Italy investigates Placebo singer for calling far-right PM ‘racist’ and ‘fascist’
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theguardian.com
Meloni heads Italy’s most rightwing government since the second world war. Italy’s criminal code punishes with a fine ranging from €1,000 to €5,000 anyone who “publicly defames the republic”, which includes the government, parliament, the courts and the army.
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Nah, just the one. And it was because he was killing hordes of people, not controlling them.
Um Mussolini's Fascist Italy was very much in the war
But Franco got a pass. Probably because he didn't invade his neighbors and committed his atrocities at home like a good little fascist.
Wait, which mussolini? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alessandra_Mussolini