@Fulvio_From_Aughnacloy is only Italian in football terms. Anything outside that he has never shown any interest or knowledge of Italy
Italy was under a fascist dictatorship. I’m a communist.
A handy Whataboutery menu for @Fulvio_From_Aughnacloy to quickly pick from whenever he’s under pressure. Shrewd.
AS Roma was founded by fascists;
In the 1920s, a multitude of clubs represented Italy’s capital. This hampered Rome’s national competitiveness, an issue Benito Mussolini and the fascists sought to remedy. As part of their vision for a new and regenerated Italy, Rome had to be restored to its former glory and in 1927, fascist party member Italo Foschi organised the merger of three clubs – Alba, Fortitudo and Roman – and formed AS Roma.
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He’ll have to retire that name. Surely like Big Phil his position is now untenable.
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It’s very disappointing alright, they recently opened a museum named after him and all
Roma are the left leaning club of Rome, always have, always will be.
Blueshirt Tim trying to deflect from his party’s links to fascism.
Please read the Covid thread where I have been highly critical of Fine Gael for several months. You seem confused on all of this, your Ballyseedy reference yesterday your latest cringe fail.
In terms of your claim to love Communism. AS Roma was founded by a Fascists, who held various official roles during WWII. He is venerated to this day by the club. That’s a fact.
You thrown out several of your core beliefs when it suits.
Two months ago you were denouncing the “capitalist pigs” in America and calling for a boycott
https://tfk.thefreekick.com/t/boycott-america/31558?u=tim_riggins
One month later you were celebrating that Dan Friedkin, an American multi billionaire, had taken over AS Roma.
The Blueshirts are brought up and Tim starts shitting about AS Roma.
Typical FG whataboutery.
Roma are a left leaning team. Italy was under a fascist dictatorship at the time.
No Italy was brought up and your association with them, not by me. You claimed that fascism has nothing to do with that association.
I pointed out some facts. They were founded by a fascist and the club continues to venerate that man today. Through your football fandom, you are associated with fascism.
Similarly you want a boycott of America and their “capitalist pigs”, yet you were elated that an American multi billionaire took over.
Perhaps another history lesson is needed for you on your own club, much like with Irish history, though I think you are just a perpetually confused individual.
There isn’t a whataboutery here. I am not a FGer. I am criticising them on here almost daily. You have an admitted association with a club tainted with fascism, those are the facts.
I didn’t bring up Italy.
You decided to divert attention away from the Blueshirts.
It’s odd that you want to talk about AS Roma when this is a thread on FFG double standards.
Neither did I.
You defended your association with Italy based on your Communist beliefs.
The facts are that the major part of your association is tangled up with fascism. Those are the faces.
In terms of the double standards, have you read up on Stephen Fuller yet?
I didn’t defend their connections.
I spoke matter of fact. Italy was under a fascist dictatorship.
Here’s another for you as you are desperately trying to deflect.
When did FG pivot?
They’re still right wing fascists as far as I know.
From what? I don’t have an association with Fine Gael. This is another lie from you.
You 100% have an association with Roma though. I didn’t bring up Italy, someone else did and you tried to deflect. But you associations are tied up with fascists.
AS Roma were founded by a fascist
Further to them being founded by a fascist;
Their fist Scudetto is tainted with favourable refereeing decisions
Roma’s sporting director Eraldo Monzeglio (who in early 1942 volunteered to join the Italian army on the Russian front, along with club masseur Angelo Cerretti) also happened to be a friend of Mussolini and allegedly oversaw some favourable refereeing decisions. One such occasion was on 11 January 1942, when Roma and Lazio were level at 1-1 in the derby after 90 minutes. In the second minute of injury time, Maximiliano Faotto scored an own goal to put Roma 2-1 ahead. Laziali allege there was a blatant push on Faotto that saw player, ball and all sent over the line, but the referee was happy to allow the goal and Roma won the stracittadina . Unfortunately for the Lazio faithful, their team were also indirectly contributing to Roma’s first scudetto as they took four points off eventual runners-up Torino and six points off third-placed Venezia over the course of the season.
Roma continue to celebrate their founder to this day.
You are associated with fascists, those are the facts.
I don’t have an association with Fine Gael.
It’s one of your many lies.
You are associated with fascists though.
Good night.