Bush's ally, Berlusconi, uses coded language to thank fascists for victory

[ck4829]

What has happened in the Rome mayoral election is something that ought to resonate way beyond the city; way beyond Italy indeed.

Last night, there were scenes in the Italian capital of a kind not seen in Europe for many a long year. At the Campidoglio, the square created by Michelangelo in front of what is now Rome's city hall, far-right sympathisers celebrating the victory of Gianni Alemanno gave straight-arm salutes and chanted "Duce! Duce!" (the title, similar to Fuehrer, adopted by Italy's dictator, Benito Mussolini.

In an attempt to embrace the new reality, Silvio Berlusconi declared: "We are the new falange".

http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/john_hooper/2008/04/rome_jumps_right.html

The falange was name of the fascist movement in Spain.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falange

[izquierdista]

1. Similar?

How about exactly the same. I'm not about to quibble about indefinite articles with some mob of fascist blackshirts -- or have they changed to a different color too?

[HereSince1628]

2. By way of curious twists and turns, did you know

what the Phalangist movement has in common with the DLC? Both refer to themselves as "The Third Way"

I am not saying that they are linked in anyway, just noting how curious the word play of politics can be.