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The group called "The Society of Saint George is frightening, at least, to me. I think that Joanna felt the same way. She thought of a Hate group we know very well in the U.S. Their faces are masked. They are wearing white. Were fearsome to any Italian group of people at that time? Are Joanna and I on a wrong track, and they are totally peaceable?
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The Society of Saint George is suppose to be frightening. According to an local news article in Italy titled, "Italian mayor says England owes 250 years of royalties for St George's Cross flag," states that "There are references to the St George's Cross flying on the city's mighty fleet back when it was an independent republic, founded in the 11th century. Legend has it that the flag struck such fear into Genoa's enemies that the mere sight of it would send them into retreat." However, the red cross was adopted by England, it originates in Italy and has transformed all over the world. Therefore, it makes sense that during WWII, when things were bad for the villages in northern Italy, they would want to evoke a saint that would scare the monster Nazi's back to Germany.
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