Maciste was the first dude politicians copied. Since silent movies were pretty new, seeing someone on a screen was a big fucking deal. They had to figure out how to use that time best because they couldnt just get on TV 3 nights a week. People had to physically distribute these reels of film and show them to the population. So first they use the maciste shit, like mussolini and hitler. Once fascism became not cool the tone was downed and it was more like a news caster type, im talking to you and your living room, type behavior. A set of mannerisms were developed for politicians to follow while on camera to be effective.
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