Monday, May 2, 2011

WWOOF Italia: Berlusconi!

16 April 2011

“Worse than Berlusconi in and of himself is Berlusconi in you.”

This was told to me by Fabio. Then he elaborated. Berlusconi has sold the dream to Italy that anyone can do anything. You can make money, you can get women, you can have success and fame. Italians have bought this dream; that is why many still vote for him. It is evident across the country; everyone wants their little piece of the sky. This is also why everyone is not outraged at his actions, his relations with women, his contemptible remarks. In the back of everyone’s mind, “If I were powerful enough to do that, if I were powerful enough to have all those women, if I were powerful enough to…” Berlusconi in and of himself is not that dangerous. It is Berlusconi in each and every one of us that we need to watch out for.

Perhaps he buys votes in the South (widely accepted belief), but the fact is many continue to support him. Fabio’s mother, three years ago, said “We are living in fascism again”. Fabio’s mother is 92 years old, sharp as a whistle, and if anyone can make that comment it is her, a woman who was in her twenties during the last world war. Fabio said that it's a new kind of fascism, but fascism it is: no matter how outrageous this man’s actions, people follow him like lambs.

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