Italy’s Giorgia Meloni is the female Donald Trump for many on the left

The Hill ^ | 4/8/2023 | Douglas Mackinnon

[simpson96]

Whenever Donald Trump speaks or does something publicly, it produces rage for many on the left. But he’s not alone as their target. Intelligent conservative women who rise to prominence and excel in their chosen professions seem to be catching up fast with Trump in that regard.

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It’s no surprise, if you’ve paid attention to activist liberal “journalism,” that some of the most venomous assaults directed toward Meloni have originated from progressive sites in the United States, United Kingdom, France and Australia.

The truth is, Giorgia Meloni has an inspiring backstory. She grew up in a working-class Roman neighborhood and, on her own, with no connections or rich political benefactors, created her own political party — one that, in just four years, went from taking 4 percent of the vote to winning 26 percent in the most recent election.

As Meloni herself said in a speech, “I am the first woman to have been appointed prime minister in the history of Italy. I come from a cultural area that has often been confined to the margins of the (Italian) republic, and I certainly have not arrived here on the back of my family background or influential friendships. I represent what English people call ‘an underdog.’”

Shouldn’t such a history-making life story be celebrated — especially by women seeking their rightful place at the global power tables that have been dominated by men for centuries?

When I read the nasty insults and charges that are leveled at Meloni by some on the left, I wonder if those who are screaming “Fascist!” are betraying their own intolerance, insecurities and ideological power-hungry biases.

[simpson96]

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Good for her.

[No name given]

Yes, good.

[Lod881019]

She is really a populist. Not a “true conservative” but she 70 percent of the time is going to drive the left bonkers.
it’s amazing how many of the truly new wave of conservative leaders are women

[Celerity]

She raped me in a dressing room.

[ETCM]

She is really a populist. Not a “true conservative” but she 70 percent of the time is going to drive the left bonkers.

As is Trump. Almost all current populist are on the conservative side of the political spectrum. Orban, Duda, Meloni. Others still hold influence, even if they don't run the government, Marie Le Pen, Geert Wilders, etc. Populism seems to be on the rise in Europe, but it is being fiercely opposed and labelled as autocratic, xenophobic, racist, etc. Many on the left are essentially trying to equate neo-populism with Nazism.

[Jewbacca]

Is your cat’s named “putz”?

[sauropod]

Bkmk

[Right_Wing_Madman]

Meloni has been a massive disappointment. She loves the EU and the Ukraine War as much as her ECB predecessor. Never trust a woman in the pulpit or in politics. They take the collective/socialist route 95% of the time.

[Bookshelf]

ROME, March 21 (Reuters) - Italy will continue to back Ukraine against Russia even if this dents the Rome government’s approval ratings, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Tuesday, as polls show that military aid to Kyiv is unpopular with voters.
“We will continue to do it because it is right to do so in terms of national values and interest,” Meloni said in a speech to the Senate ahead of the European Council summit on March 23-24.

[GaltMeister]

She raped me in a dressing room

Well thats what you get for sneaking into her dressing room!