Word: fascistes
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Salvemini's words: "L'Uomo Qualunque is against everything and everybody." By endlessly pointing out every mistake made by the parties of the left, and, at the same time, sheltering fascist officials who are threatened with dismissal, such a magazine is both an instigator of unrest and a result...
Skeptical on Fascist Rebirth...
Despite this, Salvemini is skeptical about the possibility of any fascist revival, or to use the current term: NeoFacism. "The horrible experience which Italy has been through will keep her wary of any such plans," he declared. "But, on the other hand, the mistakes made in Italy by England and the United States have made Democracy as unpopular as Fascism. Many Italians look at it very simply; Democracy is Fascism plus hypocrisy. Many Italians will next turn to Communism. They don't think very deeply about anything: Fascism failed, Democracy seems to be failing, let us try Communism...
...During this turmoil, L'Uomo Qualunque, reverting to a well-known type of fascist propagandas, whips up universal discontent and makes use of psendo-democratic catch words against all Democratic movements. How great an effect it will have is yet to be seen...
Creon as portrayed in this play is the archtype of the fascist leader--the man who says he took the wheel of the shop "only because it was sinking and somebody had to help." It is not difficult to see why the play was allowed to be performed in occupied France: the appeal of Creon is probably the stronger of the two to most audiences, conditioned as we are to politics over principle...