One week from today - the 75th Anniversary

[canetoad]

Of Mussolini's removal from power. For the sake of world peace, let's hope Trump's removal is also imminent.

25 July 1943

On this day in 1943, Benito Mussolini, fascist dictator of Italy, is voted out of power by his own Grand Council and arrested upon leaving a meeting with King Vittorio Emanuele, who tells Il Duce that the war is lost. Mussolini responded to it all with an uncharacteristic meekness.

During the evening of July 24 and the early hours of the 25th, the Grand Council of the fascist government met to discuss the immediate future of Italy. While all in attendance were jittery about countermanding their leader, Mussolini was sick, tired, and overwhelmed by the military reverses suffered by the Italian military. He seemed to be looking for a way out of power. One of the more reasonable within the Council, Dino Grandi, argued that the dictatorship had brought Italy to the brink of military disaster, elevated incompetents to levels of power, and alienated large portions of the population. He proposed a vote to transfer some of the leader’s power to the king. The motion was passed, with Mussolini barely reacting. While some extremists balked, and would later try to convince Mussolini to have those who voted with Grandi arrested, Il Duce was simply paralyzed, unable to choose any course of action.
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mussolini-falls-from-power

[Kaleva]

1. Reality is a hard pill to swallow for those who believe their own bullshit

I think why many killers end up killing themselves is that reality of what they did is too great for their own twisted mind to rationalize.

[dhol82]

2. Just so sad that they out the innocent before they kill themselves

It would be so much more kind to start with yourself.