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Meloni heads Italy’s most rightwing government since the second world war. Italy’s criminal code punishes with a fine ranging from €1,000 to €5,000 anyone who “publicly defames the republic”, which includes the government, parliament, the courts and the army.

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[–] 133arc585@lemmy.ml 86 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Common but disturbing behavior: investigating whether calling out fascism is a problem, but not invesgating whether fascism is a problem.

Punishing people for saying what they see.

[–] ptsdstillinmymind@lemmy.studio 12 points 1 year ago

World Governments unfortunately in a nutshell.

[–] mp3@lemmy.ca 55 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Is it defamation when it's true?

[–] Bipta@kbin.social 22 points 1 year ago

Truth isn't truth

That's the far right motto.

[–] Bishma@social.fossware.space 36 points 1 year ago

Just a few steps from "My secret police will now 'explain' to you just how not fascist I am."

[–] masquenox@lemmy.ml 15 points 1 year ago

Just a hunch, but it might have something to do with the fact that Meloni is a fascist.

[–] indigojasper@kbin.social 11 points 1 year ago

in Italian even. incredibly based.

[–] dan1101@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Meloni needs a good dunking.

[–] fixmbr@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Meloni needs a 180° rotation, as do all fascists.

[–] Carighan@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

You mean she need to be turned inside out? That's pretty gross, tbh.

[–] GiuseppeAndTheYeti@midwest.social 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Good on Italy. Everyone, not just school children, should be protected from... name-calling 🤦

[–] ritswd@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago

You gotta understand them, it would be tedious to run a fascist racist government if you had to compose with such frivolous things as freedom of speech.

[–] Maerman@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago

There is no war.

[–] biofaust@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Nor the PM nor this fascist government are our Republic. They should respond with personal offense, not institutional.

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 3 points 1 year ago

If your friend who's dressed in leather is a Nazi,

They shouldn't pass the test, and you should probably sever.

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