Margaret Killjoy

Two Italian-American anarchists, Sacco and Vanzetti, were put on trial. The entire leftist world, not just the anarchists, was convinced that they were innocent. And basically this whole thing was seen as like a travesty of justice.

In 1921, they were found guilty and sentenced to death, but it took years for the state to kill them because the outcry was so much that they had to have all these appeals and investigations and things like that. This dragged on for years. Later historians have been like, well, Sacco probably did it. And Vanzetti, maybe?

In 1921, they were found guilty and sentenced to death, but it took years for the state to kill them because the outcry was so much that they had to have all these appeals and investigations and things like that. This dragged on for years. Later historians have been like, well, Sacco probably did it. And Vanzetti, maybe?

In 1921, they were found guilty and sentenced to death, but it took years for the state to kill them because the outcry was so much that they had to have all these appeals and investigations and things like that. This dragged on for years. Later historians have been like, well, Sacco probably did it. And Vanzetti, maybe?

Like, it's possible Vanzetti was there and therefore actually criminally liable but, like, didn't pull the trigger. It's also possible that they weren't there because a lot of the evidence that they did do it comes from a guy we're going to talk about later who's an anarchist bomb maker who turned into a fascist informant named Mario Buddha.

Like, it's possible Vanzetti was there and therefore actually criminally liable but, like, didn't pull the trigger. It's also possible that they weren't there because a lot of the evidence that they did do it comes from a guy we're going to talk about later who's an anarchist bomb maker who turned into a fascist informant named Mario Buddha.

Like, it's possible Vanzetti was there and therefore actually criminally liable but, like, didn't pull the trigger. It's also possible that they weren't there because a lot of the evidence that they did do it comes from a guy we're going to talk about later who's an anarchist bomb maker who turned into a fascist informant named Mario Buddha.

No, it's true. And that is like something that, yeah, fun time to have decided to write this episode. But the important thing about the Sacco and Vanzetti case is that this trial was huge. The outcry was enormous. And one thing that happened in this is that the fascists tried hard to capitalize on it and did capitalize on it.

No, it's true. And that is like something that, yeah, fun time to have decided to write this episode. But the important thing about the Sacco and Vanzetti case is that this trial was huge. The outcry was enormous. And one thing that happened in this is that the fascists tried hard to capitalize on it and did capitalize on it.

No, it's true. And that is like something that, yeah, fun time to have decided to write this episode. But the important thing about the Sacco and Vanzetti case is that this trial was huge. The outcry was enormous. And one thing that happened in this is that the fascists tried hard to capitalize on it and did capitalize on it.

Because most of the outcry against the trial was that the trial was unfair as a result of the U.S. 's anti-Italian and anti-anarchist bigotry. A fuckton of the Italian-American crowd was either anarchist or fascist. And so both the fascists and the anarchists rallied for Sacco and Vanzetti.

Because most of the outcry against the trial was that the trial was unfair as a result of the U.S. 's anti-Italian and anti-anarchist bigotry. A fuckton of the Italian-American crowd was either anarchist or fascist. And so both the fascists and the anarchists rallied for Sacco and Vanzetti.

Because most of the outcry against the trial was that the trial was unfair as a result of the U.S. 's anti-Italian and anti-anarchist bigotry. A fuckton of the Italian-American crowd was either anarchist or fascist. And so both the fascists and the anarchists rallied for Sacco and Vanzetti.

Mussolini was cynically using the trial to stir up nationalism at home and continuing his odd overtures to the anarchists, even though he was in power by most of this point. And he's cracking down on the anarchists left and right. His soldiers are burning photos of that guy Malatesta. Anarchists are being rounded up and stuff.

Mussolini was cynically using the trial to stir up nationalism at home and continuing his odd overtures to the anarchists, even though he was in power by most of this point. And he's cracking down on the anarchists left and right. His soldiers are burning photos of that guy Malatesta. Anarchists are being rounded up and stuff.

Mussolini was cynically using the trial to stir up nationalism at home and continuing his odd overtures to the anarchists, even though he was in power by most of this point. And he's cracking down on the anarchists left and right. His soldiers are burning photos of that guy Malatesta. Anarchists are being rounded up and stuff.

Yet Mussolini is telling his ambassadors to try and intervene on behalf of Sacco and Vanzetti because Mussolini wanted to be seen as the man who protected Italians everywhere. And he has all these quotes that are like, I cannot agree with anything that these men stand for, but they're Italian by God and America shouldn't kill them or whatever. I'm now paraphrasing terribly.

Yet Mussolini is telling his ambassadors to try and intervene on behalf of Sacco and Vanzetti because Mussolini wanted to be seen as the man who protected Italians everywhere. And he has all these quotes that are like, I cannot agree with anything that these men stand for, but they're Italian by God and America shouldn't kill them or whatever. I'm now paraphrasing terribly.

Yet Mussolini is telling his ambassadors to try and intervene on behalf of Sacco and Vanzetti because Mussolini wanted to be seen as the man who protected Italians everywhere. And he has all these quotes that are like, I cannot agree with anything that these men stand for, but they're Italian by God and America shouldn't kill them or whatever. I'm now paraphrasing terribly.

Yeah, exactly. Exactly. Fair enough. And what does this have to do with Violet Gibson? Well, this is going to turn into one of the best zings against America that I've ever read about. On July 23rd, 1927, Mussolini wrote... It is certain that the execution of Sacco-Vanzetti would provide the pretext for a vast and continuous agitation throughout the world.