Giorgia Meloni

Giorgia Meloni is the prime minister of Italy, having been elected since October 2022 and becoming the first woman to hold such a position in Italy. Despite presenting herself as a moderate, she has a background as a fascist political activist. She is the first far-right Italian prime minister since Mussolini was elected (and it just gets worse from here).Italy: Why Meloni Keeps Her Mussolini Heritage Locked Up The Globalist
==Early fascist career==
Meloni hails from Rome, and spent most of her life as an activist in the Youth Front, a neo-fascist political party of Mussolini youth.Why Giorgia Meloni Won’t Distance Herself from Italy’s Fascist Past Foreign Policy In 1992 (when she was just 15), she joined the Youth Front and later became the leader of the Student Action, another neo-fascist group.
In her young adult years when she was an activist in the Youth Front, Meloni praised Mussolini as a great leader and an example of Italian pride and strength.Italy’s Giorgia Meloni: From teen activist who praised Mussolini to brink of power The Times of Israel
==Apologia from American conservatives==
Unsurprisingly, American rightists have praised and defended Meloni as a moderate right-wing leader, claiming that she is not a fascist.https://www.newsweek.com/sam-sorbo-italy-adolf-hitler-fascist-fascism-socialism-newsmax-tv-giorgia-meloni-1746566 Meloni has also compared herself with the American Republican Party as being equally "moderate" as herself.Why Republicans are elated by ‘triumph’ of Italy’s Giorgia Meloni Al Jazeera This is despite the fact that there is footage of her praising Mussolini and refusing to distance herself from fascism.Why Giorgia Meloni Won’t Distance Herself from Italy’s Fascist Past Foreign PolicyCall Giorgia Meloni what she really is—a fascist Socialist Worker
==Anti-LGBT fearmongering==
Meloni is very homophobic and transphobic. She claims that gay marriage is antithetical to "traditional values", and has also accused Disney of spreading LGBT propaganda (much like Ron DeSantis).‘It’s a medieval vision’: fears for LGBTQ+ rights in Meloni’s Italy The Guardian She has enacted laws limiting same-sex couples from marrying and adopting children, which limits their parental rights and prevents them from living in society.Italian far-right government limits parental rights of same-sex couples PBS
==Xenophobia and nationalism==
Meloni has allowed anti-immigrant rhetoric to spread in the Italian public sphere, and has given validity to racist far-right groups.Giorgia Meloni is a danger to Italy and the rest of Europe The Guardian Some of the targeted groups were Jews, Muslims, Romani, and African and Asian migrants.Italy’s New Leaders Insist They Aren’t Fascists. Their Treatment of Roma People Says Otherwise. New Republic Meloni has also called for a crack down on Italy's African community, beginning with anti-immigration laws and fearmongering about "African infiltrators".Giorgia Meloni: Migrants' fears over Italy's new far-right prime minister BBC
Meloni signed laws preventing immigration and creating detention centers to send immigrants and refugees to in order to prevent what they perceive as "an invasion".Italy’s Senate Signs Off on Meloni’s Migrant Crackdown New York Times
==Fascist relations==
In 2024, Meloni refused to call out fascist protestors who were marching on Rome commemorating the 46th anniversary of the Acca Larentia massacre in which three teenage neo-fascist activists were killed by suspected communist activists.Video of crowd’s fascist salute in heart of Rome rattles Italy – but not its prime minister CNN
==Stopped clock==
Despite being a fascist, Meloni is defensive of women's rights and, unlike her fans, considers herself a feminist. However, her "feminist" politics have been questioned after she banned abortion in Italy, though she denies that she's an antifeminist.Italy’s Giorgia Meloni denies she is anti-women as credentials questioned The Guardian
Meloni has disavowed Putin and condemned the war in Ukraine, even going as far as to send aid into Ukraine.Italy's Meloni ready to risk unpopularity over support for Ukraine Reuters She also called out Berlusconi when he blamed Zelenskyy for the war in Ukraine.Meloni slams Berlusconi over Putin remarks Politico
She also called out the Iranian regime’s brutality from cracking down on protestorsIran's crackdown on protesters unacceptable and intolerable, Italy PM says ReutersItalian PM Says Repression Of Protesters In Iran ‘Unbearable’ Iran International (ironically despite her formerly supporting the Islamic regime in Iran during her days as a fascist activist).Italy far-right leader once hailed Iran, Hezbollah as defenders of Syrian Christians The Times of Israel
==See also==
*Benito Mussolini - Her idol and dream daddy.
*Matteo Salvini - An ally of hers in Italian politics.
*Silvio Berlusconi - Her ideological predecessor.
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