Why do feminists don't like the Alpini?
if you aren't italian the Alpini are a military corps born in 1872 to defend the the newly born nation of Italy in the alps of the north, they are specialized mountain infantry, during peace time they act as firefighter and rescuers, during the disaster of the Vajont they rescued people in the dangerous zones of the mountains. Recently during an Adunata (a meeting where former alpini and alpini veterans or associated members meet to talk about the history of this corp or their sacrifice in the First world war and modern wars) feminists started attacking the alpini blowing whistles and throwing jars, bottles and colored smoke. They argue that the Alpini are maschilist militaristic assholes and calling them "Assassini" wich means murderers and other stuff. Their arguments divide in two things, alpini are a militaristic autocratic and evil institution, and second they are a male dominated and mysoginistic and violent institution that targets women. There have been incidents but the counter part argues those who are at fault aren't true Alpini (Alpini have a code to follow) and that the actions of individuals shouldn't be generalized to the rest of the group. This events are recents but they are becoming more violent with the femministis boycotting the Adunata of May 2026 and others of previous years. What are your thoughts about this?
Here is the link to a italian journal, not that helpful if you aren't fluid in italian, but why not: https://www.corriere.it/politica/26_maggio_05/alpini-a-genova-la-sindaca-salis-no-ai-pregiudizi-le-colpe-dei-singoli-non-macchiano-tutti-db98f235-7e69-4454-8135-94fc1f56cxlk.shtml
Edit: The alpini perform adunata every year and there have been 97 adunate of which the 97th is ending today. The molesters and mysoginy happened in the 2023 Adunata in Genoa (North italy)
2 Edit: i found my solution, subreddit italy, there i found a discussion and the thing was this:
- The Associazione Nazionale Alpini (ANA) leadership, including national president Sebastiano Favero and Genoa spokesperson Massimo Cortesi, firmly rejects the equation of Alpino = Harasser.
- They attribute most incidents to isolated cases involving alcohol or individuals impersonating members ("travestiti") to provoke trouble and to blend in and mask their identity.
- The ANA has promoted a "Zero Tolerance" campaign against gender-based violence and announced the introduction of a gender equality counselor within the association to address cultural issues internally.
Here is a video: https://youtu.be/qj65s3nXYGM?si=sUHdXT27DNi3GyQG