John, London-- yes, Fascism had no racial basis, but neither Germans were racist for centuries. Nazi became racist because the German Jews had the monopoly of German culture, politics and economy. When a not national minority has too power in nation, the majority doens't like.

clare, ancona, Italy

I was under the impression Democracy was when the majority decided what went on in their country? If the majority don't want all the immigrants and the Italian government acts upon their wishes surely that's Democracy. Not what happens in Britain where the majority's wishes are ignored as usual.

Kevin, Ferrara, Italy

It's about time our people start standing up for themselves! The leaders of these European countries better start to take notice! The native European people are entitled to their homeland, and not have it destroyed by immigrants.

Michael, Maryland, USA

Sara, in 2007 the rapes in Italy were not "a million", but 4663, the two third of wich were committed by the partner.
Giovanna, none in Italy is commiting violence against Jews on a weekly basis.
Italy actually is, by far, the surest of the big European countries .

Andrea, Rome, Italy

I don't believe that this is a reflection of Italians as a whole, just a few misled youths, similar to other groups with radical ideas that have no real thought in they're plans.

Shane, New Orleans, U.S.

Germans were not Fascist but Nazis. Fascism had no real racial basis and was open to all who would support it. Consequently many Jews supported Mussolini, with one or two being high up in the Fascist Councils. This was because it was based upon an idea of what Rome was, a multicultural empire.

John, London,

"Why should people just stand by why people invade their homeland?"

I agree, its not right that Iraq should be occupied for this long.

Volkan, London,

to reza, Los Angels, Usa: at least Italians never bombed Hiroshima and Iraq in name of democracy....However, what happens if Obama become president, when Hillary and her supporters hope he will die? Your rethoric on democracy is a only a Machiavellian rethoric. The US are a Machiavellian democracy

antonietta, rome, Italy

The problem is that uncontrolled mixing of vastly different cultures will not work as we see everywhere, despite the insistence of some who say it can. Shame that the youth is dressing as Nazis though. Stupid move.

B J Deller, Marbella, Spain

Nazi is short for nationalist. Look it up.

Finley, London, England

Well as far as the U.S. is concerned, the immigration has several problems. Mainly there is no accountability if they hurt someone. Most of ours are illegal, don't pay into social security, reap the benefits, and have no insurance. I hope alteast your government has better monitoring abilities.

Paul, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

It is less than honest to describe immigrants as 'hangers on'.
Thousands of us have provided Western societies with service of a quality that their own people have not, with rewards that have been painful and tragic. Italians are no less racist than the rest. I was married in such a family!

LAKSHM AN PARDHANANI, GOA, India

Italy will never change. A Fascist always a Fascist.

reza, los angeles, USA

Its is clear that many groups come to Europe, not to integrate but to dominate. In iItaly, there are now over £1 million rapes annually, with many committed by immigrants. I dont think Italians did that when they went to America?

Sara, Rome, Italy

Why should people just stand by why people invade their homeland?

Justin, Blackburn, UK

Seems to me a 'rent a mob' situation,the next step the media branding anyone who is anti-mass immigration a Nazi.

Matt, London,

Why is any objection to mass immigration of third world 'hangers on' always labelled NAZI?

Maybe the Italians are just as fed up with being swamped
as are the English, Germans, Irish, Danish.......need I go on?

Graham Richards, Brisbane , Australia

The truly astonishing achievement is that somehow, Italians have got the world to forget that it was THEY who invented fascism, and the germans followed!
Viva il "new" Duce!?

Jondi, London, UK

We have our own problems right now with attacks on foreigners here in South Africa. While I do not condone such violance, it is clearly the governments fault for the current situation by allowing 5 million foreigners to come and stay with ease. Like we don't have enough poverty here already!.

Jeter Vanderkliss, Cape Town, South Africa

mr berlusconi have forget that their grandfather immigrate to u.s.,what about italians mafia clans in u.s.crimes such as muders,drug traffing,contraband,etc.mr belusconi soppose to feel ashame, b"cos history talks

sergei tagansky, moscow, russia

This is bad of course, but do we hear the same kind of outcry when the far-left Communists in Italy are agitating against the Jewish community and commiting violence against Jews on a weekly basis?

Judeophobia is acceptable to the far-left, but Islamophobia is a crime. How hypocritical!

Giovanna, Milano, Italy

Yes, Italian immigrants were destabilising in the US. Does that mean Italy has to accept destabilising immigrants in return? What kind of perverted "justice" ist that?

Marc, Germany,

Maybe Europe's waking up to the threat of uncontrolled immigration.

Alan, Edinburgh,

Sincerely, these criminal attacks in Rome against some emigrants are less dangerous of Hillary Clinton's speech about Bob Kennedy's death in June. Clinton was thinking to Obama. If there is a country with the danger of an ethnical civil war this country are the United States not Italy

antonietta, rome, Italy

someone said mass immigration was destabilising? how about all those Italians that have migrated to south, north and central america (and australia)? should they return to ITALY?.....after all, they proved to be "destabilising"...right? Italy has to remember their not so distant past.

Klaus Heiss, Rome, Italy

This is ironical. The same arguments about immigrants taking jobs away from natives, bringing in crime and destabilizing the broader society used to be applied to Italians in the US in late 19th and early 20th centuries.

It is deja vu all over again.

Jan F, London,

Despite the fact that mass immigration has proved destabilising, dangerous and therefore a failure, Europe insists on pushing forward with its 21st Century social engineering. The end result of course, will be civil war.

Elisa, Napoli, Italy

We have had problems like this in England, Germany have had problems with the Turks, France with North Africans and now it seems like Italy are having the same sort of problems. Good Luck Signor Silvio.

Owen, London,

of xenophobia and racism in Italy.

Meditate gente, meditate....

Andrea M, Arezzo, Italy

To think badly would be to sin, but very often one gets it right.....
Nothing could remove from my mind the guess that the raid in Rome has been carried out by common criminals hired by those who have interest in broadcasting that the new measures against the illegal immigration are causing a rise

Andrea M, Arezzo, Italy

With the new government policies on immigrants and with the new Mayor of Rome, thugs like these obviously feel encouraged to do like this on and on.
Up to Mr Berlusconi and Mr Alemanno, then, to show these people that they are mistaken. I honestly hope they will do so.

Harry, Oxford,