Palermo Trapani
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they don't suffer for it, and i don't think they should, but the point is that it's exactly the opposite, their name is beneficial for them. and brothers of italy knows and uses this to catch votes. look at the poster it is literally just the name "Mussolini". his first name doesn't even matter.
No I read his name quite well. Many of Salvini's posters had just his last name on it. I don't see any problem with his poster. His name is Mussolini, so maybe he is just saying that is my name, I will not run from my name nor should modern Italians today have to apologize for voting for me because my name is Mussolini. I can assure you as an American who spent 3 weeks in Italy last summer, Sicily and Rome, that I don't feel the national security of the USA is threatened by Meloni and Salvini's fratelli di Italia party. In addition, I doubt the 4 countries that share a land border with Italy (Slovenia, Austria, France and Switzerland) feel there national security is threatened by Fratelli di Italia.
As I stated before, I am in my 50's and have seen every President (Republican) since President Reagan labelled a fascist by the American left wing. The Brothers of Italy are a conservative party and again in my following politics in the USA and across the pond in Europe, every traditional conservative in the USA and Europe has been branded a fascist by the American and European Left. Even Pope John Paul the 2 was called by the marxist of Europe as a "Nationalist and Right wing" because he wanted Poland to reaffirm its cultural heritage and traditions and do away with Communism. Did that make him a fascist? For the record, while the European and American Left called President Reagan and PM Thatcher "fascist" I have no evidence that the late Pope was called such. But the far left hated him as much as Reagan and Thatcher. It is just what the Left here and there do. As I alluded to, Ms. Thatcher in the UK was characterized the same way Mr. Reagan was here in the USA, a fascist. So in Italy, the Fratelli di Italia being labelled as such is not surprising and in fact entirely predictable.
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