Stories and News

This morning I make my blog even more unpopular. I read that last night a vessel carrying at least 200 people sank near Lampedusa Island. As far as the Italian Coast Guard report, 47 were rescued, while about 150 are still missing. I said people because at least on this blog they are people, or humans. Then I read the update of the tragedy: the missing down to 130, as 20 corpses have been sighted at sea. Now I said corpses. A corpse is a corpse, even if an illegal immigrant rather than a refugee. Well, let's be honest, okay? There is racism in our country, in many people. How many, I wonder, how many front of the TV - because most people are there that takes 100% of the information - looking at the images from Lampedusa has heard a bit, I repeat, a tiny bit of compassion for those people? I am talking about compassion, true compassion, in the belly and not just with words. Oh yes, because the only words of the so-called good thinking person is the ideal justification for explicit...

Stories and News No. 210 " The People of Freedom was created to amalgamate all the political traditions of the center right… " Words by Silvio Berlusconi, in the footnote to the meeting he had yesterday with the faithful forzaitalians. Now, putting aside the critics to the prime minister’s work, we must admit that this amalgam was not a simple transaction. Sure, to make an amalgam of the traditions in the center left is much more difficult. It's like trying to put together the chicken with cherry jam, Prodi and Veltroni are well aware. Moreover, someone might point out to them: but why the fuck you insist with cherry jam? Satisfy yourself with the chicken! Oops… are you those of the jam? Here is the problem: it’s not clear who's the chicken and who the jam. That would mean that amalgam works. Instead, while all seems to be all right, the Mastella sauce or the Bertinotti oil come out and everything goes to hell. In contrast, the right side of the table holds about fi...