Milan, 21 Sept. (LaPresse) – “They accused me of underestimating the fact that forgiveness would have resolved the situation. I forgave him, but there is a huge ‘but’. He clearly has serious mental health issues; he needs help. He cannot be left to his own devices, let alone in the hands of his parents, who apparently have been unable to manage his problems. When he realises the gravity of what he has done, if he wanted to meet me, I would certainly give him a hug.” Isabella Marsilio, the teacher stabbed in her classroom three days ago in Rome, said this in an interview with Corriere della Sera. The teacher has also closed her social media accounts due to the criticism she has received regarding her political views. “I have been mercilessly attacked. As if the concepts of freedom and democracy – to which my detractors themselves appeal – were nothing but empty words. Those who attack me for my political views are, in fact, revealing themselves to be fascists by restricting my freedom of expression. They have called me a Nazi, a murderer, a monster, a danger to society. There were those who wrote, ‘It’s a shame the boy didn’t manage to carry out the murder’.” For the teacher, her political “stance” has “never influenced” her teaching, and she points out that “it is ridiculous to still be talking about fascism, which ended in ’45. But for many, does being on the right mean being racist and hating those who aren’t the same colour as me? Being on the right means something else: freedom, respect for one’s own history and values, order, and respect. Now, if everything I’ve listed means being a fascist, then yes, I am a fascist. And the right-wing government currently in power – are they all fascists, Nazis?” On the concept of remigration, “they have psychologically assaulted me. But I did not mean deportations, which have such grim connotations. I am a world away from that historical past, from the racial laws. I mean it solely, strictly and exclusively, for those who arrive in our country illegally – or, more precisely, for those who come here solely to commit crimes”.
Rome, teacher stabbed: “Slammed on social media, my views do not affect my work”
Milan, 21 Sept. (LaPresse) – “They accused me of underestimating the fact that forgiveness would have resolved the situation. I forgave him, but there is a huge ‘but’. He clearly has serious mental health issues; he needs help. He cannot be left to his own devices, let alone in the hands of his parents, who apparently have been unable to manage his problems. When he realises the gravity of what he has done, if he wanted to meet me, I would certainly give him a hug.” Isabella Marsilio, the teacher stabbed in her classroom three days ago in Rome, said this in an interview with Corriere della Sera. The teacher has also closed her social media accounts due to the criticism she has received regarding her political views. “I have been mercilessly attacked. As if the concepts of freedom and democracy – to which my detractors themselves appeal – were nothing but empty words. Those who attack me for my political views are, in fact, revealing themselves to be fascists by restricting my freedom of expression. They have called me a Nazi, a murderer, a monster, a danger to society. There were those who wrote, ‘It’s a shame the boy didn’t manage to carry out the murder’.” For the teacher, her political “stance” has “never influenced” her teaching, and she points out that “it is ridiculous to still be talking about fascism, which ended in ’45. But for many, does being on the right mean being racist and hating those who aren’t the same colour as me? Being on the right means something else: freedom, respect for one’s own history and values, order, and respect. Now, if everything I’ve listed means being a fascist, then yes, I am a fascist. And the right-wing government currently in power – are they all fascists, Nazis?” On the concept of remigration, “they have psychologically assaulted me. But I did not mean deportations, which have such grim connotations. I am a world away from that historical past, from the racial laws. I mean it solely, strictly and exclusively, for those who arrive in our country illegally – or, more precisely, for those who come here solely to commit crimes”.