dozens related to neofascistsThey are all dressed in black, lined up side by side as if they were doing a military exercise. Then a man shouts three times as loud as he can: “Attention! To all the dead comrades!” The mass then emulates fascist salute he raises his arm and responds in unison, as he has so many times: “Present!” And then the man finally insists: “Re-po-so!” It’s a scene from another century, seen in Rome in front of the former headquarters of the post-fascist Italian Social Movement (MSI), attended by Italy’s current Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. youth.
The events took place this Sunday, at the end of an event commemorating the murder of three young MSI supporters in 1978. “decades of leadership”inside roman quarter From Tuscolano. The president of the Lazio region went there. Francesco RoccaAlong with representatives of other political forces close to Meloni, he took the debate to decibel levels.
So much so that even Rocca, as the debate continued, unchecked of your department. “If the Romans had a greeting [durante el acto, y no al final, cuando él ya se había ido]”I would not hesitate to brand them and distance ourselves from them,” said the politician, a former Red Cross leader who was elected with the support of the Red Cross in the last election. Italy’s brothers, Meloni’s party. “Just as any demonstration that supports the dictatorship should be condemned, those who act in this way should also be condemned by everyone. There is a law This can’t be done apology for fascism In our country,” the deputy prime minister and foreign minister added, Antonio Tajani.
“It looks like 1924”
These did not eliminate criticism of an action that is repeated in similar formats on Tuscolano’s Acca Larenzia Street every January 7, but this year went viral on social networks. “Rome, January 7, 2024. And looks like 1924“He criticized the opposition leader and the progressive Democratic Party (PD), Elly SchleinAlso when asked a question parliament view Minister of Internal Affairs in the far-right Meloni Government.
Along the same lines, others intervened, including prominent intellectuals and journalists. “They dream A similar scene in Berlin todayasked reporter Paolo Berizzi. “The world has turned upside down. It’s a shame,” admitted Laura Boldrini, former president of the Italian Congress and former spokeswoman for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
MSI sympathizers Franco Bigonzetti, Francesco Ciavatta and Stefano Recchioni died in 1978. The murders of the first two were later claimed by Armed Nuclei against a small group, the Regional Counterforce. extreme left. The third died as a result of clashes with the police following the murder. The massacre later led to the birth of NARsa terrorist organization far rightThe incident that left Italy bloody between 1977 and 1981.