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Why is Italy swinging to the far right? (Sunday's regional Election could be "political earthquake')
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| Jan 24, 2020
| BBC
Posted on 01/24/2020 9:20:19 AM PST by 11th_VA
Italy’s far right leader, Matteo Salvini, is hoping to cause a political shock by winning Sunday’s regional election in Emilia Romagna, a stronghold of the left since the Second World War. That could topple the government and sweep him to national power. So what is driving support for his populist far right League?
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: emiliaromagna; europeanunion; italy; matteosalvini; nato
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posted on
01/24/2020 9:20:19 AM PST
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11th_VA
To: 11th_VA
"So what is driving support for his populist far right League?"Far left politics.
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posted on
01/24/2020 9:21:32 AM PST
by
Mr. K
(No consequence of repealing obamacare is worse than obamacare itself.)
To: 11th_VA
The reason for that is that to the press mildly Trotskyite is “far right.”
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posted on
01/24/2020 9:21:49 AM PST
by
MrEdd
(Caveat Emptor)
To: 11th_VA
George Soros is deeply saddened.
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posted on
01/24/2020 9:21:54 AM PST
by
E. Pluribus Unum
(Democrats only believe in democracy when they win the election.)
To: Mr. K
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posted on
01/24/2020 9:22:01 AM PST
by
11th_VA
To: 11th_VA
Because Italian’s arnt stupid. The damage done to the culture by the Globalists us depressing.
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posted on
01/24/2020 9:22:23 AM PST
by
American in Israel
(A wise man's heart directs him to the right, but the foolish mans heart directs him toward the left.)
To: 11th_VA
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posted on
01/24/2020 9:23:07 AM PST
by
Diana in Wisconsin
(I don't have 'hobbies.' I'm developing a robust post-Apocalyptic skill set.)
To: MrEdd
“The reason for that is that to the press mildly Trotskyite is “far right.””
I don’t think that a “far right” government would vote to reduce one farthing of the debt or the expenses. So, far right in this context means not lunatic left.
To: 11th_VA
They are sick of their country being overrun with foreigners.
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posted on
01/24/2020 9:27:04 AM PST
by
Lurkinanloomin
(Natural Born Citizens Are Born Here of Citizen Parents_Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
To: 11th_VA
Because they don’t want an African invasion.
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posted on
01/24/2020 9:27:55 AM PST
by
aquila48
(Do not let them make you care!)
To: 11th_VA
Simple: Italians are sick and tired of the invasion of Muslims from northern Africa.
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posted on
01/24/2020 9:28:25 AM PST
by
RayChuang88
(FairTax: America's Economic Cure)
To: 11th_VA
Trump, Johnson, and now Salvini. It _is_ a Vast Right Wing Conspiracy!!
C_E
>> stronghold of the left since the Second World War.
A veiled reference to the “return of Mussolini”
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posted on
01/24/2020 9:29:05 AM PST
by
Gene Eric
(Don't be a statist!)
To: 11th_VA
One of the Communist Party strongholds in Italy since World War II so this is the mother of all political earthquakes there.
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posted on
01/24/2020 9:29:19 AM PST
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
To: Diana in Wisconsin
Very interesting developments to follow
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posted on
01/24/2020 9:31:02 AM PST
by
mosesdapoet
(mosesdapoet aka L,J,Keslin posting here for the record hoping somebody might read and pass around)
To: 11th_VA
By jove, I think I’ve got it! Far right in this context means you don’t want your country invaded by head choppers and goat humpers
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posted on
01/24/2020 9:33:58 AM PST
by
Vigilanteman
(The politicized state destroys aspects of civil society, human kindness and private charity.)
To: 11th_VA
Spiritual revival I pray.
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posted on
01/24/2020 9:35:24 AM PST
by
Linda Frances
(Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness.)
To: Mr. K
You nailed it. Well done.
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posted on
01/24/2020 9:35:34 AM PST
by
Luke21
To: 11th_VA
The BBC obviously don’t want the Italians to take their land back.
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posted on
01/24/2020 9:37:45 AM PST
by
dljordan
To: 11th_VA
Will he follow Britain out of the EU?
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