"THE POWER"
"ORIGIN OF POWER"
"THE STONE AGE"
"LIFE WAS ROUGH, FOOD WAS SCARCE, AND THE TIMES WERE UNCERTAIN"
(intense panting)
T-the...ch...chic...chicken....
...God of the fire...
Fire... God of the fire!
They are frightened...
I am friend with the fire!
I have the power to dominate the fire...
But! The fire needs to eat...
Ye shall bring me one chicken a day, and sometimes even a pig
Woe unto you! If you don't comply
Woe unto you...
I, Muhammed, have the power to communicate with Allah
Allah is your God, and I speak in his inspiration
Allah requieres offerings, sacrifice the lamb and the goat
But woe unto you! If you eat the flesh of the pig...
Woe! Woe to you, if you eat meat on Fridays
Woe to you, if you use the pill!
"The Roman Age"
Military, commercial and agrarian power
The war against Carthage has provided us with plentiful fortunes, and a myriad of slaves
Yes, but these slaves eat and don't work, we need to find a way to exploit them...
Let's send them to the fields, farming has its costs
Brilliant idea...but!
- The plebeian tribunes will oppose -Yet, only one needs to be paid off
-It’s more likely that the farmers will revolt -We will push back any uprising
We have a strong army, more than capable to defend the nation
Ave, Tiberius, ave!
O' tribune of the people, Tiberius
When we fought against Anibal, the nobility promised us fortunes and wellness
And now, they kick us out of the farms, replacing us with slaves
We no longer have our cows, bread, oil...
-We only eat from the grass -Like beasts
For months, I have been planning an agrarian reform
I will ask for the public lands, owned by the lords, to be handed over to the farmers
May the Gods protect you, O' tribune of the people
The fight will be hard
But with the help of my friend "Ser Agapitus" we will win against the hostility of the consuls and the Senate
Ave Marcius! Oh, the people these days!
Regrettably, the plebs only care about politics this day and age!
Have you heard the proposal of tribune Tiberius?
It is the end of agriculture, an outright disaster
Yes, come forward...forward, death! Death!
Ave...
Lions!
More milk, slave!
Father, this milk doesn't have any fat!
I wouldn't call this donkey milk
Slave, it is required a better control over my donkeys
Maybe, your slaves skim your milk, and make butter!
If I find one, I'll have it killed by torture!
Ave, Ser Agapitus!
Are the reports wrong, or are you proposing a law to take away our lands?
Oh, no! What am I hearing?
It's just an idea from my colleague Tiberius
Eh, tribune...if we keep this up, we'll end up cleaning our own backs, with dirty water nonetheless!
Such frighten, my dears, do not worry
No one will take away your lands. Or your slaves!
I don't like this Tiberius fella, he is a buffoon, a revolutionary! He is turning the farmers against us!
Fortunately...the other tribune is a true democrat!
Of course! I, too, am a tribune of the people, but I shall never enable a law against liberty and right!
Now THIS is a proper speech!
Knock it off already with this "tribune of the people" nonsense
Naive...I do this, for your sake!
If you keep Tiberius at bay, I shall gift you with this slave
Her skin, as soft as a rose petal
And if you support the good and democratic ideas, we patricians shall be on you side as well
And we can gift you fortunes
For your people, but be wary! Do not lose your autonomy
I propose that the lands of the state, occupied and exploited by the landlords, be given to the farmers
Bravo! Finally! This way we can eat something!
The constitution is offended, I protest and vote against!
You traitor! Miserable wretch!
Why, Ser Agapitus, don't you act for the good of the people, and the salvation of Rome?
I, too, desire the salvation of Rome, but my opinions and my way to achieve said goals are different
I have the right to use my vote against your proposal!
Citizens, a tribune of the people that acts against the people...
Deserves to lose his position
Away! Away, Ser Agapitus, traitor! Away!
The agrarian reform must be abolished!
All it takes is the elimination of Tiberius Gracchus
Of course... But if you want to better disorient the plebs, and to give a legal perspective to this assassination
It's best if we have the Senate to make an intervention
Nobile "patres coscripti", the tribune of the people Tiberius is driving us towards the madhouse
To the madhouse, he takes us directly by our behinds
In conclusion, what does this Gracchus want?
-He wants our lands! -And what shall we eat? Stones?
