italian-studies: Scholarly discussions in any field of Italian studies
Caro Massimiliano,
Io lavoro sia sul neofascismo che su storia e memoria, e comprendo completamente
le sue preoccupazioni su quello che succede in Italia. Mentre in molti altri
paesi europei ben più "seri", gli estremisti di destra vengono tenuti ai
margini per la loro pericolosità, da noi i leghisti fanno i ministri e la
Mussolini è un personaggio televisivo. Che la memoria del fascismo sia ormai
stata mandata ad ammuffire in soffitta è un dato di fatto (se ha voglia legga
un mio saggio, o forse "sfogo", apparso su Modern Italy nel 2006). Che poi
Haider abbia fatto lo stesso in Austria è una magra consolazione, ma collegato
al fatto che anche lì in molti hanno la convinzione di essere sempre stati
"senza colpe" e al tempo stesso "le prime vittime del nazismo". Questo dimostra
il livello del nostro senso civico-politico-democratico.
Io, pur non essendo gay, personalmente sono indignato per quello che lei
descrive, ma con tutti gli scandali che succedono giornalmente in Italia, tutta
la "spazzatura" è diventata accettabile e tutti fanno finta di niente (venga al
Sud, dove in molte aree ancora di usa il "Don" per il notabile locale, o si
aspetta ancora il politico di turno da incensare e riverire per avere un
lavoretto in cambio). E pensare che ancora si fanno analisi dell'Italia tutta
"pizza e mandolino"...
Cordialmente
Andrea Mammone
> italian-studies: Scholarly discussions in any field of Italian studies
> this message will be probably ignored, but at least i can say "i
> tried". i am not going to talk about literature exactly, but more
> about italian politics today and, more importantly, about italian
> culture and quality of life today. yesterday, i was under the
> impression of being in a very confusing dream. yesterday, in the city
> of bologna, golden medal for the italian "resistenza", the mayor and
> the "questore" authorized a public parade by young people from "forza
> nuova" in the very center of town. this group (you can google the
> name) has a 100% neofascist ideology. they wear black shirts, they
> make the roman salute, they write with black paint on the walls
> "froci ai forni", "per te omosessuale nessun diritto", "no moschea",
> "islam raus", "froci=aids", "negri=merda", they write swastikas on
> the walls and often have been convicted and then released for
> violent aggressions they perpetrated. in italy we know them, and
> although they are ideologically close to "alleanza nazionale" no
> political party officialy accepts them. they exhibit images of
> mussolini and hitler. yesterday, at the same time, groups of students
> and workers of the radical left and from the "centri sociali" put
> together another street parade to oppose the fascists. the newspapers
> today reported in a very negative way the leftist spontaneous parade
> saying nothing on the ""legal"" one. walking at night in rome alone
> for a gay or a trans is dangerous. there are more and more cases of
> hate crime every day. most policemen dislike gay people and bring no
> protection, facilitating the increasing violence and marginalization.
> whatever your political ideas, it is a fact and it is written on the
> italian constitution that the fascist ideology cannot be revived.
> still, the pope launched a crused against gay marriage in italy
> calling us "nocivi per la società" and "l'eclissi di dio". the
> italian catholic church of former hitler supporter cardinal ratzinger
> and non democratic groups are more and more attacking the dignity and
> the biological bodies of the minorities; and the institutions,
> supported by hundreds of policemen (only yesterday, 450 in service
> with stick and shields) are tolerating and perhaps approving this
> escalation of violence, legitimating and enforcing racism,
> homophobia, xenophobia, antisocial and antidemocratic furious
> intolerance. thanks for yor time, massimiliano chiamenti
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