new row – Libero Quotidiano

Watching What will be, on Rai3, it seems that it is still April 25th. Yes, because yesterday’s episode, after the case of the alleged censorship ad Antonio Scurati, it was dedicated to the glorious founding myth of the left: anti-fascism. In the absence of anything else, or better, the progressive media, in fact, have no choice but to play the score written by the Democratic Party. All with the sole aim of attacking the government on the only issue that, at least this is what they believe in those parts, is still hot. And that is to accuse the government, and specifically Giorgia Meloni, of being fascist. A question of ratings, and of money, in short. Pure business.

And therefore the program of Serena Bortone, which made headlines for denouncing Scurati’s alleged censorship, was dedicated to a historical analysis of fascism, to the delight of those (few) viewers still convinced that Mussolini is back. And so the episode opened with the interview with the former communist parliamentarian, Luciana Castellina. After saying that Orban’s Hungary is a danger for Europe, to the question of whether he sees the risk of an illiberal drift in Italy too, he replied that, yes, in fact, here “there is a fascist resurgence” which it must “make us think”. And then at Castellina you are “annoyed” that the current government defines itself as conservative because, well, “there is nothing to conserve”. Also because, according to the former MEP «Meloni is an intelligent fascist, she is always better than being a stupid fascist. I appreciate it… I’m joking.” Then it’s the turn of the former minister during the D’Alema government, Giovanna Melandri, who claims that «Meloni can’t call herself an anti-fascist because she probably isn’t». But the “real danger”, says Melandri, is “afascism”. After a brief interlude dedicated to General Vannacci, with the obvious aim of making him appear to be a fascist, the broadcast turns to freedom of the press. It’s Nicola Lagioia’s turn, who recites his monologue on censorship.

It starts from Totò and Pertini, passing through the Russian writer Bulgakov, arrives at the fascism that “sent Carlo Levi into exile”, and arrives at the cases of cinema censorship in post-war Italy. Once Lagioia’s speech is over, it’s Francesco Guccini’s turn who sends a video in which he talks about the importance of being anti-fascists. «I don’t understand, or rather, I understand very well» says the singer-songwriter, «why someone still finds it difficult to define themselves as anti-fascist». At the end it is the turn of the Corriere journalist, Federico Fubini, in the studio to present his book on Niccolò Introna. And who was he? Obviously the general director of Bank of Italy at the time of Mussolini, who was prevented from making a career by the regime because he was anti-fascist. In short, the black shirts are still only seen on Rai3.