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YouTube took down her videos then apologized and reinstated them.

This is the democratically elected head of a state. Their first female PM.

In the eyes of the neoliberal, you're only supposed to use identity politics to attack your enemy, not as a means of stating basic facts such as she's Italy's first female PM.

Does criticizing someone because they’re a fascist count as identity politics these days?

I think ID Pol only includes using ones race, sex, gender, sexual orientation as proof of sound ideology and as a defense when criticized. Saying fascist and communist is a blanket insult to one's enemies, often heard in a screaming tone.

In her case, though, she’s literally been involved in neo-fascist politics since she was a teenager. She’s spoken glowingly about Mussolini and Almirante. Maybe it would be more accurate to call her a neo-fascist, but regardless, it’s not hyperbole.

nit: she is the head of the party that received most votes. She will probably be prime minister, but for now no government was proposed to the president, even the new parliament will not start for another week

Is her gender supposed to make her bigoted beliefs somehow less objectionable and terrifying?

> This is the democratically elected head of a state.

No, just a democratically elected member of Parliament. The head of state is the president, elected by the Parliament. That president picks a prime minister which needs to be approved by the parliament.

> Their first female PM.

Not yet. The Italian president has yet to name a PM candidate.

This is the personification of the “ackchyually” meme

https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/021/665/DpQ...

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