«Enter the parade with the Roman salute». It is the writing that appears superimposed on a short film published today on Instagram by the writer Michela Murgia on the fashion show at the Imperial Forums for the Republic Day. A post that immediately went viral, with thousands of comments and shares. And that has triggered discussions and controversies.

The reference is to the passage of the raiders of the Comsubin of the Navy : the specialists - green overalls and cap, faces distorted by a beige handkerchief - shout "Decima" when they parade under the stage of the authorities.

The reference is to the Decima Mas, assault unit of the Regia Marina: after the 1943 armistice, the commander Junio Valerio Borghese deployed a part of it in the Social Republic against the Allies.

The video shows the president of the Senate Ignazio La Russa smiling, clapping his hands and making the victory sign with his fingers.

The soldier at the head of the company raises his arm in the air before bringing it to his forehead to salute.

Yesterday, Michela Murgia comments, «under the impassive eyes of President Mattarella, this also happened. All normal, because the normalization process has been going on for years. If the meaning of the video is not clear, look for "X flotilla MAS" on Wikipedia. It will immediately be clear to you why La Russa smiles so much and makes the victory sign. (But what else is needed to understand what is happening?)».

Defense Minister Guido Crosetto does not intervene directly, but retweets a post by journalist Massimiliano Coccia who defines the accusation as "absurd".

(Unioneonline/lf)

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