I hope you're kidding and don't actually hold such negative views about the Mezzogiorno, who you can very much analogize to Americans in 'flyover' country to the degree to which they are subjected to the contempt of the elites.
There are clearly two distinct peoples in Italy, and I hold no contempt for any of them. The south had some peculiar interactions with Vikings, Islam, and Greeks, so it's not surprising to see differences. I don't truly care about such things, but critical race theory is the future so we should do it right with real CRT.
If you're going that route, there are far more than two distinct peoples in Italy.
The south had some peculiar interactions with Vikings, Arabs, and Greeks,
Note that it was Ravenna where the exarch of Byzantium resided.
I don't truly care about such things
You analogized it to Africa, which is how triumphalist northerners labeled the region after basically conquering it. "This is not Italy, this is Africa" - was what one of them said. Complete nonsense, of course.
I hope you're kidding and don't actually hold such negative views about the Mezzogiorno, who you can very much analogize to Americans in 'flyover' country to the degree to which they are subjected to the contempt of the elites.
There are clearly two distinct peoples in Italy, and I hold no contempt for any of them. The south had some peculiar interactions with Vikings, Islam, and Greeks, so it's not surprising to see differences. I don't truly care about such things, but critical race theory is the future so we should do it right with real CRT.
If you're going that route, there are far more than two distinct peoples in Italy.
Note that it was Ravenna where the exarch of Byzantium resided.
You analogized it to Africa, which is how triumphalist northerners labeled the region after basically conquering it. "This is not Italy, this is Africa" - was what one of them said. Complete nonsense, of course.
That's the Critical Race Spirit!