Hard-right leader set to take power in Italy. Giorgia Meloni is on course to become Italy’s first woman prime minister and its most right-wing leader since World War II following yesterday’s elections. Meloni, whose party originated in the neofascism movement of the postwar era, has criticized the “LGBT lobby” and called for a naval blockade of immigrants. At the same time, she’s moved closer to the center on issues like controlling Italy’s massive debt burden and supporting Ukraine against Russia. One of her biggest political influences? Lord of the Rings. Meloni used to dress up like a hobbit and says she doesn’t consider LOTR fantasy.
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I get annoyed by these characterizations of "far right/hard right" that don't specify what about them is right wing At least this one includes a few policy beliefs
Congrats to Italy for electing their first woman prime minister! That's very progressive.
It does say something when the only women allowed to progress are those that espouse heavily conservative and war-mongering beliefs.
The March on Rome happened in late October 1922, so Italy didn't even last a century before falling towards fascism again.
Oh man, there's definitely going to be some fashy ceremony to commemorate the March on Rome, isn't there?
I guess it's a quirk of mine but some in the media call neofascism "post fascism" and it bothers me. Post fascism makes fascism seem more like a rock genre than - you know - fucking fascism.
Mussolini is okay but the riffs and melodies are so old-fashioned fashy. Meloni sets the standard for the new stuff and post fash is so much better.
She clearly has taken a lot of inspiration from the orcs: same philosophy and everything.
https://twitter.com/JimCarrey/status/1112036866381930496?t=rTJj-dWOumFGC7AJ298ZQw&s=19
Comrade Carrey graced us with the anti-Italian fascist playbook several years ago. Never forget.
"Ukraine le wholesome unlike le cringe LGBTs"
Typical western decadence.
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I heard people say today that she is a "self-avowed fascist". Obviously, I think she is one, but I am wondering if she has literally said while on the record "I am a fascist"? or something concrete we can point to that will actually make apolitical people go "oh damn dude actually that is bad"
I can't find any quotes from her directly stating "I am a fascist" but she has a few choice quotes about Mussolini being a good guy (this was said in 1992, so not exactly a new belief of hers). She also used to be a member of the youth group that descended from some neo-fascist political party, but I can't find any references to what this fascist party is supposed to have been, though I don't doubt that its probably true.
Maybe she'll be end up like other fascist Italian leaders - hanging around
withlike a bad smell.
