Dear Signor Berlusconi,
It is now nearly three weeks since La Repubblica published its list of ten questions in connection with your relationship to Noemi Letizia. You have chosen not to answer their questions, claiming that the newspaper's initiative was part of a campaign organised by the left. In the weeks since, you have accused La Repubblica of orchestrating a left-wing plot that has extended to the international press, drawing in the Times and the Economist, amongst others. In this period you have also described the Italian parliament as "useless" and judges as being fuelled by "hatred" and "jealousy".
Among openDemocracy's articles on Italy's politics:
Sarah Pozzoli & Mario Rossi, "The fall and rise of Silvio Berlusconi" (21 April 2005)
Sarah Pozzoli, "Who rules Italy?" (23 June 2005)
Marco Niada, "Italy's tragic democracy" (23 August 2005)
Marco Brazzoduro, "Italy's choice: risk from Roma vs Roma at risk" (24 June 2008)
It is now only days before the European elections to be held across the European Union's member-states on 4-7 June 2009, with Italy's on 6-7 June; these will be followed by Italy's hosting of the G8 summit in L'Aquila on 8-10 July. Your response has once again raised questions of wider public interest over your performance as Italian prime minister. I would like to put these further ten questions to you now.
1) You have made many criticisms of the role of the press in this case, despite the fact that Il Giornale (a paper owned by your family), as well as other newspapers, have regularly defended your conduct. Few prime ministers have that privilege, yet you persist in saying that the press is against you. What is your understanding, then, of a free press? For example, would you put any conditions on criticisms the press may make of the prime minister?
2) You accused La Repubblica of "exploiting private matters for political ends". Yet, the "public" and "private" boundaries often overlap in your political life, notably through your own vast private ownership of daily newspapers and several TV stations, while you simultaneously wield political power. You agreed to resolve this "conflict of interests" within 100 days of taking office, yet nothing has been done. There are wide criticisms of this situation throughout Europe. Why have you not resolved this "conflict of interests" and do you not think it presents a problem for Italian democracy?
3) On 21 May 2009, you described the Italian parliament as "useless", suggesting that only 100 MPs were needed to get the work done. At the same time, you claim that the Italian people are "with you". Is your view, then, that the Italian electorate would happily give you more power to "get things done" more efficiently?
4) You have compared the role of government to that of a private company, and contrasted legislators unfavourably with entrepreneurs. Do you understand the difference between being a successful salesman and a successful statesman?
5) On 19 May, an Italian court ruled that you had bribed your British lawyer, David Mills, by paying $600,000 to give false testimony on your behalf. Mills was convicted in February, though you have been protected by parliamentary-immunity legislation passed by your government. You have said that you will be making a statement to parliament on the matter "as soon as you have time", but not before the European elections. Why is that and when will the statement be made?
6) In addition to your criticisms of the Italian parliament, you regularly attack Italian judges for their bias and "insanity". You have recently faced criticism for undermining constitutional procedures, leading to conflict with the president of the Italian republic, Giorgio Napolitano, most recently in the right-to-die case of Eluana Englaro. It has been claimed that you yourself have high aspirations to succeed Napolitano. Can you confirm your intention to become president of the republic and what would you bring to the role?
7) In July 2009 you will be hosting a G8 summit in L'Aquila. At previous summits and international gatherings of world leaders, you have had some communication problems with some of your peers. Do you envisage any more this year?
8) What, in your view, are your greatest achievements as Italian prime minister?
9) During the last few weeks you have denied being directly involved in the selection of TV showgirls as parliamentary candidates for your party, even though your own newspaper Il Giornale has admitted as much. Can you clarify whether you have or you have not?
10) Finally, why does Noemi Letizia, your 18-year-old friend in Naples, call you "Papi"?
