Roberto Calderoli and Racism
Following Italy's win against France in the 2006 World Cup Final, Calderoli criticized France for having "sacrificed its identity for results by fielding niggers, Muslims and Communists"
These comments drew many protests from the French embassy, the Italian Green Party (who said that Calderoli is "no better than the Ku Klux Klan") and the Party of Italian Communists among others. Calderoli's politics seems based on the nothing, likely with the exception of techniques pretty common among liars, infused with hate speech and violence.
Moreover, Calderoli said the centre-left government "would very probably have supported this France with no identity and the headbutts of Zidane".
In June 2008 Calderoli said in a TV interview: "It is obvious that there are ethnic groups and populations that are more inclined to work and others not. And there is greater predisposition for crime by someone over others."
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