In this article, Dario Salvetti, a supporter of the Italian Marxist journal,
FalceMartello, who actively took part in the Genoa demonstrations analyses
the limits of the movement and draws a balance sheet of what should have been done. We believe that the lessons
drawn should be taken on board internationally and applied in the future.
We received this statement, from the Editorial Board of the Italian Marxist paper
FalceMartello after the assassination of Marco Biagi,
an Italian Labour Ministry advisor, in Bologna. Since the statement was written, the Red Brigades have
apparently claimed responsibility for the assassination.
It is simply impossible to estimate the real size of the demonstration which flooded the whole centre of Rome
on Saturday March 23, but it is likely that the figure was close to three million people.
There were six different sections marching from different points and converging on the centre of Rome, in the Circus
Maximus. This day will not be easily forgotten.