Would you have been a communist in Italy during WWII?

[Keystone Phil]

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.

[Keystone Phil]

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.

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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.

[Keystone Phil]

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

And all I'm saying is that in the mindset of a young Italian man in the south at the time, I can't say that I wouldn't have had some loyalties to the guy after what he delivered for me and the people of the area.

If I knew what I know now, I wouldn't have wanted either and it doesn't matter that those are the only two I could pick from.

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Yeah, that's correct. I may hate ignorance and, yes, it might tick me off a little more that they hate "my people" but I can understand why they feel that way. They become trash when they refuse to admit some of the wrongness in their feelings.

For example, those that I've spoken to that still admire Mussolini to an extent at least admit that he did some serious wrong.

[Keystone Phil]

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

They just got to him first. He would have been killed anyway.