Enthusiastic war-supporters like D'Annunzio, who captured the popular imagination by flying over Vienna to drop propaganda leaflets, were acclaimed as patriots, while democrats and pacifist republicans were dismissed as defeatists.
Supporters were seen as patriots.
mnli hypothesis: Supporters were seen as patriots. premise: Enthusiastic war-supporters like D'Annunzio, who captured the popular imagination by flying over Vienna to drop propaganda leaflets, were acclaimed as patriots, while democrats and pacifist republicans were dismissed as defeatists.