La Russa on the Via Rasella attack: “The partisans killed retired musicians, not the Nazis. Inglorious page”

“Via Rasella was a far from noble page of the Resistance, those killed were a musical band of semi-retired and non-Nazi SS”. Ignatius LaRussa, president of the Senate, thus describes the partisan attack to which the Germans reacted with the massacre of the Fosse Ardeatine. March 23 – the anniversary of the massacre in which 335 people were killed, including Jews, partisans and anti-fascists – this year was marked by the controversy that erupted over the premier’s sentence Giorgia Meloni (“killed only because Italians”).

“Via Rasella was not a glorious page of the Resistance”

Now the Senate president also defends that statement during the “Terraverse” podcast by Free Daily: “A specious act. Everyone knows that the Nazis murdered prisoners, including politicians, Jews, anti-fascists and people rounded up at random, obviously not people who worked with them.” And he is keen to clarify: “The attack in via Rasella was not one of the most glorious pages of the partisan Resistance: they killed a musical band of South Tyroleans, knowing full well the risk of retaliation to which they exposed Roman citizens, anti-fascists and otherwise” .

On April 25th

Talking words. Also in anticipation of next April 25 on which the Anpi has launched a social campaign that anticipates the great mobilization that will take place during the Liberation Day in Gabratella, an anti-fascist Roman district. Meanwhile “It will not be the first that I celebrate, I went to the defense minister to pay homage to the monument of the partisans, I brought a bouquet of flowers to all the partisans, even the red ones who, as is known, did not want a free and democratic Italy but they wanted a communist Italy. Anyone who dies for an idea and for an ideal choice can never be the object of aversion”, comments the president of the Senate. He no longer has the bust of the Duce in his house, he repeats, because his sister “stole it”.

In Libero’s interview also some passages on surrogacy: “They can’t say that opposing it is a right-wing thing: left-wing people, feminist movements, gay friends say it’s a disgrace and resembles racism. They talk about children as if it were sofa cover at home, what fabric do you want? Same with the son, who knows if you can have one green eye and one black?”, comments the second state office. The rented uterus, therefore, is not good. “It is possible to evaluate adoptions for gay couples – he says – Rather than at the orphanage, I have no difficulty imagining a child for a gay couple, but I wish that already today, which is reserved for heterosexual couples, adoption would be less complicated. However, the wrong thing is to say that for the child it is the same thing to have two dads or two moms as having a dad and a mom. It’s not the same thing, then maybe he can be fine anyway “, he concludes.

The reactions

The declaration on the attack in via Rasella is already causing discussion. “La Russa’s words on Via Rasella are an unprecedented act of revisionism. In other words: the partisans asked for it a bit. The second office of the state cannot confuse the victims with the perpetrators. And clear the point of view of the fascists. Unworthy and cowardly,” he comments the deputy and coordinator of Article 1, Arthur Scott.