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From the article: "The historical record shows many instances in which the Mafia fought against the Peasant Fasci and collaborated with the military in suppress

From the article: "The historical record shows many instances in which the Mafia fought against the Peasant Fasci and collaborated with the military in suppressing protests and killing protesters." However, according to Wikipedia: "Some historians emphasize that the leagues were engaged in class struggle against a coalition of landowners and mafiosi and ignore evidence of strategic alliances between the Fasci and the Mafia." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fasci_Siciliani#Mafia_involvement https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fasci_Siciliani#Mafia_involvem... I wonder which is it. Perhaps the Mafia was opportunistic and would ally with the Fasci (the workers) or the landowners depending on the local conditions. Its not like the Mafia is one single entity but composed of smaller (themselves warring) factions.

fjsolwmv 9y ago
There are 3 sides to every story. In the US the mafia "supports" the workers but violeny hijacks unions for it's own profit. The "Fasci" "workers" became the Fascist government that went on a murderous rampage across Europe
- pizza 9y ago
  > Not to be confused with Fascio. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fasci_Siciliani https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fasci_Siciliani
- blindwatchmaker 9y ago
  > The "Fasci" "workers" became the Fascist government that went on a murderous rampage across Europe I googled this and couldn't find any relations between them. Could you provide a link? Also, why did you put workers in scare quotes, were they something else?
- blackbagboys 9y ago
  The Peasant Fasci had nothing to do with the Italian fascist government and had been suppressed decades before it came to power. The Peasant Fasci were left-wing and socialist and their support base later supplied fighters to the anti-fascist, communist partisans. The Italian Fascist Party was, needless to say, violently anti-socialist.

fjsolwmv 9y ago

There are 3 sides to every story. In the US the mafia "supports" the workers but violeny hijacks unions for it's own profit. The "Fasci" "workers" became the Fascist government that went on a murderous rampage across Europe

pizza 9y ago
> Not to be confused with Fascio. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fasci_Siciliani https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fasci_Siciliani
blindwatchmaker 9y ago
> The "Fasci" "workers" became the Fascist government that went on a murderous rampage across Europe I googled this and couldn't find any relations between them. Could you provide a link? Also, why did you put workers in scare quotes, were they something else?
blackbagboys 9y ago
The Peasant Fasci had nothing to do with the Italian fascist government and had been suppressed decades before it came to power. The Peasant Fasci were left-wing and socialist and their support base later supplied fighters to the anti-fascist, communist partisans. The Italian Fascist Party was, needless to say, violently anti-socialist.