Fools
You act witty as Tiberius plans to ruin you!
You're right! He's right!
-We live out of income! -Gracchus is a madman!
What's on your mind, senator?
Oh, noblemen, noble senators, why such agitation?
Why all this fear for Tiberius Gracchus?
Let him croak*, he will not be the one to deject Rome *(a wordplay on his last name, Gracchiare/Gracchus)
Let's not take confidence, you never know the outcome!
He wants to give the land to the farmers...
Alright, alright. But it's in our interest not to exacerbate the plebeians
What if we gave them a tiny lil'bit?
-I won't give them anything -It’s a matter of principle!
The right of property!
You give them one finger...they'll ask for the whole arm!
Death to Tiberius...!
Tribune dead...delayed reform...
And you? What do you think, Simplicius?
Senators! Let's fulfill our duty!
Let's break the bundles!
Escape! Save yourself, Tiberius!
The senators went mad! They are infuriated
They're here to kill you!
I am a tribune of the people
Why run?
Take care of my child... Go!
"The Epic of the Far West"
"When the power of the conquerors had to become an absolute, and they, the only masters of the land"
The moan of the last bison...
The earth cries
Look at us... We are poor
The government from Washington does not keep its promises
And sells without any right, our most fertile soils
The whites ravage our land
And they kill the animals
During the marches, we can't find animals, or wood, or water
Disease is rampant, and medicine is lacking
They push us towards the desert, where it's coldest
We are forced to rob, because the invaders deny us mercy and the right to live
Look at us... We have a head and a face like you do
We are all part of one populace
These savages threaten the cattle!
They obstruct with commerce and business, and they interfere the construction of the railroad
Let's make them slaves, it wou-
Impossible! The Indians are not as meek as the Negroes!
Then…let's destroy them!
Provoking them, in front of the world, would turn the responsibility towards them
We will instigate the colonizers, the pioneers against them!
We shall violate them with our troops!
We shall send our convicts
Having them imprisoned is expensive, and there is much free space towards the West...
Drop the anchors, and break the prisoners free from the chains!
Dear prisoners, ye are now free...
In the New World, you shall find peace and you will rebuild your once broken homes
Rich mines await you!
Fat cattle and fertile, virgin soils that will reproduce your seeds a thousandfold
You miserable fucks will become the ancestors of the millionaires of tomorrow
Go forth, and colonize!
America will become your nation and your logical outlet
Go!
Pioneer friends, we sell everything!
Rifles, shoes, brassieres...
Pistols, ammo, gunpowder and more!
That's the collection center for pioneers
We also sell whiskey, liquors, hard drugs to resell to the indians, in conclusion, a bit of everything!
Salutations, pioneers!
Come closer, come forward and intertwine with us, because here we are all family, we are all brothers
Good morning y'all, hello!
How is everyone?
I am very honored to salute the blossoming of Europe
With your sacrifice, with your courage, you shall bring progress, freedom-
-And religion! -And religion…into the new world!
"O' merciful God, we turn our pitiful eyes to the sky, and your holy benevolence saves us in the glory of your Kingdom..."
But in order to build a healthy and civilized country, we need to get rid of the savages
-Holy words -And to suppress them, you need firepower!
-…Right! -Bravo!
-We need guns, we want gold! -Our lands!
Calm down, calm down! You will get everything, here...
This is the Winchester, a jewel of the American gun industry
-Extraordinary… -Look! Fully automatic!
Sixty hits per minute!
I will kill 10, 20... 50 indians
The railroad will pass through here, and the workers will need meat every day!
With this rifle, you can kill hundreds of bison!
And make yourselves rich...
-All the bison are held in the indian reserves! -We risk our lives!
I assure you this, I was told yesterday by a prominent figure in the government...
... That soldiers will be dispatched very soon to protect you!
May the protection of the Heavens destroy the indians, and let us capture the bison, amen and so be it, in the name of the Lord
If God is with us, who shall be against us?
And for the most relentless red skinned dogs, this rifle, sixty dead indians per minute
And whoever buys a rifle, I shall gift them a brand-new bible!
Because, a bible and a musket make the perfect pioneer!
The government has decided to establish agricultural colonies on your land
Are the lands of the sunrise not enough?
In my youth I have traversed them, and I remember they are beautiful
Maybe they have become sterile?
