Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoFascist salute not a crime unless a risk to public order, Italy’s top court sayswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up1187arrow-down14cross-posted to: worldnews
arrow-up1183arrow-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 · 1 year agomessage-square25fedilinkcross-posted to: worldnews
minus-squarehungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19arrow-down2·1 year 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-up4arrow-down4·1 year agoWhy are they saying it is, then?
minus-squareDragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·edit-21 year 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.