Liberation Day remains an extremely divisive topic in politics, both Italian and Cesena. The positive side in any case is that the anniversary continues to attract the attention of many people, as demonstrated by the long procession that set off from the Wall yesterday morning to reach the monument to the Resistance of the Serraglio, where after the laying of the wreath in homage to the victims who gave their lives to bring freedom to our country (which was also attended by the provincial councilor and exponent of Fratelli d’Italia Enrico Castagnoli), speeches followed. Before Mariangela Gualtieri’s reading of Antonio Scurati’s monologue censored by Rai, Mayor Enzo Lattuca spoke. The mayor thundered against “the occupation of Rai” and recalled the anniversary of the killing of Giacomo Matteotti, ‘guilty’ of having opposed the violent oppression of the fascist regime and, raising his tone, he harshly attacked the “mice” who secretly reproduce on the ceiling in a room in the historic center of Cesena (the reference is to a club linked to Casapund, ed.) the Celtic crosses, the worst symbols of fascism and Nazism”.
Liberation Day exists for a reason, which must never be forgotten. The Celtic crosses do not belong to this time, but defacing the images of center-right election posters with the addition of the antifa writing should not belong to this time either. This is not anti-fascism. And yesterday would have been a great time to reiterate that. The hatred that poisons politics is one of the worst threats that can jeopardize what those who came before us, paying for it with their lives, gave back to us on April 25, 1945. Freedom. Marco Giangrandi also spoke on the topic: “If today, 79 years later, I can run for mayor of Cesena, I owe it to them, the heroes of the Resistance who, giving their lives for a supreme ideal, fought strenuously to defend the rights of future generations. I myself, when I entered politics, felt the cold claw of offense and intimidation on my skin. As if diversity of thought was always and in any case the antechamber of fascism”.
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