Re: King Battistelli
There is a fundamental difference, Voland:
That is yet to be seen.
It took 2 years during which the media was still freely publishing and before the Reichstag act in Germany.
It took 4 years and two elections before Mussolini had sufficient power to restrict the freedom of the press.
It took nearly 10 years, two coups and several elections until Kimon Georgiev added the restrictions on the press to the Law of the protection of the state.
I do not grok Hungarian to look that one up, but I bet that was the case there too.
Fascism does not rise in a day and "the nation not being served by journalism" is the first step there. It took 10 years for the Volkischer Beobachter to swing the public opinion to a point where Hitler could win the elections. Daily Mail tried to do that too once already too - it has history and form in being a fascist rag. It failed that time. I personally hope it fails again, but with the country prime minister quoting from the Mein Kampf and supporting the newspapers which call to lynch anyone opposing her this does not seem likely.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
