65 years ago, the allied forces together with those of the Resistance succeeded in liberal Nazi invasion on our country and defeat the men of the Republic of Salò, the last bastion of the fascist regime. After decades of subjugation to a system that led to the defeat of Italy, who had denied the most basic freedoms, which was stained with atrocious crimes at home and in new colonies, which had led to the ideological madness racial laws, finally was on the path of change, a path that would lead to the birth of a constitution among the most advanced in the world, which finally introduced democracy in Italy and Italians gave up their freedom.
Now more than ever it is necessary to emphasize this historical period, transmitting the history and values \u200b\u200bof the Resistance, to defend the Republican Constitution in general but also as the ultimate expression of the immediate post-war fascist Italy. Today, as then we need to resist: we must resist the creeping historical revisionism that recently, almost paradoxically, is also from men who call themselves left-wing, and we must resist the fascist state that is manifested by the attack on public schools to progressive destruction of the right to strike, the demonization the judiciary want to get their hands on the Constitution, we must resist the extreme moderation of convenience, which can lead, in its highest manifestation, to equate the Republican partisans, and we must resist the resurgence of racism squads and carried out by right-wing forces extreme and not because there is nothing more fascist than blame someone and not just because he thinks differently, but only because "is" different. Finally, we must resist the carelessness and indifference because it is this that kills the desire to engage and change things. In this issue of discomfort rather than including articles written by us, we decided to interview two supporters who are now living in Empoli, two stories to get a picture of how life was in those years and what it meant to fight to be free. The first is
Gianfranco Charcoal born in Empoli in 1929 at the age of 16 years left (lying about his age) with more than 400 students in the "Volunteers for Freedom," Army Corps was born in the last years of the war to liberate areas still remained under Nazi control. It is currently president of ANPI Empoli. The second is partisan
William Lucchesi was born in 1926 in Lugo in Emilia Romagna. Tito, that was his nickname, was a member of GAP, groups of patriotic action, ie Those who execute the decisions of the committees of liberation against the men of the regime, and who carry out actions of real warfare. We
even though we now grandchildren of those who fought, those who have experienced on their own the fascist, who gave his life for change, we can not just remember this April 25 only as a mere event, like a holiday any, as a day off like everyone else. This day represents and stands for much more.
We hope that these two witnesses may be transmitted as mentioned above, and at least invite the reader to reflect on the significance of this day of celebration.
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