Posted by Jan-Maarten
on 13/10/2009, 12:33:34, in reply to "Re: Don Fulco Ruffo di Calabria, father of Queen Paola"
145.18.242.60
In that case Henri is correct indeed, and the headline is misleading. Thanks for the correction.
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: He was not a senator for a fascist party, he
: was a senator during Fascism.
: Contrary to the present Italian republic,
: where senators are politicians like all
: members of parliament, during the kingdom,
: senators were life peers, appointed by the
: king on proposal of the government, for
: various reasons: illustrious citizens,
: owners of large estates or industrialists,
: etc. Of course they were not likely to be
: oppontents of the Fascist party, but were
: not career politicians.
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: What makes the headline so scandalous? He
: wasa
: senator for a fascist party and he was
: Paola's father, so the headline seems
: correct.
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: I saw it in VRT Teletext and I thought the
: headline of the page was scandalous: 'Father
: Paola Fascist Senator'.
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: It was an insinuating headline which was far
: beyond truth and scandalous for a public
: broadcaster as VRT to place it.
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