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This week's question: Is Italy becoming Fascist again?
- 59% are saying yes
- 41% are saying no
comments from readers
- The Mail Man
21 May 2008 - yes
At last order will be restored to this chaotic land
- Gerishnakov
21 May 2008 - no
As many European countries including the UK are seeing there is a resurgence of the political mid-right, but Italy is not returning to fascism. When a people hang their fascist leader in the street and spit on him I do not think they are about to go back to that.
- William
21 May 2008 - no
Following the requirements of EU membership, which makes us ................... .
- Carl Jones
22 May 2008 - yes
I waited to comment on this STUPID question and I only said "yes" because its dynamic.lol
IF Italy is becoming fascist, they`ve got some catching up to do....Amerika and Britain are light years ahead.LOL
- antileft
22 May 2008 - yes
Damn straight. They also have better food, nicer buildings, and more beautiful women. Ive already booked my flight.
22 May 2008- yes
Unfortunately, multi-culturalism doesn't work and Italy is showing that sloppy immigration controls can cause significant unrest amongst the indigeneous population. The excessive numbers of immigrants may suit businesses and the "London chattering classes", who obtain a cheap source of labour , but the effect on the rest of this overcrowded island is too much to put up with. Our democratic system failed to ask us if we wished to experiment with a multi- cultural society, if it had done I'm pretty sure it would have received a resounding "NO".
Alan Briggs
- Hello
22 May 2008 - no
Italians lacked the commitment the first time round. Why would they bother a second?
- leciaramelle
22 May 2008 - yes
Well Dell'Utri and Berlusconi promised to revise history books so that people stopped celebrating the resistance fight as an expression of democracy... And Berlusconi - the incoming PM - did not take part in the 25th April celebrations, that mark the end of the II World war and the defeat of fascism and no newspaper or media channel objected to his absence from the celebrations... He and his mates call the resistance a disgrace (they killed so many fascists in the process of liberating Italy) and our constitution based on the rejection of fascism as 'outdated'.... judge for yourself!
- patricia borlenghi
23 May 2008 - yes
It never stopped! Fascists have always ruled the top echelons of Italian society.
- Viscount Firm
23 May 2008 - no
I used to be a Fascist. But then I gave it up. Didn't like the clothes - and the company left something to be desired. Now I'm right behind that nice Cameron fellow.
- Gerishnakov
23 May 2008 - no
Although Italy may be drifting further to the right it does not mean they are 'flirting with fascism'. You have only to see the Tories' victory in Crewe & Nantwich here yesterday in order to realise that the whole continent is beginning to experience a shift to the economic right-wing, as ordinary people start to feel some sort of financial squeeze.
- laurie
23 May 2008 - no
no, it's becoming neo-con, almost as bad!
- Ian astbury-jones
23 May 2008 - no
Like a lot of european states it's just going through an identity crisis brought about by globalization. I lived in Italy for a few months not long ago and, Tuscany at least, isn't as far right-wing as most of the U.K is.
- ptarmigan
24 May 2008 - no
No, but how can a person wade through all the garbage that is going on in this nation and actually find the nerve to critique another nation. I believe the good old USA must take a good long, hard look and come to grips with their own identity crisis. I deeply love my country but I am having difficulty determining whether we are going right or left at the moment. Sorry if I didn't add any insight to your query. Shirley A. Willford
- npgdavies
24 May 2008 - no
Antonio Gramsci and his disciples have caused far more damage than the Italian Fascists.
- drumlinks
24 May 2008 - yes
to npgdavies
Did they? Did Gramsci and his disciples ally with Hitler? Or were they maybe diehard Stalinists? I think any concise Modern history textbook for beginers would be suitable for you! - Ron
25 May 2008 - no
It's too easy to bandy words like "Fascist" around and then make comments about it, having no idea what the term means.
- alf@dicenso.com.au
25 May 2008 - yes
Italians's have an apathy towards poltics that allows people like Berloscone , Andriotti and former Angliei to call the shots. Public apathy is the cancer of liberty and justice. Justice has failed Italians for many years.
- Tomo
27 May 2008 - yes
The WWII Axis values dominated mainstream politics in Japan for decades, and still does. Italy's election result confirms how easily those values revive, and be accepted.
- jfereydoun
27 May 2008 - yes
The world is becoming Fascist again. Thanks to the effort of Israelis who have occupied territories and kill the Palestinian stone thrower with automatic weapons.
- lukevh
27 May 2008 - yes
Not only the seemingly blind support of Berlusconi but also the election of the ex-Fascist Mayor of Rome show a definite pattern country-wide of right wing views becoming completely acceptable for too many people.
