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Part One: How The Liberal Media Helped Fascism Win

Behind the Bastards

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Media Complicity in the Rise of Fascism

This chapter explores the complex relationship between liberal media and the rise of fascism in 1920s Italy. It examines how media normalization of fascist violence, coupled with framing leftist movements as dangerous, led to a troubling societal acceptance of fascist ideologies during a politically turbulent period.

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