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A divisive April 25th and a word, “anti-fascism”, which was bounced between celebrations and protests. # On Before tomorrow, #the politics and current affairs program of Rete 4, Bianca Berlinguer questioned her guests #to summarize #the day. # Live with #the studio, Pietro Senaldi took #the floor and tried #to reflect on #the current use of #the word “anti-fascism”. # “The word anti-fascism had a meaning in 1945. It belonged #to those who were against fascism and those who were against Mussolini. Then over #the years it cannot be denied that #the left called Berlusconi, Salvini, Meloni fascist. Now be anti-fascists it doesn’t mean being against Mussolini, but being against Berlusconi and Berlusconi’s heirs, against Meloni and Salvini. The word anti-fascism was used as a cudgel #to #throw #at #the heads of those who didn’t recognize themselves in #the former communist party,” he explained.
Bianca Berlinguer then asked #the co-director of Libero #to delve deeper and better explain his point of view. # “Anti-fascism has been betrayed by #the left, which has used it for contingent political battles. I wonder why Liberation Day can’t be #the holiday of #the whole country. July 4th, #the American Independence Day, it is not a party against England and France,” #the journalist said. # Then he got straight #to #the point: “Now April 25th is a celebration #to send #the Meloni government home. The value of anti-fascism has been debased. It no longer has #the meaning it had. It should be celebrated differently. There are anti-fascists, like me, who don’t recognize themselves in #the anti-fascists who were in #the streets today.”
