Giorgia Meloni sworn in as Italy's prime minister. Some fear the hard-right turn she's promised to t

[Polybius]

Source: CNN

Giorgia Meloni sworn in as Italy’s prime minister. Some fear the hard-right turn she’s promised to take

Giorgia Meloni, the hard-right leader who was sworn in as Italy’s first female prime minister on Saturday, won the election on a campaign built around a promise to block migrant ships and support for traditional “family values” and anti-LGBTQ themes.

Meloni was sworn in by the Italian President Sergio Mattarella in a ceremony taking at the Quirinale Palace in Rome.

She heads an alliance of far-right and center-right parties, her own Brothers of Italy chief among them, and is set to form the most right-wing government Italy has seen in decades.

Meloni’s win in parliamentary elections last month suggests the allure of nationalism remains undimmed in Italy – but her vow to take the country on a hard-right turn still leaves many uncertain what will happen next.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/22/europe/giorgia-meloni-italy-new-prime-minister-intl-cmd/index.html

[Rebl2]

1. Sickening

[PatSeg]

2. So terrifying

The more things change, the more they remain the same.

"We learn from history that we do not learn from history." Friedrich Hegel

Painfully true.

[FelineOverlord]

3. Mussolini fan

Link to tweet

[dlk]

4. Here we go again...

Too many Italians have short memories or no memories at all. Fascism was absolutely devastating for Italy that last time. Why would it be any different this time around?

[Polybius]

6. I don't think this qualifies as a "short memories" situation

Mussolini has been out of power for 77 years. The vast majority of Italians weren't around for him. Even a 100 year old Italian was only 23 when he died.

[dlk]

7. Technically speaking there are still Italians alive from that period

And the Italians who lived through Mussolini’s horrors, no doubt, shared at least some of their stories with their children and grandchildren. I believe that would qualify under the “short memory” category. Granted, most Italians alive today weren’t alive then. But, by all means, correct me if I’m wrong.

[Polybius]

9. Oh, of course

There are quite a few Italians over 85 that remember Mussolini, I'm just saying there are not all that many. Hopefully you are correct. The ones that saw him passed down the horrors to their kids.

[ZonkerHarris]

5. canceling the vacation to Italy

[electric_blue68]

8. Oh! I just remembered I have 2nd gen cousins living in Italy...

My cuz moved to Italy with his Italian, ?or Italian-American wife, and their kids. I don't think they're RW'rs. Hooo, boy.

[BigmanPigman]

10. I was gifted an Italian duel citizenship

by my sister. We were thinking that if the US goes all in for the GQP we could go live there. We know Italy has always had fucked up governments in varying degrees since WW2 but the current government is not something I would want to live under. No wonder Bannon wants to get involved with their populist BS.

[DFW]

11. At least it's a parliamentary system

If they go too far, and lose popular support, a simple no-confidence vote can topple the existing government very quickly. Look how long Liz Truss lasted as PM compared to TFG, with whom we were stuck for four years, once inaugurated. Italian governments with staying power in the post-war era have been very rare.

[kimbutgar]

12. I guess I won't be going to Italy anytime soon.

I hoped to travel there next year but I’ll go to another country like Spain or Portugal. No tewveling or supporting a country run by a fascist right winger.

[GenThePerservering]

13. Eh, Italy changes governments

like people change underwear. Something like 65-70 Governments since WWII? They last like 12-18 months and then collapse.