Yours sincerely,
Geoff Andrews
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Geoff Andrews is staff tutor in politics at the Open University. He is the author of Not a Normal Country: Italy After Berlusconi (Pluto, 2005), published in Italian as Un Paese Anormale (effepilibri, 2007); and of The Slow Food Story: Politics and Pleasure (Pluto Press / McGill-Queen's, 2008). Geoff Andrews is also an associate editor of Soundings. His website is here
Among Geoff Andrews's articles on openDemocracy: "The life and death of Pier Paolo Pasolini" (November 2005) "Italy's election: no laughing matter" (1 February 2006) "Berlusconi's bitter legacy" (29 March 2006) "In search of a normal country" (6 April 2006) "Italy between fear and hope" (11 April 2006) "Romano Prodi's fragile centre" (27 February 2007) "Walter Veltroni: Italy's man for all seasons" (3 July 2007) "Italy: another false dawn" (22 October 2007) "Italy's governing disorder" (31 January 2008) "Italy: the ungovernable nation" (11 April 2008) "Italy's hour of darkness" (17 April 2008) "Roberto Saviano: an Italian dissident" (22 October 2008) "Italy's creeping fascism" (19 February 2009) |
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im writing just to correct the name of the town in which will be held the G8 summit, it L'Aquila not just Aquila.
Also i wanna thank all newspaper around the world for keeping the fight started by La Repubblica and i gotta say im ashamed oby having such a government but i also wanna add that not all the people in Italy are agree with Mr. B. behaviour. the bigger part of us are truly frightned by his power and way of thinking and managing the Res publica. In latin used to say that not only Cear's wife must be honest, she must also seems to be, this is the way i think a politician gotta be.
thank for ur time
[Zatrix, Thank you very much - the text has been amended]
what to say ...
I have no words ... so much has been said about italian situation. My thoughts and my sayings will not change anything in this social, economic and historical disaster.
Only one thing: Italians were happy people, sometimes exaggerating in their beaviour, in their way of acting ... nowadays I can notice they are becoming more and more sad, due to not only to the world crisis. I know, we all know, the reason.
Or better, some of us know what is the reason of this sadness. Only some of us.
The others will continue in venerating our Prime Minister and will continue to vote him.
Here in Italy we use to say "ham on the eyes" when someone isn't able to see the real things around, incapable to discern reality.
As someone has written on this blog probably we Italians will need someone from abroad to be rescued from this situation.
It is terrible to say these things ... but I cannot find any other solution.
Thank you very much for publishing these question.
Actually in Italy there is no press freedom, excepting a few cases ( see Repubblica). Berlusconi has built his own reality and persuades Italians that all is fault of "Sinistra" ("Comunist"). Please help us to get freedom again, we are running down a precipice.
Thank you so much
Silvio Berlusconi is a great Prime minister, Italian people voted him and appreciate his work for all of them.
These actions whose aim is clear (to destroy the image of one of the gratest men in Italian recent history) will have the effect to give Berlusconi more and more votes.
Go, Berlusconi! Italians are with you!
Nicola
19 years old
Genoa - Italy
It's the only reason why you can't be blamed, you're too young and you haven't had any chance to get a real free and independent information. One day you'll finally realise what's happening in italy and you'll open your eyes. But please, start thinking with your brain and not with the others'.
Alberto
43 years old :)
19 year old ... you still have time to redeem. So, begin NOW turning your mind back on, it's a lenghty process.
19 years old....
can you make your ideas clear? what do you appreciate of berlusconi work? why?
Caro Nicola,
sospetto fortemente che a 19 anni la visione di ciò che ti circonda sia limitata.
Non lo dico con ironia: il mio è un sospetto sincero, perchè ricordo com'ero io e tutti i miei coetanei a 19 anni.
Berlusconi ha costruito Milano2 coi soldi della Mafia. E' entrato in politica perchè tangentopoli stava stanando tutti i suoi amichetti (Craxi per primo) e gli è stato ordinato di dirigere un partito per salvare il sedere a lui e, appunto, ai suoi amichetti, visto che già da prima del '92 stava costruendo il proprio impero sulla corruzione... come dicevo prima. Si è tenuto in casa per due anni Vittorio Mangano, come stalliere, e lo ha reperito attraverso Dell'Utri. Mangano è stato per anni il ponte fra la Mafia dal nord e quella del sud. Dell'Utri è stato condannato per concorso alla Mafia.
