Mainstream Italian newspapers endorsed unrest as necessary political awakening in 1919

Evidence

Many newspapers, even within the mainstream, supported these prezzi politici (political prices). La Tribuna of July 5, 1919, wrote in solidarity: “We don’t feel like condemning these unrests of classes and masses … unrests are inevitable, even necessary. Th e history of politics in any time teaches us that the state institutions have the inclinations of falling asleep comfortably in their bureaucratic routine… . To awaken these high sleepers, there is a need for a little noise, and some noise in this sense never hurts” (Vivarelli 1967, 414– 15). As the article made clear, pressure from below was an indispensable driver for reform. — Clara E. Mattei, The Capital Order, 263

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Italian newspapers were coerced into fascist alignment by the 1920s.; Italy’s 1919 inflation triggered nationwide food riots against war profiteers — Clara E. Mattei, The Capital Order: How Economists…, 261

Broader Connections

• Italian newspapers were coerced into fascist alignment by the 1920s. #complicates (0.72)
• Italy’s 1919 inflation triggered nationwide food riots against war profiteers #expands (0.70) — Clara E. Mattei, The Capital Order, 261