Mussolini’s Blackshirts

There is a saying that goes along the lines of: “If you don’t learn from the past, you’ll end up repeating it.” (That’s paraphrased, but I’m sure you’ll get what I’m saying.) One of the tactics that Mussolini got his followers to do was to ‘supervise’ local elections, and if someone voted to elect the ‘enemy’ they were instructed to kill them on the spot. Soon, by rumour and other wildfire responses, people soon started voting for the ‘right’ party candidates, and that’s how Mussolini Fascist party came into power in Italy.

Need I say anything more?