Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoFascist salute not a crime unless a risk to public order, Italy’s top court sayswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square29fedilinkarrow-up1187arrow-down15cross-posted to: worldnews@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1182arrow-down1external-linkFascist salute not a crime unless a risk to public order, Italy’s top court sayswww.theguardian.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square29fedilinkcross-posted to: worldnews@lemmy.ml
minus-squarehungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down2·11 months agoI hate it so much how the article calls it “the Roman salute”. ROMANS NEVER ACTUALLY USED THAT SALUTE. Romans using it is most likely just something that people made up in 18th century France. IT’S. NOT. ROMAN.
minus-squaremaness300@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down4·11 months agoWhy are they saying it is, then?
minus-squareDragonTypeWyvernlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·edit-211 months agoBecause fascists lie. Like, it’s an ideological tenet to lie about whatever you need to to achieve your goals.
I hate it so much how the article calls it “the Roman salute”. ROMANS NEVER ACTUALLY USED THAT SALUTE. Romans using it is most likely just something that people made up in 18th century France. IT’S. NOT. ROMAN.
Why are they saying it is, then?
Because fascists lie.
Like, it’s an ideological tenet to lie about whatever you need to to achieve your goals.