You completely ignore what I have said about her Arabist leanings and concentrate on her enjoyment of Italian culture. Italian culture is NOT the issue of our times - it is Arab Muslim terrorism. In that, she has absolutely nothing in common with Fallaci. Fallaci will undoubtedly be remembered for her hatred of Islam that caused her to practically be banned from Italy. She ended up in New York City, dying of cancer, lamenting the leniency of the Florence government’s lenience towards Muslim extremism.
I have never heard Paglia describe herself as an “Italian nationalist,” since she’s a proud American. And who cares that the two women share atheism...or a love of tiramisu?
What both undoutedly share, and which is the fatal flaw of each (both of whom I love) is their atheism.
I am a mason, born & raised, and I know that if the foundation is out of true, the structure will never be true-can never be.
Nor am I talking about the enjoyment of a particular cake. I'm talking about a world view that eminates from the marrow of an Italian that is both tribal and individualistic; a self perpetuating and self defeating dichotomy.