Look at Germany, not just the obvious part with AfD but also the unwavering support for a certain middle-eastern nation dominated by an extremely racist ethno-Fascist ideology whilst they were committing Genocide in Gaza.
Given enough time that protection against a certain kind of authoritarianism because of a nation having been through it, fades away.
Given that unlike in Germany were it was foreigners that kicked the Fascists out, in Portugal it was actually the Portuguese that freed themselves of Fascism, hopefully that protection will last a bit longer in Portugal.
There is about a 50 year lag between the departure of fascism in Iberia vs Italy and Germany, it seems like they were trying to say that there are still people around who lived through it while in Germany and Italy they are all but dead.
I wouldn’t be so sure.
Look at Germany, not just the obvious part with AfD but also the unwavering support for a certain middle-eastern nation dominated by an extremely racist ethno-Fascist ideology whilst they were committing Genocide in Gaza.
Given enough time that protection against a certain kind of authoritarianism because of a nation having been through it, fades away.
Given that unlike in Germany were it was foreigners that kicked the Fascists out, in Portugal it was actually the Portuguese that freed themselves of Fascism, hopefully that protection will last a bit longer in Portugal.
There is about a 50 year lag between the departure of fascism in Iberia vs Italy and Germany, it seems like they were trying to say that there are still people around who lived through it while in Germany and Italy they are all but dead.