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“In one sense, the key difference between today’s politicians and the men in these photographs,” Colberg notes, “is that a contemporary politician would simply assume a different pose. Think, for example, of politicians campaigning without their jackets and ties, plunging into crowds with their shirt sleeves rolled up, to show they’re just like everyone else, that they’re one of the people.” Above: Belgian Pro-Nazi leader Joris Van Severen, 1937.