Editing Roberto Farinacci (section)

== Prominence ==
Quickly rising as one of the most powerful members of the [[National Fascist Party]], gathering around him a large number of supporters, Farinacci came to represent the most radical [[Fascist syndicalism|syndicalist faction]] of the party, one that thought Mussolini to be a too [[Liberalism in Italy|liberal]] leader (likewise, Mussolini believed Farinacci was too violent and irresponsible). Among Fascists, Farinacci was known to be particularly [[anti-clerical]], [[xenophobic]] and [[Antisemitism|antisemitic]]. Nevertheless, Farinacci's career continued to rise and played a considerable role in establishing Fascist dominance over Italy during and after the 1922 [[March on Rome]].

In 1925, Farinacci became the second most powerful man in the country when Mussolini appointed him secretary of the party. He was used by Mussolini to centralize the party and then to purge it of thousands of its radical members. Then, Farinacci was removed. He disappeared from the limelight, practicing law for much of the late 1920s and early 1930s. In a 1929 ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' article, Farinacci was nicknamed the "[[castor oil]] man" of Fascism, based on his forcing of opponents of Fascism to swallow castor oil which he called the "golden nectar of nausea".<ref>{{cite news|title=Black Farinacci|date=4 February 1929|work=[[Time Magazine]]|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,737257,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101027214640/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,737257,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 27, 2010|access-date=10 August 2008}}</ref> The effects of swallowing castor oil would cause the victims to suffer severe diarrhea followed by dehydration.<ref>[http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a4_028.html The Straight Dope: Did Mussolini use castor oil as an instrument of torture?<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The ''Time'' article also claims that as secretary of the party he allowed the murderers of [[Italian Socialist Party]] deputy [[Giacomo Matteotti]] to be let free in 1926.<ref>{{cite news|title=Black Farinacci|date=4 February 1929|work=[[Time Magazine]]|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,737257,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101027214640/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,737257,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 27, 2010|access-date=10 August 2008}}</ref>

In 1935, Farinacci fought in the [[Second Italo-Abyssinian War]] as a member of the ''[[Blackshirts|Voluntary Militia for National Security]]'' (MVSN), the new official name of the Blackshirts, eventually attaining the rank of [[lieutenant general]]. He lost his right hand fishing with a [[hand grenade]] near [[Dessie]], an incident for which [[Ettore Muti]] ironically nicknamed him "''Martin pescatore''" ([[kingfisher]]). In the same year, Farinacci joined the [[Grand Council of Fascism]] and returned to national prominence. In 1937, Farinacci participated in the [[Spanish Civil War]] and in 1938 became a governmental minister and enforced the antisemitic [[racial segregation]] measures declared by Mussolini.