What would Italian fascism look like within the context of the EU, the G8 and NATO? Would we recognize it?
Silvio Berlusconi controls the media he doesn’t own outright. Organized crime is now that nation’s most important industry. The country is flirting with state-sponsored xenophobia. Its political system is at the breaking point.
The first time it’s tragedy, the second time it’s farce. Only, it’s not very funny.