April 25 explained with the new fascists. Thus the right can overcome its taboos

Only three words are needed: resistance, freedom, totalitarianism. There is a simple, linear, courageous and not embarrassing way to ensure that the Italian right faces next April 25th without writhing in its contradictions and avoiding following the unfortunate La Russa model, i.e. not missing an opportunity to say, systematically, the wrong thing at the right time. In the past, we know, the nationalist right has found a way to get noticed in the negative, on April 25, looking for more or less creative ways to escape from an obvious embarrassment. Many exponents of the Brothers of Italy, in past years, have chosen on various occasions not to participate in the celebrations of April 25, doing everything possible to let people know that they want to consider that date a “divisive” celebration and trying in every way to find more or less creative strategies to have another story to tell on the occasion of the anniversary of the Liberation of Italy. Years ago, for example, Meloni proposed to downgrade April 25 and June 2 and replace them with another national holiday date: November 4, the anniversary of the victory in the Great War. In 2020, again, La Russa proposed – try not to laugh – to transform April 25 into a date to be celebrated in memory of the fallen of all wars, “including the memory of all the victims of the coronavirus”. In recent times, the nationalist right, in order not to disappoint its extremist electorate, has tried to distinguish itself from the “chorus” of freedom partisans, and has avoided following a path that should be obvious: use 25 April simply to remember what Italy fought that season, what they swept and what they defeated. Today, however, for the Italian right, the occasion of April 25 could be tempting, and not embarrassing, to take a leap into the future and demonstrate that it is no longer hostage to the ghosts of the past. Two unsolicited tips for orientation. One for reading and one for analysis.