The government has decided to construct the railways in your lands
The last treaty grants us with this land
The government orders you, to sell your pastures and your forests
You have always despised the accords, and you've destroyed our villages
We forgot, and we gave you the land that was given to everyone
But why?... Why do you want to take away this last fraction that barely helps us survive?
The government will give you a reserve
In your reserves our children go without meat, while you whites kill the bison and take only its tongue
Stop it!
The white boss sends you to take away our lands!
But your colonizers and your soldiers robbed us before we made any deals!
I shall speak no more!
Threatened by violence, we shall defend this land with our sacrifice!
Father, hundreds of palefaces march toward us with wicked cannons...
Cannons, of the hundred blows...
"Mother..."
"We are about to die. Remove from our good people every fear, not for us, but for those that will remain..."
It's skinny...so skinny...
I can only give you one dollar
-But you sell them for five dollars… -We have taxes and expenses to pay!
And I'm full of chickens, come on...
We can no longer live out of the land
Uneducated...crude...
“Bigger pays for the laborers” “Sharecropping doesn’t yield, the land to the farmers!”
-Hey, Castaldo! -Yes, sir!
-What is going on? -The farmers are on general strike, count
Someone is turning them into hotheads...
5 dollars... 5 dollars for this bone of a chicken...
With your income, we won't be able to eat
"Stop to the underfed payments"
They all want a raise, boss...
Too much anarchy...too much freedom!
This is the socialist's fault
Socialist partners...
We have another goal, to create unions
To avoid the speculation on the alimentary products, and to stop the continuous raising of the prices!
"SOCIALIST UNION"
Place it on this hook, here
"CHICKEN $3
That's alright
These damn unions, and socialists...
-It's a disgrace, the government should intervene -What government? Here, everything is a joke
The "reds" are king!
Good morning, I have a beautiful chicken, would you like it?
With these unions around, we should close shop!
I pay taxes! I am a fighter, I didn't fight the war for the "reds" to screw me over
How dare you?! You dishonest- Thief!
-Shame on you! Attacking a soldier… -The people lack patriotism!
Let's hope, let's hope we don't get a revolution!
My lands are in danger!
Soldiers are insulted and beaten!
They want to divide the fields!
The socialists want to be kings!
Or Rome, or Moscow!
Down to the red syndicates!
Down to the socialist union, and long live the army!
Order! Order!
Order! Order! Order!
(fascists chant in the distance)
SIlence! Stop, stop it!
-Who are you? -I’m unemployed
Fuck it, let's get down...
This is what the strikes give us!
-To unemployment! -Right!
-But he will now help us to reinstate the order! -Let’s hope…
You understand? No farmers, no food
-Which party do you support? -None
-Good answer! -He is a free man!
Good, you are a gentleman, I shall name you leader of the gang
He will be one of us, give him the black shirt, c'mon!
-Capital and work -Every social class united to defend the nation
Let's embark on our journey, let's go!
Slowly, dont push
-Let’s do this expedition -And punish the reds!
"The Head of the Fascists, was a certain Mussolini..."
"He considered himself a Roman Duce, and a lord of the Renaissance"
"The Queen herself observed, that he was also good-looking, with a vast and sharp sight..."
"His big black, wide-open eyes fascinate and dominate..."
"His forehead, always looking up..."
"His squared outlines, reveal his will..."
"Inside him, there is the aristocracy of the genius, and of the blood..."
"No one is above him, in the world of the living..."
The workers are still strong...
The farmland is going bad as well
The national spirit is nowhere to be seen...
If these socialist ideals take hold... we won't be able to speculate any longer...
Let's have the army intervene... We execute the hotheads, and in eight days, we regain control...
To justify the violence, we shall take advantage of the confusion of that moment
We need to pull the bourgeois on our side... The merchants, the intellectuals...
-And also the workers -The agrarian workers!
And the fighters, we need to defend the nation!
We shall reinforce...the fascist squads!
Money for Mussolini...
"Circle of the Industrial and Commercial Interests of Milan"
Comrades, we thank the industrial and commercial lords for giving us this beautiful room
Our programme is simple, we want to govern Italy! Only one thing is encouraging, the hatred towards socialism!
"Death to socialism, long live fascism!"
