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The Catholic Church referred to Mussolini as a man
sent
by
a
province
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Mussolini was made Italy's new god
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Italians would go to pilgrimages to
Duce's
birthplace in
Predappio
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The
cult
of
Mussolini
Emphasised his
infallibility
(that he could never fail or be wrong)
Used the
glorification
of Mussolini to unite the whole nation
Portrayed him as the
saviour
of
Italy
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Mussolini was referred to as
'magnificent'
,
'sublime'
and
'Divine Duce'
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Stories were published that claimed he worked up to
20
hours a day on
government business
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They would never mention his
age
or that he had to wear
glasses
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Mussolini was portrayed as a
war
hero
, who despite
40
wounds did not need
anaesthetics
when operated upon
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Propaganda portrayals of Mussolini
Strong
Physically fit
Intelligent
Charismatic
Sexy
Dynamic
Family man
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The PNF was never really popular BUT Mussolini was
INCREDIBLY
popular amongst Italian people
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Mussolini was seen as above the
party
and
state
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The success of the
Cult
of
Il Duce
is demonstrated by the support and admiration from prominent liberal politicians outside of Italy
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Lord Curzon
: 'Mussolini is "a man of
marvellous
energy
and
iron
fist
"'
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Winston
Churchill
: 'Mussolini is "the
greatest living legislator
" and noted that the
fascist
regime had become a guiding center for
anti-socialist
efforts'
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Sigmund
Freud
: 'Dedicated one of his books to Mussolini, hailing him as the "
hero of Culture
"'
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The cult of Il Duce was
EXTREMELY
powerful in winning the support of the
Italian
people who saw him as a GOD
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Mussolini's
image was more popular than
fascism
itself which perhaps shows the Italian regime as Mussolinism
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Mussolini himself believed in this cult which would explain his
aggressive
approach to FP
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Mussolini slept
9
hours
a day which made his
20
hour working day implausible
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Mussolini
suffered from
mental
paralysis
and had a
gastric
ulcer
that made him
bed bound
frequently
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