Roberto Vannacci has gone from general to self-proclaimed professor, offering "tutoring" on fascism to "those who have studied history in Democratic Party textbooks." In a lengthy Facebook post, the League's number two "rewrites" the twenty-year period, quickly sparking the ire of the Democratic Party and the AVS, who unanimously accuse him of "revisionism," recalling that fascism "was a dictatorship" and calling for the League's intervention.
The MEP, who attached photos of several books on the Duce written by historian Renzo De Felice to his post, begins with Mussolini's arrival in the Chamber: "On May 15, 1921, Benito Mussolini was elected to Parliament with the Fasci Italiani di Combattimento. He was the third most voted MP in Italy." And again: "The March on Rome was not a coup d'état but 'little more than a street demonstration' (Francesco Perfetti - historian)." Suffice it to say that "the Royal Army, under the king's orders, had every opportunity to stop the March on Rome, but Victor Emmanuel III refused to declare a state of siege and, on October 29, summoned Mussolini to Rome (he arrived comfortably by train from Milan), tasking him with forming a coalition government."
The number two of Matteo Salvini's party emphasizes how the first government led by the Duce included representatives from "liberal, popular, and nationalist" parties. And finally: "All the major laws—from the electoral reform of 1923 to the single-party rules, up to the 1938 laws themselves (the racial laws)—were approved by Parliament and promulgated by the King, according to the procedures established by law."
The long list of dates and events makes no mention of the Matteotti murder. Opposition forces have lashed out at the MEP's post, demanding action from the League leader: " Salvini's silence on Vannacci's fascist provocations is embarrassing," Democratic Senator Francesco Verducci attacks, continuing: "If the League is still an anti-fascist party, then it should intervene and strip Vannacci of a role that is an offense to our Republic and our Constitution."
AVS also took a tough stance: "Vannacci," Luana Zanella emphasized, "having been defeated at the polls in Tuscany, is still talking nonsense about fascism, inciting people on social media. He's not a dangerous man, but rather ridiculous, but a revolt within the League, which was once federalist and anti-fascist, would be nice."
(Unioneonline)