We shall swear, that the struggle waged will only end in triumphal victory!
I give the word to Benito Mussolini...
You the town dwellers, the dominant class, are rightfully preoccupied by your interests
You, agrarian! You need my help
You, industrial, need my help. Everyone needs my help!
You are in need, for the agrarian workers to remain calm!
We prefer those that work hard, with determination and possibly, in silence!
If you, town dwellers, want to keep your status as the dominant class...
Then you have to make a national policy!
-Long live the king… -The Republic is better!
-Long live the king! -The Republic is better!
Long live the King, long live Italy and long live the Nation!
-Long live the Republic! -Enough, stop it! Silence!
Mussolini, what should we do?
The Nationalist ideology will help us maneuver the masses towards our goals
Fortify then, the Monarchy. Sacred, glorious, traditional, millenary symbol of the nation
The property is a currency, stitched together by hard work!
And everyone has the holy right to transmit this right for the ones born after ourselves
"NATION. FAMILY. GOD."
What about religion?
For religion, I already have my plan set
I confirm, that the only universal idea is the one spoken by the Vatican
Bravo, Mussolini!
We will beat down the reds, we will eliminate every single one. We will stop the failures!
-We need to burn down the unions -That won’t work…
The need to occupy the farm lands!
Our actions will always be successful!
Death to the Reds! Death to the Reds!
We need to burn down the unions!
If we ever took a beating, it was because we were outnumbered!
They shall not break us! That's why today we build the fascio* (*strongly held bundle of sticks)
Even if we join forces, we are still outnumbered by the farmers and the workers!
You, agrarian and industrialists have automobiles and telephones
While the workers only have bicycles!
Our squads will be mobilized throughout, we will always be one hundred against one!
"CAVAION TO IT'S CHILDREN, FALLEN FOR THEIR NATION"
Today you become the phalanx!
And fruition of the armed soldiers!
Indomitable eagles of the blue Italian skies!
Cream of the Italian crop, wearing pitch black as the daggers you hold!
Listen to the winged appeal, from your poet soldier...
Long live D'Annunzio!
Daring black flames, man your steel!
To the sky!
Death to the pacifists!
Commander, the daring glove
To you! Crowd of warriors...
You get what you give!
Don't dare against! Don't disgrace! Don't hesitate!
Break away the false balance!
You are the intrepid incendiaries of the sacred fascist fire!
And you Alpine folk, the sharpshooters of the mountains!
Soldiers, from the mountains and from the flat lands
Follow me! The car and the pilot of the nationalist dawn, that illuminates the soul of fascist Italy...!
(fascist chants)
You, prepare to deliver some beatings! I salute you, while I fly away!
Eleonora! Eleonora!
I'm coming, my love!
Eleonora! Eleonora!
That Mussolini is a hothead, but...he works quite well...
Let's conclude...do we give him the power or not?
Will the King...be happy?
Of course...this also benefits himself...
I wouldn't want Mussolini to take advantage of us, once he takes the position of power
-We need to take this risk! -Keep working with the populists and socialists…
It's too risky for our affairs...
What if we supported the liberals and the democrats?
The liberals and the democrats are good people, but they are incapable of taking the matter to the squares
And the revolutionaries fight on these squares!
And so...let's send Mussolini to Rome!
...To Rome!
Halt! Break formation
Where are we?
Do you have the compass?
So...the sea is that way...
The mountains over there, and the river over here...
No, no, no...that's the sea, the mountains are that way and the river is over there
-But…that’s what I said -I don’t think so
What now? The North is here! We need a map!
We need to hurry, it might rain soon!
-We need to ask someone else… -You’re right, you’re right
Hey there, gentleman...
Which way to Rome?
Over there, just keep walking
Comrades, on formation!
Black shirts, on formation, we're moving forward
"GATE OF ROME"
Oh, finally!
-Long live the King! -And long live the Duce!
Get in, get in, you're welcome to come inside...
Come forward
Let's go
-When does Mussolini arrive? -Tomorrow, in the sleeping compartment
I respect the freedom of the press!
But if the journals talk bad about my image, I will abolish the freedom of the press!
Duce, what should we do for the children?
Purge their brains
Long live the Duce!
Duce, the parliamentarians speak badly of you
I respect the Parliament!
But if the Parliament is against me, I will destroy the Parliament
Long live the Duce!
