Recovery of the Historical Memory

The Recovery of the Historical Memory in the interest not only of the South but of the whole Italian nation. In this context, we can understand the roots of the problems that afflict Italy and not just the South.

Only this can lead to a national reconciliation that passes through the abandonment of "historical amnesia" by many, and by calling things with their own name: racism, apartheid, and organized theft against the South.

Reaching out back to the actual history of Italy as a national entity is not a sterile exercise for the following reasons:

• It is a crucial step in grasping the truth about the creation of Italy as a nation about two centuries ago.
• It is a step to understand the tears and blood it costed to an entire people living in the South, at the hands of an invasion army descended from the northern state of Piedmont.
• You will understand how all this set the stage for a bloody civil war that lasted about 10 years (1860-1870), mass emigration by the millions from the South, many directed to the US, and policies and behaviors based on racism, and apartheid that in different forms still exist today.
• This gives the truth that will set people free. Only then a process of reconciliation can take place.

Truth and reconciliation are the way. But reconciliation can only happen if all the honest Italians are willing to embrace their actual history.

Next, read  Garibaldi and the Italian Unification. What it meant for the South
See also this: Truth and Reconciliation (South Africa).