A right-wing proto-fascist government silencing the press, intellectuals and critics.

Can’t be, thats never happened before.

I mean, other than Hitler. Or Mussolini. Or Franco. Ok, and Pinochet. And yes, Putin And Xi are recent examples. Oh, and Orban, Erdogan and the entirety of PIS in Poland. And Modhi. And Netanyahu. And we did see the start of this with Harper and Bush in North America. And Trump’s explicitly said he’s going to do this.

Point is, it almost never happens and we shouldn’t be concerned about the rise of the Right at all.

The party is called “Fratelli d’Italia” (lit. “brothers of Italy”) so no one is surprised the President’s brother-in-law is a Minister too. 😂

What is happening against journalists, writers, magistrates and anyone who tries to express criticism “in the name of public safety” is interesting because it would not be normally acceptable under normal conditions in a western democracy.

Unfortunately, the seeds of this started before the current alt-right government. It’s shocking that they are systematically being used now for political reasons but once there is a crack in the system it’s normal someone will try to exploit it to their own benefit.