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Whilst Marinetti was a strong supporter of violence, the oft-repeated links with Italian fascism remain problematic.

He organised a punch-up between futurists in Milan, September 1914 to support Italy's entry into the war, and in a similar demonstration in May 1915 both he and Benito Mussolini were arrested.

The same year Marinetti published the futurist compilation Guerra sola igiene del mondo ( War the only world hygiene, 1915 )-a polemic to encourage Italy to enter World War I-his pro-war views mirroring a widespread view amongst European intellectuals at the time.