phenomena included benito mussolini his wife kill a noted that mussolini had a certain natural magnetism his eyes constant style over you his gaze was wanting his pupils flashed he knew that his eyes exerted power on others. in the years before the war mostly leni had been a socialist and worked as a journalist in one thousand nine hundred fourteen he became a fervent nationalist. in midland in one thousand nine hundred he founded a fascist combat squad which consisted of about two hundred men. mostly copied much from capt really don't see all. his supporters wore black shirts. used the ancient roman salute. carry daggers and popularized the slogan under way