Duce, the workers and the farmers are protesting against their patrons
I defend the workers
But if the workers disturb the patrons, I will beat down the workers!
Your Majesty, the King, is complaining
We fascists have protected the interests of the King!
In consequence, "Sciaboletta"* must bear with it! (Sciaboletta: Little sword, an insult to the King's small height)
Long live the Duce!
Duce, the Pope awaits you!
I forgot!
Good... Good...
-How much do we have to pay? -Two billion
Quickly, the money!
Is it adding up?
There's a million and a half missing...
Give them the rest!
One must be fair when dealing with finances
Here it is
-I think we can sign now -Alright
Benito!~
Get out, it's cold!~
My body is trained for every sport
Thank you
Dear~
As I remember this beautiful day, you should gift me something to remind me of your love~
-Maybe a wild flower -Degenerate romantic!
Long live the Duce!
We have a new super light weapon, very powerful
We place them at the top of the hills, to protect the soldiers that find themselves down at the bases
Artillery, fire!
"It's me Claretta, is that you Big Cat? You are always busy working, you neglect me too much!"
Not the work, but the glory is the biggest motivation for a man of the State!
My vision is in the public interest, and I multiply my life by serving the people!
Oh my, they have such strong bites!
-This pest will change… -Allow me, General
-These damn insects… -The Duce will stomp them!
Watch out, the Duce arrives
To us!
General...
The bucket...
-The brick -The laddle!
We fascists, have won the battle against flies!
Now, we too shall destroy the mosquitoes!
Long live the Duce!
...Duce...
The anti-fascists are on the rise
Put them all in prison!
Things couldn't have gone better!
Our adversaries are in prison!
The army is respected!
An ideal moment for market speculation!
If we were to extend a claw... towards Ethiopia?
The black labor is not expensive
We could trade with grain, barley, cotton, coffee, bananas...
We could obtain manufacturing contracts for bronze, steel...and even textiles...
Contracts for the construction of streets...
We will fund a great empire!
By the merits of fascism, our army has become the strongest one in the world
Magnificient..
And the most disciplined as well...
-When do they start? -I don’t know
There's the infantry!
-Look at their beauty! -They are tough soldiers indeed
Alright, hurry, take off your hats
Now dress them as Alpine folk
Good... Change the emblems!
Alright, you're good
Good, let's go!
-Hurry up! -The canes! Get the canes!
Get in line!
Martial formation!
Forward... en marche!
No branch is as proud of the military as the Alpine folk
It's because of the mountains
Quickly, dress them as Bersaglieri!
-Yes, sir! -The emblems…The hats...The bikes!
Here are the bikes, don't brake them!
On formation!
Running...go!
-Oh, how I envy those 20 year olds... -The speed is needed to chase down the enemy in retreat
Quickly, change the hats!
Hurry, dismount the bikes!
Now, the joint-tubing!
Faster, assemble the parts!
Place the sled in the fourth chamber!
Hurry up Captain, we are counting on the seconds here!
Beautiful, beautiful...very good...
We have overcome the melee weapons, I tell you!
The prolungated piece!
-It’s long…longer than the savoy… -We must recognize that fascism has given us miracles!
Get to working, you turtles!
Mount the turret!
Ready...go!
-How come it has stopped? -Automobiles will always be automobiles
"...EVERYWHERE..."
Comrades...Italy prevails!
Italy, the warrior!
I say to you, as our armed forces are the most efficient!
Our cannons, even if they are made from the strongest steel, would remain as lifeless matter if it wasn't for our men who are made from the same material!
The time has come to give civilization to the savages!
And to triumph over the diverse races of the Lion of Judas!
With our roaring blades, we shall free the world from the infamous reds!
We shall create a new chapter in Nova Evropa!
Glorious hours await us!
The Roman Eagles shall take flight beyond the hills and beyond the seas!
We shall stop them on the shores! A clean slate for any civilization!
The Italian people shall create, with their blood...
...shall create, with their blood...
...with their blood!
...WITH BLOOD!...
BLOOD!
Blood...
"MODERN TIMES"
These days...
These puppets are not helping us anymore
Even the word "patriotism" has lost its effect
We need to change tactics
Let's give the power to the military!
Not yet...
