L’Eredità, Marco Liorni on his comment on Oro della Patria: “I am anti-fascist. Let’s calm down and discuss things civilly.”

Marco Liorni breaks the silence and sheds light on the fuss raised by some of his words to “The legacy”. In a recent episode of the quiz, a great strength of Rai1’s access with excellent ratings, the host asked a competitor the year the campaign was held “Homeland gold“, That he obliged Italians to donate valuables, gold and even their wedding rings to Mussolini’s regime to support his war plans. The answer had arrived, correct: 1935. “Just think, so many families have made this truly patriotic gesture, that of donating their wedding ring to the country with a receipt and a ring of no value”, commented the owner of the house. On the Web, the intervention was immediately condemned and branded as a eulogy to the twenty years of fascism.

A few hours ago, through a video published on his Instagram profile, the reply arrived Liorni: “Hi everyone! In the episode aired yesterday of The legacy, there was a question that referred to the day of faith in 1935. When it appeared on the screen, it aroused emotions in me because many times, between my grandparents and my father, who was born in those days, in the family if it’s been talked about – he began –. It was a day of great suffering. Taking off your gold wedding ring to put on an iron one, in that Italy, was a painful gesture, but also one of patriotism. It’s what they told me and what History says, seen with the spirit of the times, not with the eyes of today. There were also people who donated and didn’t want to. But the spirit of that day was patriotic.” The host then made a point of reiterating his staunchly anti-totalitarian positions: “I wanted to say to those who thought I was praising fascism and also to the internet thugs, that I am an anti-fascist and I could never praise fascism. It just wouldn’t come to me. I was telling, from the perspective of those times, the emotions of that day,” she underlined.

And again: “When in that game de The legacy, in which we go into history, something emotionally engaging comes out, I try, even with my voice, to go back to that moment. I had a clarification. I’m sorry for those who interpreted differently, I should have been more clear”. Finally, a final opinion on the issue: “I think we all need to calm down a bit, perhaps discuss more constructive issues and in a more civilized way.”

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