Italy, like France, is witnessing scenes of destruction in the heart of its historic cities. Outside Milan’s magnificent Duomo, a symbol of Christianity and one of the world’s great Gothic cathedrals, a cost-of-living protest reportedly descended into fires, clashes and devastation beneath its soaring spires. Shops shuttered, tourists sought shelter and police confronted rioters as smoke filled the square. The spectacle is appalling: destruction beneath a monument generations built and preserved, while onlookers watch and record. Economic grievances cannot excuse violence and vandalism. When a city’s sacred and historic heart becomes a staging ground for intimidation, what is under siege extends beyond public order to the history, culture, traditions and identity embodied in that place.
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