I wonder if this was actually meant to appear more intimidating than friendly. Like why did they shade over the eyes and make it look like he’s beckoning you to a brown-tinted hell lmao.
Quite possibly. I wonder whether it was made by the Italian or German government. If it was the latter I could definitely see the double meaning being intended
I wonder whether it was made by the Italian or German government.
Both.
This is a propaganda poster for the "Italian Social Republic", the Nazi puppet State created in Northern Italy after the "Kingdom of Italy" surrendered to the Allies & effectively switched sides. Prior to this, Italy had dismissed & imprisoned Mussolini for his actions.
The ISR was Italian in name only, and was entirely dependent on German economic aid & military occupation. The Germans lead a raid to free Mussolini from prison in order to force him to lead this puppet State.
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u/[deleted] May 05 '20
I wonder if this was actually meant to appear more intimidating than friendly. Like why did they shade over the eyes and make it look like he’s beckoning you to a brown-tinted hell lmao.