I would like to start by saying I love Italians. I love the food, the culture, the football, the language and the ice cream.
The thing I want to know is why are they so many fascists in Italy?
I know that most lazio fans are fascists and I hear on the news about right wing support growing in Italy.
So I was just wondering if it was the larger number who have problems or make fun of africans and jews etc or if it's just a few extremists who grab the headlines.
anyone know?
2006-11-09 05:30:27 · 11 answers · asked by Michelino 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
Italy has had a history of Fascism. WWII found them aligned with the Nazis. But most Italians are not racists. Many wealthy Italians may have this viewpoint. It could be it was started in the roots of the Mafia who gained wealth and influence. But this is not the main reason. Rome had this same attitude toward other foreign nations after all they had conquered most of these nations including Gaul which is the South of France. One reason they felt superior was that they had built aqueducts throughout Rome. This allowed them to control water and have baths as well as drinking water. It made them cleaner, healthier, smarter,and able to grow crops. It allowed them to control their environment. They were better able to feed their soldiers.
This made them feel superior and fostered racism against other cultures who seemed primitive,
This has carried on through out the world but on the whole I do not feel most Italians are racist.
2006-11-09 05:45:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I haven't been there, but I've heard that they aren't so racist as sexist. Mostly from the guys though, so maybe a black guy would think that they are racist because he is not a woman. If he was a woman though, I might hear from her that Italian men always seemed to be trying to touch her in ways that would make Arnold Schwartzenegger blush. Anyhow, I heard from all the women that I know that have visited Italy that they were groped repeatedly... Although, now that I think about it... Were they complaining?? There's got to be some reason those women wanted to go to Italy, right?
2006-11-09 05:37:03 · answer #2 · answered by Cheshire Cat 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A nation cannot be racist. People can be racist, but it takes many people to make up a nation, and to say "Italy is racist" would be unfair to the many NON-racist Italians. And even if a government engages in racist actions, the populace as a whole may not necessarily support those actions.
Having said that, yes, many Italians and Europeans as a whole tend to be more resistant to outside cultures and races, and it is more socially permissible to express racist or sexist remarks there than it would be in the U.S.
2006-11-09 05:46:09 · answer #3 · answered by teresathegreat 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is a growing nationalist movement all over Europe, in the UK, Spain, Germany, Russia and of course Italy. Racism is growing in Italy with the nationalist movement. But, is Italy more racist than say my country, the US? No. But, I would be wary if I were a minority going to any place in Europe these days.
2006-11-10 02:19:27 · answer #4 · answered by . 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the thing is there is a difference that people of today confuse .... if you don't like a certain race you are labelled a racist straight away which is not the case . a racist is someone who hates everything that is not from there country and does not care about colour or creed . i think the word you are looking for is prejudice as they do tend to dislike ( africans ) but not British dutch or french blacks so there are not colour prejudice there .. i would think that the east of europe is far more prejudice than Italy ... but again name a person that does not carry a prejudice ... i would like to think there is no such thing as a racist in this day and age ....
2006-11-09 07:05:18 · answer #5 · answered by andy d 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Mainly it's just the extremists who hit the headlines, but isn't it like that everywhere? A lot of people are fascist in England and America too.
2006-11-09 05:33:52 · answer #6 · answered by Katrina Van Tassel 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is always the few extremists who outdo the good people. I think Italians are a good people.
2006-11-09 05:38:30 · answer #7 · answered by marizani 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Answer:
yes
2006-11-09 05:32:02 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
the point is most italians are racsists...but poor them they dont know tey come from moors...the africans.and that they arent 100% caucasian.
2006-11-10 07:25:01 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
probably just as much as anyone else
2006-11-09 06:41:00 · answer #10 · answered by rose_merrick 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