Stories and News

Stories and News No. 268 I think what happened yesterday during the TV talk show Anno Zero (Year Zero) is the exact picture of the shameful way how my country is dealing with the human beings that, in this difficult moment in our history, are significantly contributing to the welfare. This is the reality of the overwhelming majority of the immigrants who live and work beside us, most of the time for us. The fact is that, as happened yesterday, on immigration themes, in front of people who I do not consider as racists, not even ignorant, but just dangerously devoid of an acceptable number of neurons, everybody is good with words. Take as example the speech by former Berlusconi’s ally Gianfranco Fini , where in contrast to his intolerant ghost – now properly buried in the past - said of being a supporter of equality between whites and blacks and respect for foreigners. If also Fini became a friend of immigrants with words, let alone who is flying that flag since some time, as the trad...

Stories and News No. 247 I just read that the RAI TV journalist Michele Santoro has been suspended for ten days and without salary for the same period from 18 October. Apparently, the so-called disciplinary action was decided by the General Director of RAI Mauro Masi , as a result of the insult directed by Santoro to him - if I correctly remember, in the first episode of Anno Zero talk show: " Fuc… your glass! " Yes, that is not a mistake, he said glass . Masi immediately wanted to clear that there is no question of censorship: " The disciplinary action can not be considered in any way attributable to publishing initiatives aimed at restricting the freedom of expression or the right to criticize. Santoro has been guilty of disciplinary violations in two very specific ways: the use of television for personal interest and offensive direct attack on the General Director… " That's him. Now, I have a vice. When I hear someone who talks about himself in third perso...