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SolderSmoke Daily News
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Marconi the Fascist
Posted: 01 Jun 2022 05:48 AM PDT
http://soldersmoke.blogspot.com/2022/06/marconi-fascist.html
For obvious reasons Marconi stories pop up in my news feeds. This morning
an article from Wales reminded me of a very dark and disheartening aspect
of Marconi's life: his fascism and his participation in the persecution of Jews.
There have been at least 14 stories in SolderSmoke extolling the
technological virtues of Marconi. I even met his daughter Elettra while in Rome and wrote it up for the blog. But it is just wrong to sing Marconi's praises while ignoring his fascist involvement.
His fascism wasn't even separated from his radio work. He won fascist
honors and he won his appointment to Mussolini's Academy of Italy because
of his radio work. Take a look at this quote:
He became President of Mussolini's Academy of Italy -- and it was in that position that he participated in the persecution of Jews. He was a member
of the Fascist Grand Council.
If you have doubts about this, just take a look at the short clip (above)
from Marconi's 1937 funeral procession. Note the fascist salutes, note Mussolini himself marching in the procession.
The article from Wales:
https://www.pressreader.com/uk/south-wales-echo/20220527/281590949186995
More background here:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2002/mar/19/physicalsciences.humanities
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