Berlusconi è stato più volte condannato e le condanne sono cadute in prescrizione o i suoi governi hanno approvato leggi perchè i suoi reati non fossero più tali. E' proprietario dell'80% della carta stampata, di 3 televisioni e controlla almeno 2 televisoni di stato. Vuole far credere al mondo che la stampa italiana, la stampa estera, la sinistra e le toghe rosse complottano contro di lui. Berlusconi è un uomo che a più di 70 anni organizza feste nella propria villa con 50 ragazze, fra minorenni e non: offre loro intrattenimento, ad alcune di loro garantisce una diaria di 1500 euro al giorno, a tutte regala 2000 euro in spese nei centri commerciali e le intrattiene col suo menestrello Apicella, che sposta da una parte all'altra della nostra penisola sfruttando voli di Stato, e cioè i nostri soldi.
Tu hai 19 anni e ti invito ad informarti, a leggere, a studiare, o semplicemente a chiederti se almeno un decimo di tutto questo non dovrebbe bastare a farti insospettire un minimo sul tuo amato premier.
Pensa che persino Paolo Borsellino, eroe italiano e uomo di destra, nel 92 raccontò nella sua ultima intervista di indagini sui rapporti fra Berlusconi e la Mafia.
Quello che ti scrivo è documentato, non è finzione.
E che tu ci creda o non, io non sono di destra esattamente come non sono di sinistra.
Thank you, Mr. Andrews.
The thinking half of Italy really appreciates the commitment of foreign journalists against the spreading disease of berlusconism.
People all over the world must know what this man is doing to Italy.
He used the word liberty to name his party and then he made everything to empty it of its meaning.
Can a country call itself a democracy when its prime minister owns 3 television channels, several newspapers and magazines and passes some laws just to escape the trials he's involved in?
The answer is no. I think something must be done to stop him, and to do so we need the help of european countries. European leaders should understand he's a dangerous man and they should stop entertaining diplomatic relations with Italy until he's gone.
We cannot stand four more years of him.
An exasperated young man from Genoa.
An 11th question must be put to Mr Silvio Berlusconi, especially for people that's not a left-party voter:
Mr Berlusconi what about the democracy level inside your fresh-new party, the PDL? Does it has any form of primary election wich designates the candidates to the election or in this process of selction only the leader (you) and few other persons next to your vision are involved?
Help our country...please!
Italians can't survive without an European help.
Mr. B has TV, Press, territorial net based on a marketing view that have destroyed italians mind.
People don't want have a free information because people don't know what free information means.
In Italy don't exist a real internet diffusion because in the last 15 years parliament decide to help TV business (Mr. B is owner of 5/8 national Television market).
Only the web can help our mind.
Help us!
Ben detto Marco81! Gli Italiani non sanno chi votano, semplicemente conoscono solo l'immagine che gli viene mostrata...Spesso chi lavora non ha certo il tempo di andare a cercarsi le notizie, molto più facile guardare una TV asservita e farsi convincere. I governi di centro sinistra, quando vincono, si cullano su leggi antidemocratiche perchè gli fanno comodo, anzichè cambiarle. Cominciamo con una REALE LIBERA INFORMAZIONE? Allora sì che potremo parlare di democrazia...
Siamo cittadini europei anche noi....ci volete aiutare?!?!
