The danger is real. The far right in Europe and the Toro.
When faced with opponents, the Romanista has a completely dichotomous, bipolar attitude, either extreme in pessimism that foresees certain defeat or extreme in optimism that borders on arrogant attitude.
I always want to guarantee my part, as Guccini says in "Ho ancora la forza". So I always tend to say that victory is possible, despite the opponent's great strength, or to warn of the dangers of the wounded beast, in this case the wounded Bull. Likewise, Europe must be wary of the far right, which is growing uniformly across Europe.
It is absolutely essential not to underestimate the danger posed by the various far-right movements in European countries, which often wink at Russia and are skeptical of political Europe. In reality, only a federal Europe can engage on equal terms with major continental states like the USA, China, and India. If individual European states approached these giants individually, they would easily be enslaved by agreements that disadvantage them.
The greatest danger of these far-right parties' rise to power is that, under the guise of ensuring greater security, they restrict everyone's freedoms, increase crime, restrict freedom of expression, use force recklessly, and fill prisons. Nazism grew amid the acquiescence of the media and political parties; by the time they realized they had lost basic freedoms, it was already too late.
We need the ideas on which "The Ventotene Manifesto" is based: social justice and liberalism. We need Europeanism. A Europe that is state, political, and strong.
It's time for Europe—La Giovine Europa, as Mazzini's newspaper was called—to come of age. It should start thinking about a European army. A common political project. A common state. One of the necessary conditions for a state is the exclusive use of force. Therefore, it's obvious that a European army is needed. The emergency of Ukraine's invasion by Russia provided the basis for this.
It's already too late for these decisions. Mind you, I don't want to cause panic, but fear is good. It's good when it comes to powers with dreams of grandeur bordering on madness, like Russia (which has never hidden its nostalgia for the Warsaw Pact). It's good when I raise alarm about the internal danger of the rise of the far right. It's good when I raise alarm about Israel, which feels omnipotent—and perhaps it is, considering the weakness of Europe and the United States toward this small, mass-murdering state. In this regard, I express my full support for the Global Sumud Flotilla, requesting diplomatic cover from European countries, and my request to exclude Israel from all sports, as was rightly done with Russia.
Moreover, a permanent war situation in Gaza, as Netanyahu wants, would mean the death of many Israeli soldiers mired in Palestinian guerrilla warfare and would increase the Israeli people's protests against the war.
Fear alone, therefore, is not enough. It is important that when faced with moments of fear, faced with the far right, we react with courage, with a proactive attitude, with strength. As the Ukrainians did in the face of Russia's invasion. As the young people of the Global Sumud Flotilla are doing against Israel's genocide in Palestine.
Fear is a good thing when you face a worthy opponent like Torino, who recently lost 5-0 to Inter. We are not Inter. We will have to fight in the mud with the courage that will make us stronger than fear and our, albeit worthy, opponent.
The play mainly unfolds on the flanks. Ngonge, a left-footed player, starts on the right and moves inside for a cross or shot, or Pedersen drops to cross for Simeone.
The danger is real. The danger of the far right in Europe is real. The danger of Russia on Europe's eastern border is real. The danger of the extermination of the Palestinians is real. The danger of Turin is real, and in the face of danger, we must react forcefully. Daje Roma!
Giordano Sepi
