Margaret Killjoy
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She did outlive Mussolini. No family members came to her funeral. History has vindicated her and there's now a plaque for her on her childhood home in Dublin that describes her accurately as a committed anti-fascist. And it was articles about this from like right-wing Irish people is how I learned about how she would run around and stab people and things like that.
She did outlive Mussolini. No family members came to her funeral. History has vindicated her and there's now a plaque for her on her childhood home in Dublin that describes her accurately as a committed anti-fascist. And it was articles about this from like right-wing Irish people is how I learned about how she would run around and stab people and things like that.
And I think it's, I think overall it was just like, oh, there's our crazy aunt. She's just crazy. She just wanted to kill a guy. You know, that's like my best guess, but I'm not, I'm not certain. People didn't like her at the time. And now there's been kind of this, this reclamation of her legacy. Yeah.
And I think it's, I think overall it was just like, oh, there's our crazy aunt. She's just crazy. She just wanted to kill a guy. You know, that's like my best guess, but I'm not, I'm not certain. People didn't like her at the time. And now there's been kind of this, this reclamation of her legacy. Yeah.
And I think it's, I think overall it was just like, oh, there's our crazy aunt. She's just crazy. She just wanted to kill a guy. You know, that's like my best guess, but I'm not, I'm not certain. People didn't like her at the time. And now there's been kind of this, this reclamation of her legacy. Yeah.
But Mussolini was particularly good at turning attempts on his life into popular support, which is like what you do if someone tries to kill you, right? You either say like, oh, no, I'm afraid and the enemy is scary and bad, which is not a good way to gain power. Or you can say like, ha, ha, ha, they can't get me, but they want to because they're evil, you know?
But Mussolini was particularly good at turning attempts on his life into popular support, which is like what you do if someone tries to kill you, right? You either say like, oh, no, I'm afraid and the enemy is scary and bad, which is not a good way to gain power. Or you can say like, ha, ha, ha, they can't get me, but they want to because they're evil, you know?
But Mussolini was particularly good at turning attempts on his life into popular support, which is like what you do if someone tries to kill you, right? You either say like, oh, no, I'm afraid and the enemy is scary and bad, which is not a good way to gain power. Or you can say like, ha, ha, ha, they can't get me, but they want to because they're evil, you know?
almost every article about attempts on Mussolini's life from then or now is basically like, but this particular attempt is what Mussolini used to consolidate power. Everything was fine until this person tried to kill him. And then she just like swept in with fascism.
almost every article about attempts on Mussolini's life from then or now is basically like, but this particular attempt is what Mussolini used to consolidate power. Everything was fine until this person tried to kill him. And then she just like swept in with fascism.
almost every article about attempts on Mussolini's life from then or now is basically like, but this particular attempt is what Mussolini used to consolidate power. Everything was fine until this person tried to kill him. And then she just like swept in with fascism.
You don't have to be a good person. And it's like. people talk about like hindsight is 2020, but it's not because you don't know what the other options were. You know, you can only see the one thing that happened.
You don't have to be a good person. And it's like. people talk about like hindsight is 2020, but it's not because you don't know what the other options were. You know, you can only see the one thing that happened.
You don't have to be a good person. And it's like. people talk about like hindsight is 2020, but it's not because you don't know what the other options were. You know, you can only see the one thing that happened.
And, um, Mussolini would have become dictator if no one had tried to kill him.
And, um, Mussolini would have become dictator if no one had tried to kill him.
And, um, Mussolini would have become dictator if no one had tried to kill him.
You know? Yeah. And he used moments like this to consolidate power because anyone would.
You know? Yeah. And he used moments like this to consolidate power because anyone would.
You know? Yeah. And he used moments like this to consolidate power because anyone would.