Italian Politician Calls For Ethnic Cleansing Of Gays

[Bluebear]

Gentilini

August 12, 2007

(Rome) A call by the deputy mayor of Treviso for the ethnic cleansing of gays from the region, in the north of Italy, has sparked a mass demonstration. Nearly a thousand people turned out in front of the city hall on the weekend to demand the resignation of Giancarlo Gentilini...

"I will immediately give orders to my forces so that they can carry out an ethnic cleansing of faggots," Gentilini told the station in an interview.

"The faggots must go to other where they are welcome. Here in Treviso there is no chance for faggots or the like."

The politician's remarks brought back memories of the Mussolini dictatorship where Jews, gays and other minorities were rounded up and sent to concentration camps - mostly in Axis-controlled countries where many died during World War Two.

http://www.365gay.com/Newscon07/08/081207italy.htm

[SoonerPride]

1. Gays are the new Jews

As a gay man in very red Oklahoma, I am (sometimes) worried about the right wing starting a "homo round up."

Hate speech like that needs to be exposed, fought, and punished.

[marmar]

2. What an asshole.

In Treviso, there shouldn't be a chance for maggots like him. :argh:

[Toasterlad]

3. Wow. Could Someone Check the Year for Me? I Thought It Was 2007.

Is it 1600 in Italy? When was the last time a member of the government of a non-third world nation advocated the extinction of a segment of the population*?

Hope someone takes a shovel to that guy and beats him to death. And no, I won't apologize for saying that, nor will I retract it. Better him dead than one gay Italian dead.

*on edit: you'd think I'd remember reading about that little to do back in the 30's and 40's called the HOLOCAUST. I'm thinking my blinding rage at the Italian prick caused temporary amnesia.

Nice to know we've really LEARNED from history, isn't it?

[smirkymonkey]

4. He should be immediately deposed.

No modern leader should ever be allowed to even suggest such a thing and remain in office. And I know it's a cliche, but I think that any man who hates and fears gay men that much HAS to be a raging closet case.

[BlooInBloo]

5. I got no response when I posted this - rood ruck!

[Bluebear]

11. "Rove is gay" is more interesting.

Either that or the gays are 'self-loathing' and 'can't take a joke' re: this topic.

[BlooInBloo]

13. I keep forgetting.

[slowry]

6. And then he high-fived the pope. n/t

[Solly Mack]

7. piece of shit needs to go

[JackBeck]

8. I am soo proud of my people.

:eyes:

[TahitiNut]

9. Huh? So, GLBT is an "ethnic" group? Since when?

Insane people.

[BlooInBloo]

10. He misses the "good old days".

[Katherine Brengle]

12. How is the world not jumping in to stop this guy?

Oh wait, I forgot, they don't care.

That's fucked up.

[Catherine Vincent]

14. Oh my!

Why does he hate gay people? Where is his compassion?

[ThomCat]

21. Compassion is something everyone says they have

but few people ever use. :(

[AnnieBW]

15. "Giancarlo Gentilini"

Must be Italian for "Fred Phelps". Hasn't Europe seen enough ethnic cleansing?

[Pushed To The Left]

16. America isn't the only country with right wing prejudiced idiots

I think that bigots like Gentilini are the ones that need to be cleansed from society.

[bonito]

17. Wikipedia on this hate dweller

Translated page, headache warning. http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=it&u=http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giancarlo_Gentilini&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=1&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3DGiancarlo%2BGentilini%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26hs%3DJa7

[Starbucks Anarchist]

18. I wish God would cleanse this asshole off of Earth.

[salin]

19. I missed this when originally posted. Disgusting.

At least there was a small bright light, that in the face of his disgusting hate speech that an instant protest emerged. I hope the deputy mayor gets run out of office.

Just reading that - makes me shiver with both anger and fear for the state of contemporary humanity. Can't we learn? Can't we prohibit any person who wishes to exterminate others from holding office?

Does the flagrant F-U the US has been giving international law ... embolden polticians around the world to advocate for war crimes against humanity? Rhetorical question.

[Shine]

20. That's terrible!!

:thumbsdown:

[nam78_two]

22. One of the scariest things in the world is the fact that people holding views like these

can get into positions of any power at all :puke:.

K&R

[BlooInBloo]

23. That fact proves that they're not "the exception"...

... Despite what the heads-in-the-sand people would have the world believe.

[smalll]

24. Giancarlo Gentilini is a closet gay -

I happen to know for certain that some say Signore Gentilini has had sex with Jeff Gannon. :sarcasm: :hide:

[Bluebear]

25. ...

:spank: :)

[Forkboy]

26. Well that'll give ya the warm fuzzies.

[OneBlueSky]

27. frankly, I'm surprised that no U.S. politician has done the same . . . yet . . . n/t

.

[LostinVA]

28. Where does all that anger come from???

Maybe he's a self loathing fascist, gang.

[Karenina]

29. I'd love to see a long-view shot

of that BACKDROP!!! Things that make ya go hmmmm.......

[IndianaJones]

30. what'd I say about the undercurrents over there? nt.

[myrna minx]

31. Oh. my.god.

I just can't breathe.

[Madspirit]

32. May I take back my anti-death penalty stance..

...and say that I hope someone puts a bullet through his brain? Please.

Lee