The pages of the Treccani encyclopedia would not be enough to list all the episodes of double standardism into which the left has stumbled. A sort of mindset that was revealed yesterday in the controversy of the day. The newspaper la Repubblica has released some private chats between Paolo Signorelli, head of the press office of the Minister of Agriculture Francesco Lollobrigida, and Fabrizio Piscitelli, known as Diabolik, for years leader of the Lazio ultras, murdered in 2019 (according to the accusatory theory) in part of a feud over control of drug dealing. The chats are taken from the forensic copy of Piscitelli’s mobile phone drawn up as part of the investigation carried out by the Roman prosecutor’s office. The conversation covers a period of time between mid-December 2018 and a few days before Piscitelli’s death. The two had met in the Lazio fan community. “It’s not our fault if the Romanists are Jews,” Diabolik notes in a vowel. “All Jews,” replies Signorelli. And again: «Death… them and the Jews».
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The journalist Gad Lerner is at the center of another conversation: «That Jew Gad Lerner», writes Piscitelli. And Signorelli: «What did that pig say?». Yesterday morning Signorelli self-suspended himself from office. This is his explanation: «I would like to point out that I do not remember the conversation in question and I also consider it necessary to underline how far from me, from my thoughts and my feelings, the serious contents of that conversation are». Lollobrigida spoke on the topic: «Based on how I have known Paolo Signorelli in these two years, I am sure he is light years away from what was reported in the conversation and I trust he can disprove it as soon as possible». Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini was also peremptory: “I haven’t read the chats, but if someone is anti-Semitic he’s an idiot.” So far the cold news. However, it is impossible not to underline at least a couple of suggestive aspects. The first concerns the timing, two days before the European elections, with which private conversations dating back to about six years ago came out. We must not forget the obvious difference with which the left has treated some episodes of evident anti-Semitism or references to periods that were anything but luminous. A supine attitude, for fear of offending the sensitivity of the many (potential) voters with the keffiyeh around their necks.
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Several times during pro-Gaza street demonstrations, images of government officials were burned or defaced, starting with Prime Minister Meloni. Senator for life Liliana Segre was also targeted in the streets. Not to mention the Israeli flags with photos of excrement plastered on them. But our thoughts also go to journalists of the caliber of David Parenzo, Maurizio Molinari and Daniele Capezzone who were prevented from speaking within three Italian universities. At the University of Turin, on the contrary, an imam invited students “to fight against the Jewish state”. And what about the surreal claims to allow the pupils of the Pioltello school to celebrate Ramadan. Last but not least, Christian Raimo, the professor candidate for the European elections with Avs. After having expressly stated that “neo-Nazis must be beaten”, he released a poster with the slogan: “The fight, beloved”. It doesn’t take a puzzle expert to discover that if an r is added to the word loved, a clear reference to 1970s terrorism emerges. But in these cases, silence (at least for the left) is golden.
