Oh, sure. I was talking about the zeitgeist. A lot of pissed off artists after WWI. A lot of pissed off people all over Europe. I have the impression that it changed things in a big way and meant the end of old-fashioned aristocracy. The artists protest probably had a tiny effect outside cultural haunts, but the change in art was profound and long lasting. Somewhat backsliding now, in my opinion.
So, yes, DADA and Futurists were different groups, but both were part of a huge post-war upheaval in culture and futurists got a bad rep for some early sympathy toward fascism. I am speculating, based purely on my experience of the world, that it is a piling-on based on scant evidence and the very competitive and nasty nature of business in art. It has become a sacrosanct story because it tickles people who enjoy seeing someone else go down in flames. To say reality is more nuanced doesn’t make such a re-tellable story, but I feel a need to point this out.
