E 'meaningful and appropriate that at the time of the celebrations of the Unity of Italy, the Italians or at least the institutional representatives freely elected by them, blow out the candles on the cake confirming one of our most characteristic qualities: the ability to do the worst turnaround in peaceful heart, giving the false motivations.
The most shameful betrayal of these is perhaps the one against Gaddafi and Libya. A year ago we had attend the reception given to Colonel Third World, with which Berlusconi had even signed a treaty of friendship between the peoples of the Libyan and Italian. During the outbreak of the crisis, silence. And now we are ready to assist not only silent invasion of the country, but to participate actively, providing bases and troops.
Maybe that Gaddafi is different today than it was a year ago? Of course not. The turnabout has of very down to earth, though Defense Minister has boldly assured that the operations in our country do not set foot on the former friend. Those reasons are that the United States and France have decided to intervene, and there the risk that will replace us in the commercial exploitation of the country.
Of course, the reasons for Obama and Sarkozy are not much higher. After all, governing both countries are still literally colonial in the literal sense of having colonies, ranging from Puerto Rico to New Caledonia. And these are countries that have always had interests in North Africa in general, and in particular in Libya, for example, the first military intervention that the United States performed outside the American continent was just a bombing raid on Tripoli, the ... 1804!
But we remain to our turnaround. Another is following the nuclear accident caused by an earthquake in Japan. While the world was an examination of conscience and meditated on atomic energy, the Italian government continued to declare unabashedly that he would keep alive the building program of nuclear power plants. Unless notice that it could damage the electoral point of view, as we have let slip "off the air," the ineffable Minister for the Environment. So, back off, no problem.
Of course, we can not forget that thanks to this natural endowment that our results are the real winners of the Second World War. The only words, which are always been on the winning side, for all il conflitto: prima con l’asse, e poi con gli alleati. All’epoca si diceva che eravamo il doppio di quanti sembravamo, cioè 90 milioni: 45 milioni di fascisti prima della guerra, e 45 milioni di antifascisti dopo.
D’altronde, a proposito di fascisti, cos’altro era il Concordato del 1929, se non un altro storico voltafaccia? Personale, dell’ateo Mussolini. E nazionale, dell’Italia risorgimentale che aveva sconfitto lo Stato Pontificio ed era sorta sulle sue ceneri. Per 68 anni, dal 1861 al 1929, appunto, quell’Italia era rimasta laica e libera, e da un giorno all’altro si era ritrovata clericale e coatta.
Eppure, nelle celebrazioni di questi giorni quell’Italia è absent. Because everywhere in the front row between the authorities in the ceremonies, you see the bishops and cardinals. When there is the other way, and to be in the front row are the authorities in religious celebrations. Indeed, March 17, the solemn Mass celebrated by the Secretary of State and ended with the singing of the Te Deum : the priests, of course, have reason to sing, to thank God for having made it so malleable and generous Italian rulers.
course, among the singers of the choir, there were also many who were doing their nice turnaround. From the President of the Republic, (former) communist and an atheist as the best Togliatti:, the latter, of the historic U-turn to the Constituent Assembly, which caused the implementation of the Concordat clerical-fascist in Article 7 of the Constitution-secular Republican.
We Italians are like that. And this gives us hope, because sooner or later we will make a new turnaround, and we will turn away even Berlusconi. You will not find one that most will admit that he had voted, as well as it once was not one who admit to having voted for the Christian Democrats, who was the majority party on. To celebrate the Italy of the turnaround, I will wait till that time, although it will be too late to rejoice.
The most shameful betrayal of these is perhaps the one against Gaddafi and Libya. A year ago we had attend the reception given to Colonel Third World, with which Berlusconi had even signed a treaty of friendship between the peoples of the Libyan and Italian. During the outbreak of the crisis, silence. And now we are ready to assist not only silent invasion of the country, but to participate actively, providing bases and troops.
Maybe that Gaddafi is different today than it was a year ago? Of course not. The turnabout has of very down to earth, though Defense Minister has boldly assured that the operations in our country do not set foot on the former friend. Those reasons are that the United States and France have decided to intervene, and there the risk that will replace us in the commercial exploitation of the country.
Of course, the reasons for Obama and Sarkozy are not much higher. After all, governing both countries are still literally colonial in the literal sense of having colonies, ranging from Puerto Rico to New Caledonia. And these are countries that have always had interests in North Africa in general, and in particular in Libya, for example, the first military intervention that the United States performed outside the American continent was just a bombing raid on Tripoli, the ... 1804!
But we remain to our turnaround. Another is following the nuclear accident caused by an earthquake in Japan. While the world was an examination of conscience and meditated on atomic energy, the Italian government continued to declare unabashedly that he would keep alive the building program of nuclear power plants. Unless notice that it could damage the electoral point of view, as we have let slip "off the air," the ineffable Minister for the Environment. So, back off, no problem.
Of course, we can not forget that thanks to this natural endowment that our results are the real winners of the Second World War. The only words, which are always been on the winning side, for all il conflitto: prima con l’asse, e poi con gli alleati. All’epoca si diceva che eravamo il doppio di quanti sembravamo, cioè 90 milioni: 45 milioni di fascisti prima della guerra, e 45 milioni di antifascisti dopo.
D’altronde, a proposito di fascisti, cos’altro era il Concordato del 1929, se non un altro storico voltafaccia? Personale, dell’ateo Mussolini. E nazionale, dell’Italia risorgimentale che aveva sconfitto lo Stato Pontificio ed era sorta sulle sue ceneri. Per 68 anni, dal 1861 al 1929, appunto, quell’Italia era rimasta laica e libera, e da un giorno all’altro si era ritrovata clericale e coatta.
Eppure, nelle celebrazioni di questi giorni quell’Italia è absent. Because everywhere in the front row between the authorities in the ceremonies, you see the bishops and cardinals. When there is the other way, and to be in the front row are the authorities in religious celebrations. Indeed, March 17, the solemn Mass celebrated by the Secretary of State and ended with the singing of the Te Deum : the priests, of course, have reason to sing, to thank God for having made it so malleable and generous Italian rulers.
course, among the singers of the choir, there were also many who were doing their nice turnaround. From the President of the Republic, (former) communist and an atheist as the best Togliatti:, the latter, of the historic U-turn to the Constituent Assembly, which caused the implementation of the Concordat clerical-fascist in Article 7 of the Constitution-secular Republican.
We Italians are like that. And this gives us hope, because sooner or later we will make a new turnaround, and we will turn away even Berlusconi. You will not find one that most will admit that he had voted, as well as it once was not one who admit to having voted for the Christian Democrats, who was the majority party on. To celebrate the Italy of the turnaround, I will wait till that time, although it will be too late to rejoice.
