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EU parliament leader under fire for praising Mussolini
Associated Press ^ | March 14, 2019

Posted on 03/14/2019 7:49:17 AM PDT by Olog-hai

European Parliament President Antonio Tajani has come under fire for comments praising Italian dictator Benito Mussolini.

Tajani told Radio 24 Wednesday evening that Mussolini did some “positive things,” including improving Italy’s infrastructure, until “he declared war on the entire world, following Hitler, until he promoted the racial laws” that restricted the rights of Jews. …

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TOPICS: History; Society
KEYWORDS: eurabia; eussr; fascism; forzaitalia; fourthreich; italy; mussolini; tajani

1 posted on 03/14/2019 7:49:17 AM PDT by Olog-hai
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Well I’m sure not 100% of everything Benito did was bad. He was a snappy dresser at least


2 posted on 03/14/2019 7:54:37 AM PDT by escapefromboston (Free Assange)
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To: Olog-hai
Mussolini made the trains run on time. After $80 billion spent, Gov. Jerry Brown couldn't even build train tracks.
3 posted on 03/14/2019 7:55:35 AM PDT by Cowboy Bob ("Other People's Money" = The life blood of Liberalism)
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I’m sure many in the EU goverment would happily paraphrase Mussolini: “Everything in the EU, nothing outside the EU, nothing against the EU.”


4 posted on 03/14/2019 8:07:48 AM PDT by KarlInOhio (Leave the job, leave the clearance. It should be the same rule for the Swamp as for everyone else.)
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To: Olog-hai

The EUropeons approve of authoritarianism, they just don’t approve of doing so in public.


5 posted on 03/14/2019 8:09:04 AM PDT by MeganC (There is nothing feminine about feminism.)
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To: Olog-hai
The modern Left is really Fascism. They just try and hide it.
6 posted on 03/14/2019 8:18:31 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (If White Privilege is real, why did Elizabeth Warren lie about being an Indian?)
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I wonder if they’ve praised Brezhnev or even Stalin without it being an issue?


7 posted on 03/14/2019 8:25:39 AM PDT by OttawaFreeper ("The Gardens was founded by men-sportsmen-who fought for their country" Conn Smythe, 1966)
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What does “social justice” mean? It means work guaranteed, fair wages, decent homes; it means the possibility of continuous evolution and improvement. …

When the war is over, in the world’s social revolution that will be followed by a more equitable distribution of the earth’s riches, due account must be kept of the sacrifices and of the discipline of the Italian workers. …
Well, when Mussolini’s rhetoric as a fascist is identical to that of the “modern” left, it’s impossible to hide.
8 posted on 03/14/2019 8:30:03 AM PDT by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
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Are we going to dig up FDR so we can excoriate him for praising Mussolini and modeling the National Recovery Act after Mussolini’s economic policies?


9 posted on 03/14/2019 8:45:18 AM PDT by nuke_road_warrior (Making the world safe for nuclear power for over 20 years)
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To: Olog-hai

The first attempt by Hitler to incorporate Austria into the 3rd Reich was thwarted by Il Duche who sent armor up to the border threatening to cross over if Adolph ever made a move. Which was well received in the US and UK


10 posted on 03/14/2019 9:46:23 AM PDT by mosesdapoet (mosesdapoet aka L,J,Keslin posting here for the record)
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To: Cowboy Bob; escapefromboston
Three posts in, and you hit the home run. One would suppose we could give him credit for his sartorial tastes as well, though.

I mean, considering that he was, well... you know... a fascist dictator. :)

Oh yeah one other thing, he did seem to do well with the ladies too, for a time...

11 posted on 03/14/2019 9:52:02 AM PDT by OKSooner (Green New Deal: "If you like your air conditioner you can keep your air conditioner.")
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To: Olog-hai

Isn’t Mussolini’s granddaughter a Italian rep to the EU?

She might have an opinion.


12 posted on 03/14/2019 9:53:30 AM PDT by Reily
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Alessandra has been a MEP for Forza Italia since 2014.

Sofia Loren is her maternal aunt, too.
13 posted on 03/14/2019 4:00:58 PM PDT by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
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Yes I knew that.
I just didn’t know if she was still in office.

Wasn’t she at one time a movie star & Italian rock & roll singer?

I remember her as being very easy on the eyes for a politician.


14 posted on 03/14/2019 4:14:35 PM PDT by Reily
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Those too. Also did two covers of Playboy.


15 posted on 03/14/2019 5:16:05 PM PDT by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
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