The controversial general and candidate of the ruling Lega party in the EU parliamentary elections, Roberto Vannacci, is sparking heated debate. In an interview with the daily newspaper “La Stampa”, he called for the introduction of separate school classes for disabled students.
Separate school classes for the disabled are “not discriminatory,” Vannacci argued. Students with disabilities should be entrusted to specialists, the 55-year-old said.
School must be ‘tough and selective’.
“I’m not an expert on disabilities, but these people need specific help. I certainly wouldn’t let a disabled person run next to a record 100 meter runner (…) but in my opinion, school should be strict and selective, because that’s how life is. At least that’s how my life was,” Vannacci explained.
The general also claimed that fascist dictator Benito Mussolini was a “statesman.” “Mussolini was a statesman, like all men who have held public office. That’s what the dictionary says,” the general argued.
Abortion is not a “right” for women
Vannacci also commented on the issue of abortion, which is currently being hotly debated in Italy: “I believe that abortion is an unfortunate necessity that women are forced to do. I don’t think it’s a right.”
On the migration issue, the Lega candidate explained that in his opinion “there is a big problem of illegal immigration. “I don’t believe in the multicultural society because it contradicts the idea of a homeland,” Vannacci said. He advocated that a crucifix should hang in all classrooms. “I am not particularly religious myself, but the crucifix is a symbol of our culture,” the general said.
Statements recall ‘darkest times in history’
His words sparked heated discussions. The vice-president of the Italian Episcopal Conference (CEI), Francesco Savino, warned of the danger that “ghetto classes” for the disabled could re-emerge, as in the past in Italy. “Vannacci’s statements remind us of the darkest times in our history. Separate classes reproduce ghettos,” the bishop explained. On the contrary, the ‘inevitable’ goal of the Italian school is the ‘full integration’ of students with disabilities.
Vannacci became a bestselling author last summer with his controversial book ‘Il mondo al contrario’ (‘The world upside down’). His theses have been causing debates in Italy for months. The general, who previously served in Afghanistan and Iraq, writes in his book that homosexuals are not “normal”. Just as humans are not naturally cannibals, homosexuals cannot naturally become parents.
Source: Krone
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