Alcide Degasperi anti-Jew, non-Catholic, model and reference of the Left and catholic communists
by Emilio Giuliana
It is certainly not my intention to make judgments on the "Statesman of Sardagna", but for the record I would like to also mention aspects that inexplicably journalists, historians and men of "culture" omit. Alcide Degasperi and not De Gasperi (he cannot boast of any noble lineage) how his name is mistakenly transcribed, in some articles published in the newspaper in his youth “Trentino” show closeness to the positions of Karl Lueger (the mayor of Vienna, Christian-social and anti – Jew). For example, it reads: «We are not against the Jews because they are of another religion and of another race but we must oppose them with their money putting the yoke of slaves on Christians» (1906). Thirty years later, in the column on’ “Vatican illustration”, mancano invece parole di condanna contro l’esproprio dei beni degli ebrei austriaci. Alcide Degasperi si espresse positivamente anche sul fascismo, thus justifying it (The New Trentino of 7 April 1921): <Il fascismo fu sugli inizi un impeto di reazione all’internazionalismo comunista che negava la libertà della Nazione (…). Noi non condividiamo il parere di coloro i quali intendono condannare ogni azione fascista sotto la generica condanna della violenza. There are situations in which violence, even if it takes the appearance of aggression, it is actually defensive violence, that is, legitimate>. Read More
