Italia nn s'é desta

Italy is commemorating it's 1943 armistice with the allied forces that "freed" Italy from the fascist forces. Yes, the inverted commas are adequate, because obviously, not everyone was so happy about American troops liberating the war and terror struck peninsula from Sicily up North, as have shown the recent remarks of high ranking politicians. (Not to mention that Mussolinis granddaughter still bearing this specked name of and actually being an active politician on the national level).
Recently, Romes mayor Gianni Alemanno said, the only truly evil thing about fascism were the Rassengesetze. And he is not alone. Minister of Defense, Ignazio (Benito Maria) la Russa, officially demanded the commeration of the soldiers fighting against the allied forces defending the Republic of Saló, the fascist stronghold at the end of the war in the middle of Italy. In his words
«Farei un torto alla mia coscienza se non ricordassi che altri militari in divisa, come quelli della Nembo dell'esercito della Rsi, soggettivamente, dal loro punto di vista, combatterono credendo nella difesa della patria, opponendosi nei mesi successivi allo sbarco degli anglo-americani e meritando quindi il rispetto, pur nella differenza di posizioni, di tutti coloro che guardano con obiettività alla storia d'Italia».(corriere)
A slap in the face of Head of State Giorgio Napolitano, a former communist who survived WWII, who was holding a speech on the same occasion, even on the same stage: the commemorative service on 8th September in Rome.
What follows? As always in Italy, basically nothing. The protest of the left is defamed by the right and the average citizen does not have any opinion. No public outcry, nothing.
What does it reveal? Again Italy, a founding member of the European Union, portraits itself as ignorant, way too careless with its past that is so much its present, and way too irresponsible with its present politicians.
Svegliati, prima ke ti desti!