Placebo’s Brian Molko charged for calling Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni a “facist” and “racist”

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1. I thought she was proud of that no?

2. I’m pretty sure if she wasn’t fascist and racist then he wouldn’t have said it.

3. A preview of American policy.

4. >The frontman faces charges of “contempt of the institutions”

   Well, he didn’t say anything about the institution of the Prime Minister, but of the person who temporary holds that position.

   Since

   >Meloni is the leader of the Brothers of Italy party, which has neo-fascist roots, and is at the head of Italy’s most rightwing government since Benito Mussolini during the Second World War. She won the 2022 election while running on anti-immigration policies, as well as plans to limit LGBTQ rights.

   then maybe he’s not wrong.

5. There are laws like this in quite a few places:

   [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A8se-majest%C3%A9](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A8se-majest%C3%A9)

6. No surprise a fascist is going to goose step…

7. That’s the best advertising Placebo could ever get – and it was basically free.

8. Surely one way to make them stop thinking I’m a fascist is to charge them criminally for a personal opinion! No fascist would do that!

9. Well that is how a fascist would respond to that

10. Europe is where free speech goes to die.

11. I haven’t heard of Placebo since I was emo in 2005

12. Always liked Placebo. Could they do anything about it if hes out of Italy?

13. Charging him for this is proving him correct.

14. Fascists don’t like being called on their shit.

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