The Brothers of Italy, a party that traces its origins to neo-fascism, is expected to get around a quarter of the vote in Italy’s general election. Part of the reason this is happening lies in Italians’ indulgent perception of Mussolini’s regime
Save time by listening to our audio articles as you multitaskOne reason this is happening lies in Italians’ indulgent perception of the Fascist regime that governed their country from 1922 to 1943. As Paul Corner of the University of Siena sets out to prove in this enlightening study, that perception is starkly at odds with the historical record.
Fascism created a nation that was partly supportive of it, and superficially enthusiastic, but also cowed by the enduring memory of the blackshirts’ reign of terror, and by a system of social control as rigorous as that later installed in communist East Germany. Almost every aspect of an individual’s well-being was dependent on party approval: “suitability for a job, for a licence, for a work permit, or for a pension would be decided at the discretion of the Fascist official”.
Meanwhile other Fascist achievements, like the much-vaunted draining of the marshes south of Rome, represented the continuation of schemes initiated earlier. As for the alliance with Hitler, far from being a momentary lapse, it was entirely consistent with the congruence between Italian Fascism and Nazism.
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