Quote from: Rev.Cambeul on Mon 29 Apr 2024Magnificent moment dozens of Italian men give fascist salute on anniversary of dictator Benito Mussolini's executionPositive news for a change.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13359355/italian-men-fascist-salute-benito-mussolini-anniversary.html
Excerpt: Dozens of men in Italy were seen presenting a fascist salute to honour Italian dictator Benito Mussolini on the 79th anniversary of his execution.
Dressed in black, several neo-fascist supporters gathered in Dongo and in Giulino di Mezzegra to shout fascist chants during ceremonies on Sunday.
The men marched through the northern Italian towns where Mussolini was arrested and executed at the end of World War II, and also in Predappio - the notorious dictator's birthplace and final resting place.
Today, a swarm of neo-fascists stormed through the Dongo and placed 15 roses in the lake in memory of the ministers and officials from the Mussolini government who were killed there, according to footage of the event.
Following a rendition of Taps, the leader of the celebrations shouted 'Comrad Benito Mussolini' and the crowd raised their hand to perform a fascist salute while chanting 'present'.
The anniversary of the tyrant's execution fell on the same day that Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Melloni was leading her far-right Brothers of Italy party in an election rally in the city of Pescara.
The party's roots can be traced back to the Italian Social Movement (MSI) which was founded by a chief of staff in Mussolini's government in 1946.
The MSI then slowly drew fascist sympathisers and officials into its ranks following Mussolini's demise.
Meloni first joined the MSI's youth branch as a teenager but has since tried to distance party from its neo-fascist roots.
On Sunday, Meloni claimed the left of being more of a totalitarian threat to the country today.
She noted that Communist Party members had made a formal complaint about the tent structures built on the Pescara beachfront to host the Brothers of Italy rally, during which Meloni announced she would head the party's campaign ahead of European Parliament elections in June.
'I note that the Communist Party still exists, and I say so to show where the nostalgics for totalitarianism are in Italy today,' she said.