Vi er blevet tudet ørerne fulde af Hitler i folkeskolen, men Mussolini har man ikke hørt så meget om. Jeg har siddet og læst wikipediaartiklen om ham, og er forundret over hvor klart venstreorienteret han og hans politik er. Alligevel så skelner en samlet presse sjældent mellem "fascisme" og "ultrahøjre" - det er stort set synonymer. Herunder følger en række udklip fra wikipedia-siden der klart beviser Mussolines venstreholdninger. Er der nogen der kan forklare, hvordan han er blevet højreorienteret i pressens øjne?
"In 1902, Mussolini emigrated to Switzerland, partly to avoid military service."
"overthrowing decadent liberal Democracy and Capitalism by the use of violence, direct action, the general strike, and the use of neo-Machiavellian appeals to emotion, impressed Mussolini deeply."
"organizing meetings, giving speeches to workers and serving as secretary of the Italian workers' union in Lausanne."
"By now, he was considered to be one of Italy's most prominent Socialists."
"Mussolini pushed for government control of business: by 1935, Mussolini claimed that three quarters of Italian businesses were under state control"
"..he also instituted wage and price controls."
"..instituting high barriers on trade with most countries except Germany."
"In 1943 he proposed the theory of economic socialization."
"Large sums of money were spent on highly visible public works"
