Controversy over a partisan initiative in Sedriano. The center-right attacks the stele in Piazza Repubblica
Of Alberto Giannoni
It is inaugurated today, from the town hall 4, the first monument dedicated to the victims of the foibe in Milan. And it's all a flourish of initiatives, in the areas governed by the centre-right.
The stele that should be placed in Piazza della Repubblica instead, you can't see it yet, even if the Municipality announces an imminent meeting to break a stalemate that has been going on for years.
The history of memory is also a history of controversy. The massacres of the foibe and the exodus of the Istrian-Dalmatians have long been ignored or denied, for political reasons. The ancient taboo of the left continued to produce silence, or worse gaffe, provocations and revisionisms. And Sedriano also seems to be a similar case, where for the 9 February an initiative is organized in which, according to the centre-right, the history of the foibe is compared to fascism. «It's really shameful – comments Forza Italia MEP Stefano Maullu – that the Anpi tries to hide the responsibilities of communism: Anpi organized a conference entitled “Fascism, Headquarters, Exodus”, avoiding in all ways to allude to the killings and murders perpetrated by the communists".
The Milanese municipalities in the hands of the center-right are working to celebrate Remembrance Day with dignity. In addition to the stele which will be inaugurated today by the President of the Zone 4 Paolo Bassi, commemoration or historical study initiatives are also planned in the Municipalities 2, 7 e 9. And in 5, where on Saturday the council chamber in viale Tibaldi hosts, all 11, the presentation of the comic «Foiba rossa», on newsstands today with the newspaper. The tragic story of Norma Cossetto. «This is how we celebrate the memory after a long oblivion – explains Carlo Serini, Fdi municipal councilor who promoted the initiative – a long conspiracy of silence in which the drama of 15 thousand infoibates was deliberately ignored and 300 thousand exiles, and many others, we don't know how many, in Slovenian and Croatian territory. An ethnic police to justify the Slavicization of the territory. Let's remember the story of Norma Cossetto, 23 years, innocent, tortured, tortured, raped, example of Italian martyrdom on Italian soil at the hands of Tito's communists". And even in the Municipality the center-right is pressing. «While the Town Hall 4 is preparing to inaugurate a stele in memory of the victims of the foibe – attacks Fi group leader Gianluca Comazzi – the Municipality's silence on the subject is deafening. Just a year ago an agenda was approved at Palazzo Marino (presented by the center-right) which committed the mayor and the council to erecting the now famous monument to the martyrs of the Foibe, which should have been built in Piazza della Repubblica for years. On that occasion Sala made a demanding and solemn speech. One year later, what progress has been made in this direction?». Reply by the Councilor for Culture Filippo Del Corno: «We are waiting for the news from the promoting committee. The association has proposed a donation, which the Municipality accepted with a resolution, with a determination and then with a convention, then she declared that she wasn't ready and asked for help". The technical report envisages a work costing 70 thousand euros, two blocks of 4 meters with a bas-relief and an epigraph. The reconstruction of the urban planning department of Palazzo Marino is somewhat different, according to which the committee would in the meantime have requested a modification with additional installation costs that were not initially known. "We are looking for a solution" they say from the Municipality, announcing a meeting scheduled for next week.
Source: http://m.ilgiornale.it/news/2018/02/07/revisionismo-ultimo-atto-lanpi-nasconde-la-storia/1491352/
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