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Eugene

(61,900 posts) Fri Apr 5, 2019, 01:32 PM Apr 2019

Footage of Italian boy who stood up to fascists goes viral

Source: The Guardian

Footage of Italian boy who stood up to fascists goes viral

Video shows boy known as Simone saying Roma people should not ‘be abandoned’

Lorenzo Tondo in Palermo
Fri 5 Apr 2019 14.47 BST Last modified on Fri 5 Apr 2019 15.42 BST

A 15-year-old boy who stood up to far-right activists during violent protests in Rome has won plaudits across Italy.

The boy, Simone, was filmed speaking out in defence of minorities on Tuesday, when hundreds of far-right activists and residents took to the streets of Torre Maura, a Rome suburb. They were demonstrating against the temporary rehousing of 70 Roma people at a reception centre in the area.

While one of the leaders of the neo-fascist CasaPound party was telling journalists that local people did not want the Roma around, Simone raised his hand and intervened, saying: “I don’t think like you.

“What you are doing here in Torre Maura is exploiting the anger of the people. You turn this anger into votes, for your interests.

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Footage of Italian boy who stood up to fascists goes viral (Original Post) Eugene Apr 2019 OP

The pride of Italy Democracy v the pride (NOT) of the US: hlthe2b Apr 2019 #1

The Odd Thing Is Me. Apr 2019 #2

There's more to italians than meets the eye. My husband and I drove to a guesthouse in Karadeniz Apr 2019 #3

hlthe2b

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1. The pride of Italy Democracy v the pride (NOT) of the US:

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Fri Apr 5, 2019, 01:49 PM

Apr 2019

Me.

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2. The Odd Thing Is

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Fri Apr 5, 2019, 02:20 PM

Apr 2019

When I first saw the headline on the latest and then clicked, I expected to see footage from WWII.

Karadeniz

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3. There's more to italians than meets the eye. My husband and I drove to a guesthouse in

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Fri Apr 5, 2019, 03:38 PM

Apr 2019

Vicenza where I and my Maltese had spent a few nights some months earlier. I guess we waited in the car while grandma went to tell her daughter what was going on. A few minutes later, out pops grandma waving money. She said they were full, but her daughter remembered that they'd overcharged me, so here's my refund. I know the only reason she remembered me was thanks to the Maltese. The italians are crazy for Maltese...but the Maltese wasn't with us and daughter didn't come out and I'd never have known about the money. If at all possible, anyone going to Italy should definitely accompany a long-haired Maltese. You'll experience the Italian soul.

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