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,B]LUSCONI & ! ,NEW ,FASCISM 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,PET] ,GELD]LOOS 

,TEXT 3 

,B]LUSCONI & ! ,NEW ,FASCISM 

,/RANGE ?+S W]E AFOOT 9 ,ITALY4 ,:AT HAD BE5 KN[N FROM AF> AS A P[]FUL MOVEM5T SEEM$ TO HAVE DISAPPE>$ FROM ! MAP4 

,9 ! DECADES ( ! ,COLD ,W>1 ,ITALY WAS A HOTSPOT = ANTICAPITALI/ /RUGGLE4 ,9H]IT+ ! LEGACY ( COMMUNI/ RESI/ANCE ?AT F\<T AGA9/ FASCISM DUR+ ,WORLD ,W> ,I,I1 ! NEXT G5]ATION C>RI$ ON ! FI<T AGA9/ ! NEXT TOTALIT>IANISM3 ,N,A,T,O BACK$ CAPITALISM4 ,FROM ! #gS & #hS1 AN>*I/S =M$ AN 9CREAS+LY VISIBLE P>T ( !SE /RUGGLES4 ,!Y ALSO HAD A GLOBAL IMPACT1 =MULAT+ SOME ( ! MORE EFFECTIVE ANTIAU?ORIT>IAN CRITIQUES ( ! ,LEFT TO EM]GE 9 ?IS ]A4 

,FROM ! #iS1 ,ITALIAN AN>*I/S & ,LEFT ORGANIZATIONS LIKE ,TUTE ,BIAN*I PLAY$ AN 9FLU5TIAL ROLE 9 ! ANTIGLOBALIZATION MOVEM5T1 & SOME ( ! E>LI] & MORE MILITANT ACTIONS AGA9/ ! ANTI-IMMIGRATION POLICIES ( ,=TRESS ,EUROPE ALSO OCCURR$ 9 ,ITALY4 ,:5 ! ,G#h MET 9 ,G5OVA 9 #b#a1 #b1 PEOPLE TOOK TO ! /REET 9 PROTE/1 & ?\S&S ( AN>*I/S RIOT$ & F\<T ) POLICE1 :O >RE/$ & 9JUR$ HUNDR$S1 & KILL$ ONE AN>*I/1 #b#c-YE>-OLD ,C>LO ,GIULIANI4 

,JU/ SIX YE>S LAT]1 ! AN>*I/S W]E SUFF]+ UND] REPEAT$ WAVES ( REPRESSION1 & PEOPLE \TSIDE ( ,ITALY C\LD F9D LITTLE 9=MATION AB\T :AT WAS GO+ ON4 ,EV5 :5 ,I WAS !RE ,I C\LDN'T MAKE S5SE ( ! SITUATION1 BUT AFT] TALK+ ) DIFF]5T PEOPLE ,I BEGAN TO ASSEMBLE A PICTURE 9 MY HEAD4 

,ONE ?READ 9 ! /ORY GOES BACK TO ! #gS1 :5 A MAN NAM$ ,SILVIO ,B]LUSCONI1 :O HAD ALREADY MADE A =TUNE ?R\< %ADILY F9ANC$ REAL E/ATE DEVELOPM5T1 MOV$ 9TO ! M$IA 9DU/RY4 ,HE BEGAN ACQUIR+ TELEVISION /ATIONS & NEWS MAGAZ9ES1 EV5TUALLY COM+ TO [N AB\T HALF ( ! M>KET4 ,BUT = ,B]LUSCONI1 ! M$IA W]E NOT ONLY A WAY TO MAKE MONEY1 !Y W]E ALSO A P]FECT TOOL = RE-5G9E]+ A SOCIETY ?AT WAS CON/ANTLY ?REAT5+ ! C\NTRY'S POLITICAL & ECONOMIC SY/EM4 ,HIS ABILITY TO CONTROL ! NEWS WAS CRITICAL3 H[EV] ! WEAL?Y HAVE ALWAYS CONTROLL$ ! M$IA & %AP$ ! NEWS TO REFLECT !IR [N 9T]E/S4 ,B]LUSCONI WAS ONE ( ! PIONE]S TO GO FUR!R 9 US+ ! M$IA AS A CULTURAL TOOL4 ,EV]Y?+ FROM NEWS TO SOAP OP]AS TO COMM]CIALS & 9FOM]CIALS W]E US$ TO *ANGE ! V]Y VALUES ( SOCIETY & REPLACE A PROLET>IAN ID5TITY ) A B\RGEOIS ONE4 

