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Legal Translator and University Lecturer based in Messina. Sicily, mafia, Italian justice system. Mafia Chronicles: nicholaswhithorn.substack.com

Nicholas Whithorn

I've long been describing Farage's posturing as fascism, only for people to say "be careful about throwing that word around." Guys, it's fascism. Here in Italy we know what the word means. We have a post-fascist party in power & Farage is so far to the right of them they need binoculars to see him.

Farage is a fascist agitator attempting to overthrow the established order by violent means.

Of the many tragedies marking recent Italian history that I've chronicled in threads at the other place, the one that Italians often tell me caused them most distress and has remained etched in their memory like no other are the events of 10th to 13th June 1981 at Vermicino, near Rome [Thread] >> 1

Preliminary Investigation Judge in Milan confirms measure taken by Prosecutors placing Italian branch of US construction firm Caddell under judicial administration for suspected exploitation of workers employed to build new US Consulate. 200-300 Indian workers were allegedly paid €2 per hour or less

Salvini's bridge project is in tatters. Literally anything he touches falls tò pieces. One of the people involved was Lega leader in Calabria who, according to Lega themselves, "works closely with Salvini ... as expert consultant ... for all infrastructure works in Calabria."

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I know I shouldn't laugh ... I'm really trying hard not to laugh ...

Uno degli indagati è ex-Commissario della Lega in Calabria, Giacomo Francesco Saccomanno. La Lega parlava di lui così 2 anni fa: "Saccomanno lavora a stretto contatto con Salvini ... agisce anche come consulente esperto del ministro per ... tutti i lavori delle infrastrutture in Calabria."

Jun 10, 2025

Nicholas Whithorn

It’s an easy, sloppy cliché but ... if you are classifying what Farage is doing as creating ‘division‘ you are explicitly endorsing fascism as a valid alternative view rather than a demonstrable evil. Please do not do it. Language matters.