European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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Maybe it was my disposition, but I really had so much fun there. That’s where all the news could be heard.
Maybe it was my disposition, but I really had so much fun there. That’s where all the news could be heard.
Maybe it was my disposition, by I really had so much fun there. That’s where all the news could be heard. -
I was hearing everyday news,
I was hearing everyday news,
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but especially political discussions which were starting to take place at our house.
but especially political discussions which were starting to take place at our house.
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I began to hear that a lot of people didn’t agree with fascism.
I began to hear that a lot of people didn’t agree with fascism.
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The tone was always rather timid and veiled though.
The tone was always rather timid and veiled though.
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Even a joke regarding the Duce could have got you in jail then.
Even a joke regarding the Duce could have got you in jail then.
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I remember a story regarding a young man who was beaten
I remember a story regarding a young man who was beaten
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since he hadn’t saluted a fascist with the fascist salute.
since he hadn’t saluted a fascist with the fascist salute.
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I was really shocked by the fact that a boy could be beaten for this.
I was really shocked by the fact that a boy could be beaten for this.
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I found out that many of these young men didn’t want to take part in the “fascist Saturday”
I found out that many of these young men didn’t want to take part in the “fascist Saturday”
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activities as they realised that they were also meant to prepare the youth for war.
activities as they realised that they were also meant to prepare the youth for war.
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We were passing around “Il padrone delle ferriere” (Le maître des forges)
We were passing around “Il padrone delle ferriere” (Le maître des forges)
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or “Le stelle ci stanno a guardare” (The stars look down), which I’ve read many times.
or “Le stelle ci stanno a guardare” (The stars look down), which I’ve read many times.
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The one which got me thinking the most though was “Il padrone delle ferriere”.
The one which got me thinking the most though was “Il padrone delle ferriere”.
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As farmers we worked hard, but at least we stayed under the sun, in the open, under a tree.
As farmers we worked hard, but at least we stayed under the sun, in the open, under a tree.
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Reading the book I imagined those people working several meters underground with no protection.
Reading the book I imagined those people working several meters underground with no protection.
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The author explains that everything in town had turned black, the colour of coal.
The author explains that everything in town had turned black, the colour of coal.
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Even the kids’ faces were black since the coal dust was everywhere.
Even the kids’ faces were black since the coal dust was everywhere.
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This book really shook me.
This book really shook me.
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I realized what the differences between the rich and the poor were.
I realized what the differences between the rich and the poor were.