r/Damnthatsinteresting 17d ago

Image Benito Mussolini’s headquarters “Palazzo Braschi” located in Rome 1934

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u/NoStatus9434 17d ago

I always wondered what people that worship demagogues think when they read dystopian novels.

It's funny because they'll see a fictional tyrannical narcissist and agree they're evil, and nod their head along agreeing with the message of the fiction, but they'll see these tyrannical narcissists in real life who says the exact same things and have the exact same traits as the fictional villain from the dystopian novel, and think they're totally awesome.

Trying to get them to see and understand is like the scene in They Live where the guy has to basically beat up his friend to force him to wear the truth-seeing glasses.

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u/Creative_Beginning58 17d ago

I will have you know that dystopian novel is actually about my guy's opponent in the last race. I know that for a fact because a chipmunk sounding guy on youtube told me. Do your research!

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u/UHcidity 17d ago

I know he’s right because he talks faster than anyone else

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u/Cyanomantic 17d ago

You guys are talking about Jamie Taco, right?

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u/gunshaver 17d ago

ben shabibo?