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"Italy continues to push its way towards shitshow as it’s overtaken by
far-right, fascism-adjacent politicians. There’s nothing here that signals the
country will try to move back towards the center. Having apparently learned
nothing from history, the government continues to move further right while
still (somehow!) dealing with a “woke” court.
Here’s a brief recap of what recently went down in Italy, as recounted by the
Associated Press:
A judge in Milan has ordered an Italian journalist to pay 5,000 euros
(nearly $5,500) in damages to Premier Giorgia Meloni for making fun of her
height in social media posts.
The judge ruled on Wednesday that two social media posts by journalist
Giulia Cortese, who was also handed a suspended fine of 1,200 euros
($1,300), amounted to “body shaming.”
There’s your so-called “wokeism,” far-righters. Check it out: “body shaming.”
But was it? Or was it just a politician finding a convenient point of leverage
in order to own the libs (or whatever their Italian equivalent is).
The name Giorgia Meloni may ring a bell, even for non-Italian residents.
There’s a fierce new strain of nationalism running rampant in Italy, led by
none other than Premier Meloni."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
