ITALY’S NEW ‘EXTREME’ PRIME MINISTER

The Highwire with Del Bigtree

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🗓️ 13 October 2022

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

This week Italy has made history by electing the first female prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, however, the world press have formed a systematic and swift takedown of her character by labeling her a “far right facist” for valuing family and country.

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0:00.0	He's a brand new prime minister in Italy.
0:02.6	I don't know if you're aware of this.
0:04.7	And she's getting rave reviews.
0:06.5	I mean, I really don't remember when media has just really embraced a darling the way
0:14.3	our mainstream media in America is embracing Georgia here.
0:18.9	So let's just take a look at how much America and our news agencies love the new prime minister
0:23.6	of Italy.
0:24.6	Voters in Italy tomorrow appear poised to make a hard right turn.
0:28.9	The woman expected to become prime minister leads a party with roots in neo fascism.
0:33.8	The hallmarks of Italian fascism like this motto.
0:36.7	Defender Evodillo, Batre Familla!
0:39.4	God, Fatherland and family.
0:41.7	They far right political party whose roots go back to post World War II neo fascist.
0:47.0	Far right political party whose roots go back to post World War II neo fascists.
0:51.3	Roots in Italy's post war fascist movement.
0:54.0	Roots in Italy's 20th century neo fascist movement.
0:57.1	Miloning herself was a hard core neo fascist militant.
1:02.4	Suddenly because of Italy's disastrous history, the last time a hard right party rose to power.
1:07.8	The most far right government in that country since Mussolini.
1:12.5	Most right wing government since Mussolini.
1:15.4	Since Mussolini.
1:16.4	A red flag if there ever was one says Edith Brooke, a renowned poet and Holocaust survivor.
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