Would you have been a communist in Italy during WWII?

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Please note that the communists were the only real internal opposition to Mussolini's regime and the later Italian Social Republic Nazi puppet state....

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Ah, I guess you would've cheered Hitler on after he had all communists arrested? There are some real fascist sympathizers here, always have been.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

If I was in Italy at the time, I would have been in either Campania or Sicily. Seeing as how Mussolini is still admired by many of the olds from that area to this day (and no, BRTD, they're not all fascists), I'm willing to bet I wouldn't have disliked him all that much. Going based off of what I know about the man now, I obviously wouldn't have supported him but I wouldn't have supported the Communists either.

This is just a typical BRTD simplistic, black and white poll and no one ought to be ashamed for voting "no" here.

You mean there's nothing to be ashamed about supporting fascism?

Oh and those olds you refer to are all disgusting trash.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

If I was in Italy at the time, I would have been in either Campania or Sicily. Seeing as how Mussolini is still admired by many of the olds from that area to this day (and no, BRTD, they're not all fascists), I'm willing to bet I wouldn't have disliked him all that much. Going based off of what I know about the man now, I obviously wouldn't have supported him but I wouldn't have supported the Communists either.

This is just a typical BRTD simplistic, black and white poll and no one ought to be ashamed for voting "no" here.

You mean there's nothing to be ashamed about supporting fascism?

Now, child, I may clear that there's nothing shameful about not voting in favor of the Communists here. I never said supporting fascism/Mussolini wasn't shameful. I made clear that knowing what I know now, I obviously would not have supported him.

There's not much of an option except Mussolini and the communists though, I mean even the US and UK supported the communists.

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Uh huh. The man saw to it that many of their communities were rebuilt. Now let me bold this so you can't easily twist what I'm saying...

In no way does this justify the terrible things that he did. In no way does this mean that I support him. It does, however, give a reason as to why some people admired him. It doesn't mean overall admiration for the man is right but stop being such a douche and refusing to recognize why some people thank him.

OK, so you're saying there are people in Northern Ireland and Serbia who hate Catholics but you can understand it and don't consider all of them to trash?

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

No. Period. Never.

I could never see you being a part of a resistance movement.

Sure I could be. I would have, I hope, tried to off Hitler if given the opportunity.  But I would never be a Commie. Ever. And it isn't about protecting my life style - at all. (I don't need much money to be happy really, when push comes to shove.) It is more about what it means to live the "good" life to me, in a larger sense.

The problem here, is that if the Communists had done in that particular clown, they would have never let go. They don't like letting go, as you know.  The way it worked out in the end, vis a vis Italy at least, turned out to be a better outcome.

The communists DID do in Mussolini though. They are the ones who killed him.