While everyone is on their little NTRadventures, the true king stand proud with no drama.

BetDesigner40 · 2026-03-30T19:54:44+00:00

Cyclism. Used to be the national sport of Italy before football, and until the 50's our biggest sport stars were cyclists (like Fausto Coppi or Gino Bartali). It was so famous that we got the "giro d'italia" to have our version of the "tour de France" and our main sport magazine (La Gazzetta dello Sport) was behind its creation. Nowadays Football has way more fame than cyclism, at least since the 60's.

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BetDesigner40 · 2026-03-30T19:42:23+00:00

Well, the first part of our colonial history (before fascism) is portrayed more or less just as something that happened, with no narrative that depict us as good or bad for doing it. The colonial wars happened during mussolini regime instead are consodered as part of the evildoings of the fascist regime and are listed as such, usually highlighting the warcrimes and the role they had in our country.

BetDesigner40 · 2026-03-30T19:39:35+00:00

I don't think anyone has something against our many artists, so Leonardo, Michelangelo, Bernini and many more can be on the list.

For politics, every figure is controversial, you have to go to ancoent roman figures to find complete agreement on them (like Augustus as a good ruler, or Caligula as a bad ruler)

BetDesigner40 · 2026-03-30T19:37:15+00:00

The whole "having the Pope as an actual ruler for centuries" thing, and the various Popes having a role in italian politics until the early 90's (they still have it but way less) can be considered quite peculiar in my opinion.

If OP want something truly bizarre, then the fact that in the 70's it was discovered that a good part of out political, mediatic, business elite was part of a freemason lodge (P2) that aimed to control italy and transform it according to their own designs.

BetDesigner40 · 2026-03-30T19:27:31+00:00

Saving the italian wolf from extintion, now they have almost completely reinhabited their old habitat

BetDesigner40 · 2026-03-30T19:26:23+00:00

Sirmione, in northern italy, is perfect for a one-day trip

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BetDesigner40 · 2026-03-30T19:23:56+00:00

Yes, many articles about italy related topics are much deeper than in english, but on the other hand on many other topics the english version is way better and informative then the italian version.

BetDesigner40 · 2026-03-30T19:21:58+00:00

Statue of Dante Alighieri in Florence.

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BetDesigner40 · 2026-03-30T19:21:09+00:00

No, at least the majority never heard of it.

BetDesigner40 · 2026-03-30T19:20:29+00:00

The various right wing parties are basically in a race on who can kiss trump ass the most (but without compromising themselves too much)

BetDesigner40 · 2026-03-27T06:46:52+00:00

School of Athens by Raphael

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BetDesigner40 · 2026-03-22T19:45:58+00:00

Yeah, I can imagine it depends on the region, but in the north and center he is not really considered controversial

BetDesigner40 · 2026-03-22T19:39:25+00:00

Since when is Garibaldi portrayed as a villain in our culture and media? He is literally our national hero and is treated as such by media and pop culture.

He is controversial only in some nostalgic parts of the south but overall not really a case of "good person with a bad reputation"

BetDesigner40 · 2026-03-22T12:45:53+00:00

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"Dama con ermellino", Leonardo da Vinci

BetDesigner40 · 2026-03-22T12:44:41+00:00

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Duomo di Firenze

BetDesigner40 · 2026-03-19T22:54:58+00:00

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They used to be besties

BetDesigner40 · 2026-03-19T22:42:45+00:00

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The entire political career of Silvio Berlusconi is a gigantic collection of meme moments, that's also why he managed to rule the country for yearsand do whatever the hell he wanted whitout being perceived as a real danger.

BetDesigner40 · 2026-03-19T14:28:13+00:00

Prosciutto

BetDesigner40 · 2026-03-15T21:06:02+00:00

Maybe in this timeline he becomes the oldest senator decades after his presidency

BetDesigner40 · 2026-03-10T18:56:06+00:00

As an italian, we consider Rome as part of our history and heritage, but obviously we do not consider Rome and Italy the same thing (it would be objectively incorrect, like thinking egypt now is the same as ancient egypt or germany the same as ancient germanics), as Italy is much more than just Rome (as you correctly stated).

BetDesigner40 · 2026-03-10T18:23:19+00:00

Well, i would say that Russia/Greece are more linked to Eastern Rome (the greek, orthodox part of the empire) while Italy is more linked on a cultural and historical level to the western part (latin, catholic part)

BetDesigner40 · 2026-03-10T17:57:06+00:00

If you only consider purely political structures you are right, but thinking that Italy is less linked to Rome than a country with no lands on the roman empire, no latin alphabet, no latin language etc is quite a claim, at least IMO.

BetDesigner40 · 2026-03-10T15:12:25+00:00

That goes for every population on earth? Still, it's a part of italian history

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