to fascists, LOOKS ARE EVERYTHING. they live by mirages and mirrors.
you can see this in 1980s fashion: the minute Republicans were successful with their #OPEC#oilCrisis, and then #IranHostage & #IranContra twofer coup against Jimmy Carter, shoulder pads popped on everything.
out went the dailywear of working class clothes like tshirts and jeans. everything became a riff on the business suit.
business suits are the uniform of USA corporatist fascism & Mussolini understood that… 🧵