Stories and News No. 1161 Antonio Tajani , one of our fellow citizen who currently holds the role of president of the European Parliament, has recently spoke about Mussolini , arousing strong criticism also internationally, with a classic refrain typical of the more nostalgic far-right: the man has also done good things (bridges, roads, and so on). This suggests me a story about Italy... Once upon a time there was an old country. I’m saying very old. Indeed, a lot more. I mean extraordinarily so. The exceptionally old country had got this particular nature from its inhabitants. By that, I should have started the story by reciting: once upon a time there was an old country inhabited by old people. However, the qualifying adjective would have been redundant, and so I started from the place to point out those who live there, that's all. I am referring to the persons who are old, very old, so old that they cannot in any way separate themselves from the past, howeve...
by Alessandro Ghebreigziabiher