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An Analysis Of 20th Century Fascism 115

The Fascist System's Attack on Art

Another disturbing aspect of fascism is that people living under such a
regime are unable to develop their artistic talents, and that their scientific
research fails to produce any productive results.
In order to determine the reason for this, we must first define what art
is. Art is found in people taking pleasure in beauty and wanting to express it.
Therefore, it first of all requires a soul capable of appreciating beauty. For
instance, an artist who possesses feelings such as love
and affection can see beauty in an animal, a landscape,
or a plant. He experiences a feeling of joy, which he
then tries to depict. A composer, in the presence of such
beauty produces beautiful music, because his soul,
feeling that beauty, longs to express it. The same
applies to every other type of art, from literature to
music.
However, it is impossible for those with a dark
and cold soul, who are used to oppression and cruelty,
and who have lost all semblance of humanity, to
produce art. It is impossible for a person who believes
in aggression and the superiority of force, who
considers that bloodshed is necessary, who sees the
world as a battleground, a kind of arena where only the
strong have the right to live, to be affected by the
beauties of nature or human beings, and influenced by
their intricacies.
Those are the characteristics of fascists, and
therefore, it is impossible for a fascist to possess any
artistic feeling. The fascist soul is utterly debilitated
and ignorant, and lacks all understanding, and
considers art "unnecessary." Statue by Ferruccio Vecchi:
Actually, the fascists' hostility to art goes back to "The Empire Emerging from
the Duce's Head."
ancient Sparta, that ancient city which they took as a
model. At a period when art was greatly prized in
Athens, Sparta saw art as unnecessary, and raised its citizens instead to become
warriors from an early age. It was virtually forbidden for Spartan children to
take an interest in subjects such as reading and writing or art in their
education.