UbuWeb | UbuWeb Papers War, the World’s Only Hygiene (1915) F.T. Marinett
We Futurists, who for over two years, scorned by the Lame and
Paralyzed, have glorified the love of danger and violence, praised
patriotism and war, the hygene of the world, are happy to finally
experience this great Futurist hour of Italy, while the foul tribe of
pacifists huddles dying in the deep cellars of the ridiculous palace at
The Hague.
We have recently had the pleasure of fighting in the streets with the most fervent adversaries of the war, and shouting in their faces our firm beliefs:
For us today, Italy has the shape and power of a fine Dreadnought battleship with its squadron of torpedo-boat islands. Proud to feel that the marital fervor throughout the Nation is equal to ours, we urge the Italian government, Futurist at last, to magnify all the national ambitions, disdaining the stupid accusations of piracy, and proclaim the birth of Panitalianism. Futurist poets, painters, sculptors, and musicians of Italy! As long as the war lasts let us set aside our verse, our brushes, scapels, and orchestras! The red holidays of genius have begun! There is nothing for us to admire today but the dreadful symphonies of the shrapnels and the mad sculptures that our inspired artillery molds among the masses of the enemy.
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