Mussolini

What Dominique Pagani says

Dominique Pagani mainly returns to one phrase of Mussolini's: "bomb in hand and flower in mouth." He quotes it to show that, for this man who came from socialism, revolution does not mean meeting material demands1. In 2026 he still reads in it the idea of a national revolution that would be a matter neither of unemployment nor of wages2. He links the phrase to the ideology of desire and remarks that one might think Cohn-Bendit said it3. He also points out that the term "totalitarian" is of fascist origin4. On the historical side, he mentions the divisions Mussolini sends to the Brenner Pass when Hitler threatens Austria, which makes Hitler back down5. He also cites the attack on Ethiopia and the occupation of Addis Ababa, to which the powers do not react6. Finally, he notes that the MSI ensures continuity with Mussolini's fascism and that Sasakawa proposes an international fascist organisation to him in 1939.

1. 1#4 Neofascisme et idéologie du désir; sur la pensée de M.Clouscard.26 Sept 2014 · 28:22
2. 2Leur "Europe", c'est la guerre.28 Feb 2026 · 0:52
3. 3L’écologisme est l’opium du people : Préface du livre de Dominique Mazuet "Des Veaux et des choses"4 Oct 2020 · 37:49
4. 4Arendt et Heidegger : la destruction de la pensée24 Sept 2020 · 1:09:24
5. 5#10 UKRAINE : Du problème des "Bords" au déchaînement de la guerre24 Feb 2022 · 1:45:06
6. 6Racines ou migration ? De la rêverie analytique à l'actualité, de Hölderlin à la guerre17 Feb 2023 · 5:01

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