We need to continue to take advantage and to speculate, under the wings of the Parliamentarian movement
Taking profit from the Democratic laws!
We will narcotize the masses with the press, with the false culture, with the television!
-We shall distract them with sports! -We will calm them with consumer goods...
We shall favor the aristocracy of the workers!
I'm very honored, your Excellence!
Mr. Lino is a pioneer of industrial breeding
-And also a pioneer of industry and construction -Very good
With hard work and a broken back, because I started with nothing, from scratch!
I congratulate you very much!
He's a very smart man...
Just how many chickens do you own?
In this shed, one hundred thousand
I produce eighty thousand eggs per day, and it's all supervised by a single man
Please, follow me
-This is exciting! -And it’s all done by only one man!
-Look at all the white chickens! -Yes sir, it’s a good year to be alive
Today, we can eat rotisserie chicken every day!
The only problem is the over-abundance!
We can't even sell all of these chickens
Everything is automatic. This is the food, and this is where the eggs are stored
The drinking water, all automatic, it's wonderful. We have a bathroom and a TV for the employee
Everything! Because today, the employees want well-being, your Majesty!
In our last working site, 7 out of 12 employees own an automobile!
Very good!
Thanks to Democracy, employees have well-being, jobs and liberty
One time, the tides were on our favor, now it is only just that it benefits them as well...
The industrial development is working in the service of humanity
- Why do these tiny beasts have glasses? -It’s simple, your Excellence…
To avoid cannibalism...
Please, honorable men, follow me to the tasting table
There are plenty of eggs for the higher ups...
Now, observe, your Excellence. This, is a normal egg...
And this, look at this wonder, it's the Super Egg!
More than a hundred grams!
It's crystal clear!
Pretty, very pretty! Congratulations, I was skeptical at first...
According to the last medical congress, the egg, because of its ease of digestion and it's proteins and vitamins, and it's lack of toxins...
... It's the ideal food for both young and old!
Good! Excellent! Better than the countryside eggs
Homo sine pecunia est imago mortis (A man without wealth is the image of death)
But today, the great Roman orator would have said...
A man without an automobile is the image of death
Sacrifice your salary, get into deep debt, sign bills
But woe unto you! If you don't buy the last super-light sports model
Reduce our working hours!
That's fair...
I understand your demands...because I'm a true Democrat...
To achieve an agreement, and to satisfy your needs, I have bought a new attacking midfielder for your team!
Moblon, it's good, it's yours, buy the Moblon
It's good, it's yours, buy the Moblon
Moblon, buy the Moblon, it's good
Moblon, it's good, it's yours, buy the Moblon
It's good, it's yours, buy the Moblon
Moblon, Moblon, Moblon!
Here's the Moblon
-You like it, don’t you? -So pretty...
FInally, I've wanted this for so long, I'll place it in the living room
We can even put it in the car
But, what is that thing?
What do you mean? It's the Monblon
-What does it do? -I don’t know, nothing. But it’s fashionable
-That’s why you bought it? -It only costs five bucks, and $20 if you buy five
-Today everyone has it! We can’t not have it! -Stupidity…
You are always building luxury homes, while you never address the problem of the housing projects
You're right! They're right...and I will always fight for my workers to have decent homes
-We can find decent housings, there are plenty of them -But you need half of your salary to pay the fees!
But why do you take it on me? I always defend your interests, you're talking to a socialist
The houses of the laborers are inhabitable
-There is no water! -And no toilets!
The government has set apart another 500 billion for the construction of housing for the workers!
-What else do you want? -Furthermore, the counties will organize and select the right locations
"HOUSING PROJECT"
The construction investments in the residential area have given me a net worth of many billions
A billion of eggs, for two and a half dollars each, without the manufacturing costs, will give me several billions
The sell of the Moblon, without the advertising costs of newspapers, radio and television, has given me a fortune
The sell of the Super-Light Sport Special has given me incredible profits...
Even from the industry, billions...
Strengthen the fabrication of automobiles
Less hospitals, less schools and more highways!
-There are no more limitations... -The workers want everything now!
Commitment is always dangerous!
Only strong military power will reinstate order!
This will be the last card drawn...
But today, to keep the power, it's best if we camouflage ourselves as socialists...
"... Who doesn't know, in these days, that every villain loves to strut in a red attire?" -Lenin