,BEAUTY /&>DS & PE] PRESSURE CAN BECOME P[]FUL TOOLS = SOCIAL CONTROL :5 !Y CAN BE COORD9AT$ BY A SMALL ELITE & 9T5SIFI$ ?R\< A CON/ANT BOMB>DM5T ( IMAGES4 ,:5 ?OSE IMAGES 5=CE A RACIALIZ$ NATIONAL ID5TITY1 AN IDEA ( BEAUTY ?AT CAN ONLY BE A*IEV$ BY BUY+ EXP5SIVE CLO?+1 COSMETICS1 & SURG]Y1 A FE> ( DIRT9ESS1 =EIGNNESS1 & POV]TY1 AN OBSESSIVE 9T]E/ 9 ! LIVES ( CELEBRITIES1 & ! APPLICATION ( A SOAP OP]A MORALITY TO POLITICS1 MO/ ( SOCIETY WILL BECOME ALI5AT$ FROM ! SOCIAL MOVEM5TS1 :I* 9 TURN WILL SPECIALIZE1 BECOM+ ! DOMA9 ( PR(ESSIONAL ,LEFT ORGANIZATIONS4 

,9 ! #hS ,B]LUSCONI ACQUIR$ ,A,C ,MILANO1 QUICKLY TURN+ ! FOOTBALL CLUB 9TO ,EUROPEAN *AMPIONS4 ,?IS TOO HAD POLITICAL AS WELL AS F9ANCIAL OBJECTIVES1 AS ! FOOTBALL CLUB HAD LONG-RUNN+ ASSOCIATIONS ) FASCI/ HOOLIGAN GR\PS1 & ) ITS NEW VICTORIES IT BECAME A RALLY+ PO9T = NATIONAL PRIDE4 

,AFT] TWO DECADES ( EMPIRE BUILD+ & SOCIAL RE-5G9E]+1 ,B]LUSCONI WAS READY TO GO 9TO POLITICS4 ,9 #aiid HE =M$ ,=ZA ,ITALIA1 A NEW POLITICAL P>TY UNIT+ C5T]-RI<T ,*RI/IAN ,DEMOCRATIC P>TIES ) NATIONALI/ & FASCI/ POLITICAL P>TIES LIKE ,LEGA ,NORD & ,ALLEANZA ,NAZIONALE1 ,!Y TOOK A MAJORITY 9 P>LIAM5T & ,B]LUSCONI BECAME ! NEW PRIME M9I/]4 ,HIS GOV]NM5T SOON FELL BUT 9 #ba HE BECAME PRIME M9I/] AGA94 

,AS ! O!R POLITICAL P>TIES MIR$ !MSELVES 9 /ALE CONTROV]SIES1 ,B]LUSCONI'S P>TY TOOK A BOLD POPULI/ L9E1 TURN+ ITS LEAD] 9TO A H]O & ?US WRIGGL+ \T ( MAJOR CORRUPTION *>GES & O!R SC&ALS4 ,B]LUSCONI SEEM$ ONLY TO GR[ 9 POPUL>ITY AFT] BE+ IMPLICAT$ 9 BRIB]Y & BE+ CAU<T ) UND]AGE PRO/ITUTES4 ,AFT] ALL1 DON'T ALL ,ITALIAN M5 WANT TO GET RI* & HAVE LOTS ( WOM58 

,! RE5]GIZ$ ,ITALIAN RI<TW+ CREAT$ A /RONG LEGAL BASE = ! COM+ REPRESSION4 ,/RICT ANTI-IMMIGRATION LAWS W]E PASS$1 & 0CITIZ5S' GR\PS0 BEGAN PATROLL+ ! /REETS ( MANY CITIES TO LOOK = PEOPLE )\T DOCUM5TS4 ,AN>*I/S W]E T>GET$ ) SUBV]SIVE ASSOCIATION LAWS ?AT CRIM9ALIZ$ AN 9CREAS+ RANGE ( POLITICAL ACTIVITIES4 ,! /ATE LEGISLAT$ ITSELF GREAT] P[]S TO USE WIRETAPS & BUGS1 PREV5TIVE DET5TION & H\SE >RE/1 RAIDS & EVICTIONS4 

,( C\RSE ! ,/ATE IS NOT ! ONLY PROTAGONI/1 & IT W\LD BE WRONG TO SEE ?IS HI/ORY AS ! CREATION ( ONE 9/ITUTION1 ONE GR\P1 ONE MAN4 ,BUT ! ,ITALIAN ,LEFT HAD LONG P>TICIPAT$ 9 ! ANTI-T]RORI/ HY/]IA ?AT FIR/ HAD BE5 US$ AGA9/ URBAN GU]RILLA GR\PS & WAS N[ T>GET+ AN>*I/S1 & !RE WAS LITTLE OPPOSITION TO ! AMBITI\S MOVES MADE BY ! ,ITALIAN /ATE4 

