Who actually 'won' Italy's years of lead? Because it kind of seems like both sides lost. The right-wingers failed to take over power and install a new Mussolini. The left-wingers failed to implement any sort of Italo-communist order, and politicians like Bettino Craxi who played around with socialist ideas sold out and abandoned their former supporters once they achieved power.The main victors seem to be the neoliberals and bankers who wanted to financialize Italy's resources. They gained power over time, while both far-right and far-left factions lost influence by the end of the anni di piombo. Why is this, though? Why didn't the partisans fight harder for what they wanted, instead of surrendering to a bunch of neoliberals who had sat ought the fighting?
