How much does it cost to call Meloni a “neo-Nazi”? For this historian, nothing

Sometimes insult is very costly, And sometimes disqualifying someone, even if it is the Prime Minister, comes for free.

let them ask Veteran historian Luciano Canfora, who was sued for referring to Giorgia Meloni, the head of the Italian government, as a “neo-Nazi in spirit”.However, this experienced emeritus professor at the Southern University of Bari considers this disqualification as “an assessment” or “a political category”.

Accusations of “neo-Nazi” against the current Transalpine Prime Minister by this historian of the classical world This happened during a conversation at an institute in 2022: At that time the Roman statesman was not yet the chairman of the Council of Ministers.

Now, Luciano Canfora is feeling happy or relieved because he found out that Giorgia Meloni has withdrawn the complaint. Which could have meant a significant outlay on his part, as has already happened with other countrymen, such as the writer and journalist Roberto Saviano, author of ‘Gomorrah’, who accused the Prime Minister of similar things. Took courage.

Of course, to archive the case, the interested party or defendant Withdrawal of charges must admit: Something that is logically expected to be done.