which is why i didn’t understand why you were confused initially. it’s not that far fetched and it’s not really praise for him to be like “Damn, wish this guy wasn’t a fash and just stayed normal” is what i’m saying
mussolini undoubtedly had a powerful presence, charisma, and was extremely passionate
lenin in a way had all these same qualities and i have to agree that if mussolini had remained a socialist he probably would’ve been the leading face of the communists in italy, maybe not the brain of the party but certainly the face of it
a strong persona naturally attracts people to your cause; assuming the lenin quote is real that’s probably what it’s referring to
I get it now. It does seem like some liberal making up a quote to make Lenin come across as fascist (if it is made-up), but even if it was real, it does not come across as supporting fascism and someone said that they could not find a primary source with that quote.
i want to look into it but it is recorded that mussolini was in fact a socialist party member before he became a reactionary
Was he notable enough to be mentioned by Lenin? I doubt he really became famous until his fascist phase.
yeah probably not, that wasn’t what i was saying. but lenin probably knew a little about his history from purported socialist to reactionary when first meeting him as a leader. i don’t think lenin meant it in any sort of adoring tone which is why i didn’t understand why you were confused initially. it’s not that far fetched and it’s not really praise for him to be like “Damn, wish this guy wasn’t a fash and just stayed normal” is what i’m saying
which i can kinda get that perspective
mussolini undoubtedly had a powerful presence, charisma, and was extremely passionate
lenin in a way had all these same qualities and i have to agree that if mussolini had remained a socialist he probably would’ve been the leading face of the communists in italy, maybe not the brain of the party but certainly the face of it
a strong persona naturally attracts people to your cause; assuming the lenin quote is real that’s probably what it’s referring to
I get it now. It does seem like some liberal making up a quote to make Lenin come across as fascist (if it is made-up), but even if it was real, it does not come across as supporting fascism and someone said that they could not find a primary source with that quote.