• slacktoid@lemmy.ml
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    6 hours ago

    Italy and Germany were allies during world war two. The word fascism was coined by Mussolini, an Italian. So making a joke referencing something based on history. And right now their stance is if not similar its rhyming.

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      57 minutes ago

      Would you make the same joke about all germans always, based on their history and the recent resurgence of the far-right?

      I’ll remind you that it was italian partisans who killed Mussolini and italians were the ones to beat the body up and hung it up on that square.

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        50 minutes ago

        Brother. The current prime minister of Italy thinks Mussolini was a good politician. Italy is run by neo-fascists.

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          22 minutes ago

          Sure, but to say thay Italy [as a whole] has always been like that discounts the efforts of a lot people, including former governments.

          Sorry if I’m nitpicking. I just want to stay conscious of the fact that the forces opposing fascism never went away, and that as history repeats itself, the good parts can also be repeated.