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Non complice. Storia di un obiettore

Della vita operosa di Beppe Gozzini (1936-2010) non sono pochi i momenti da il processo subito come primo obiettore di coscienza cattolico nel 1962, la militanza nei "Quaderni rossi", il '68 e '69 vissuti i mezzo agli operai milanesi. Il lettore che voglia capire oggi la storia delle minoranze di ieri, le più determinate eticamente e politicamente dal dentro delle nuove e aspre contraddizioni portate dalla mutazione e dalla globalizzazione, può trovare conforto e convinzione confrontandosi con la storia di una sinistra non ideologica e settaria, non smaniosa di potere e idolatra dello sviluppo, non soltanto preoccupata di affermare una leadership e di vincere. Si tratta, oggi come ieri, di affermare una diversità però mite e decisa nell'esprimere valori alti e insieme radicali e nell'attuare pratiche conseguenti, attenta al metodo perché cosciente che sono i mezzi a dar senso ai fini.

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February 25, 2024
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A fascinating collection of essays and articles from the Italian Catholic communist, pacifist, conscientious objector Giuseppe "Beppe" Gozzini, who was also involved in the autonomist group/journal Quaderni Rossi. Likewise, when he was employed at Alfa, he contributed to a magazine of workers which was called 'Collegamenti':
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He also talks about his contacts with the Belgian Catholic pacifist and CO Jean van Lierde -- who knew Patrice Lumumba -- and his friendship with the Italian anarchist Giuseppe Pinelli, who allegedly committed "suicide" from the 4th story of a police station in Milan. Likewise, he also recounts information regarding the left-wing priests Don Milani and Don Zeno, among others.

It seems as if he never lost his faith throughout his life, despite -- or rather perhaps because of -- his militant commitment (not to the center-left, as is common with certain Catholic activists) on the ultraleft.

[I translated the book using DeepL, which made it quite readable despite some errors. I plan on learning Italian at some point though.)
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