,! AN>*I/S HAD ALSO MADE AMBITI\S MOVES DUR+ !SE YE>S1 DEVELOP+ A !ORETICAL MATURITY & A CAPACITY = /RONG] TACTICS ( ATTACK4 ,SOME AN>*I/S TOLD ME ?AT AT ! BEG9N+ ( ! DECADE A L>GE P>T ( ! MOVEM5T MADE ! CONSCI\S DECISION TO ESCALATE ! /RUGGLE1 & = ! FIR/ FEW YE>S !Y C>RI$ \T IMPRESSIVE SABOTAGE ACTIONS ) GOOD RESULTS1 BUT ! /ATE SOON RESPOND$ ) A CAMPAIGN ( REPRESSION ! MOVEM5T WAS NOT ABLE TO )/&4 ,SOON POLICE HAD BUGG$ ! SOCIAL C5T]S1 H\SES1 VEHICLES1 & EV5 CLO?+ ( ! AN>*I/S4 ,MANY PEOPLE W5T TO PRISON JU/ = JOK+ AB\T ILLEGAL ACTIONS OR MILITANT ACTIVITY3 ALL ! POLICE HAD TO DO WAS TRANSCRIBE ! RECORD+1 QUOTE A SELECTIVE P>T1 & %[ IT TO A JUDGE1 :O )\T HE>+ ! TONE OR ! CONTEXT W\LD ISSUE AN >RE/ W>RANT4 

,DOZ5S ( SOCIAL C5T]S & H\SES W]E RAID$1 LIT]ATURE1 COMPUT]S1 & O!R MAT]IAL CONFISCAT$1 & MANY PEOPLE S5T TO PRISON OR MADE TO WAIT = TRIAL 9 PROVISIONAL LIB]TY4 ,ONE FRI5D E/IMAT$ ?AT T5 P]C5T ( ! ACTIVE AN>*I/S 9 ! C\NTRY W]E JAIL$ OR HAD TO GO ?R\< A C\RT PROCESS DUR+ !SE YE>S4 

,REPRESSION IS 9EVITABLE4 ,!RE IS NO WAY TO AVOID IT4 ,EV5 IF WE GIVE UP ! /RUGGLE1 WE MAY SAVE \RSELVES P]SONALLY BUT 9 ! ABS5CE ( RESI/ANCE ! ,/ATE WILL ONLY EXP& ITS CONTROL OV] \R LIVES AT A FA/] RATE4 ,?OSE :O SAY WE MU/ WAIT = ! RI<T MOM5T TO ATTACK ! SY/EM DO NOT UND]/& HI/ORY1 OR ! WORLD WE LIVE 94 

,IT WAS ! ,M>XI/S :O BELIEV$ 9 ACCUMULAT+ =CES & ATTACK+ :5 ! TIME WAS RIPE1 9 =M+ A MILIT>Y ORGANIZATION & LAUN*+ A POLITICAL RA!R ?AN A SOCIAL W>4 ,BUT IT IS ONLY BY RESPOND+ TO ! EV]YDAY SOCIAL W> WAG$ BY ! ,/ATE ?AT WE CAN W94 

,! ,ITALIAN AN>*I/S PROVID$ AN 9SPIR+ EXAMPLE ( H[ ! TIME IS ALWAYS N[1 BUT !Y ALSO %[$ ?AT )\T ! SUPPORT ( SOCIETY1 REVOLUTION>IES WILL BE CRU%$4 ,:AT BETT] WAY TO ATTACK CAPITALISM ?AN TO OV]COME ITS ISOLATION BY MAK+ RELATION%IPS ( MUTUALITY ) O!R PEOPLE1 & BUILD+ ! COMMUNE8 ,:AT BETT] WAY TO ATTACK ! ,/ATE ?AN BY BUILD+ POPUL> SUPPORT = SABOTAGE & ILLEGALITY8 

,DE/RUCTION IS A CREATIVE ACT1 AS ,BAKUN9 SAID1 BUT IT GOES BEYOND ?AT4 ,9 ORD] TO SUCCE$1 ! ATTEMPT TO DE/ROY ! SY/EM MU/ SIMULTANE\SLY BE A CREATIVE =CE4 

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