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be denied, overlooked or whitewashed. However, although a large proportion of adult
males in Northern Ireland joined the fasci, few paraded in fascist uniform and there is
no evidence of fanaticism or extremism. Despite the existence of a visible and proud
society of fascists within Northern Ireland’s Italian population, it is doubtful that any
of them were committed political radicals.
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