Italian pride. Honor. Homeland. Loyalty. Sacrifice. These are the watchwords of the new Italian extreme right who are indoctrinated in the cult of authoritarianism, violence and xenophobia. Paolo Berizzi, a journalist who has been investigating far-right political groups for years, focused in his latest book L'educazione di un fascista (2020) on the ways in which young people are approached, enlisted and trained for the neo-fascist cause. At rallies, gyms and camps, how and where do you learn to "believe, obey, fight"?
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