Geoff, thanks a lot. It's nice to see some sharp, independent words at last, it's like a breath of fresh air for us italians. We keep on fighting against it, but one thing is clear, we can't beat it, so help us all, raise your voice and be mean, we can't change it because there's still a good 70% of the people living here who prefer to turn their back to this hell and keep minding their own business whitout really knowing what's going on in their country. So write about us in your press, make fun of us, tell your people what it is like to live in this hoax democracy based on the ignorance of the 'vassals'. They don't really care, do they
I left Italy several years ago (in 97) deeply disgusted by the Italian politics, during all these years and after Berlusconi the Italian politics is getting worse and worse and at the same time the Italian economic.
I want to deeply thank you all the foreign newspapers that are supporting La Repubblica and I hope that the international community (especially G8) can excercise more and more pressure over Berlusconi to force him to resign because he doesn't deserve to be the Prime Minister of our country. I hope that the Italians will punish him in the next elections.
Thank you very much again
I spent my time to read your 10 questions to Mr. B.
What a biased mixing of opinions and facts. In this way you are demonstrating only that you are a enemy of the actual Italian PM.
I doubt (my dear) OU has members like you. Good luck and be aware: this is "gossip" not journalism.
cheers
Andy
please spedn your time to write your own 10 questions to Mr. B.
i'm just curious if you can find more than 3 cause people that appreciate Mr. B never ask anything... just watch tv waiting to know the answer to question they have never asked...
I have been writing about Berlusconi since long time in my blog http://notizielibere.blogspot.com and accorging to my evaluations a showdown in his manners to manage politics had been foreseen. Unfortunatelly he's involving the whole country in terms of international image and reputation as well, but eventually that's the price Italians have to pay as a consequence of their election choise.
Nobody can forget that Italy in the past clapped Mr. Mussolini and 20 years later brought him down. The same should happen to Mr Berlusconi, who seems to be the only one ignoring the history.
The way he has been governing Italy shows how silly the human being can be, looking more at appearences than to contents and even happy to be cheated on.
However sooner or later the fate does justice to hope.
This questions are amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!in Italy in this moment the press in controlled from "PaPi" Berlusconi, except LA REPUBBLICA and not have afraid of this kind of clown of prime minister the Italian People have....Thanx "Time" and thanx british press!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
La repubblica, Il corriere, l'unità, il riformista, il manifesto,liberazione ed i programmi Tv come Ballaro, Anno zero e molti programmi comici.
Tutti controllati da PAPI
Bravo non hai capito una sega continua a dire cazzate te ed altri come te ............
A normal opposition should ask those questions every single day in the parliament and on the papers.
But normality in Italy is a constant exception.
Laws are made for everyone, but everyone wants to be above the law.
This is Italy, and this is Berlusconi's policy followed by a crowd of aspiring little lords in their miserable lives.
Democracy is in danger. Please help us!
Thank you!
provided that "Papi" chulo does not reply to questions, I would add another question: why Italians are still voting for him and his allies?
http://mgiannini.blogspot.com/2009/05/papi-chulo-does-not-reply.html
Some of the questions issued on this page have been previously answered by "Repubblica" itself.
My own answers on your questions:
1. Every single politician should be critizised for their acting, prime minister, government and, obviously, member of the currently opposition, which hardly ever happen. As a matter of fact, we can see that many member of the italian "opposition" are not involved in the parliamentary activities, but prefer to show themselves off, as B does, in tv show, newspaper and so on.
2. Not only "Repubblica", but also other newspapers like "manifesto", "unità" and "liberazione" usually critize B, in all possible ways, and this since 1994.
3. The italian parliament is not useless, but it's sure to be dispersed. As you can see, every single law or act has been approuved by the majority of the parliament, which has 945 members, that is one every 50k electors.
4. I mostly agree with you.
5. Same as 4
6. No comment
7. Same as 4
8. I'd like to know, indeed.
9. No comment
10. The father of Noemi answered in the italian newspaper "corriere della sera" or "repubblica", I don't remember exactly, a few days ago.
thanks a lot from Italy where democrazy is more and more an abstract concept. The international judgment is very important, it shows us what the most part of Italian eyes don't want to see : the ethics and moral decadence.
carry on writing about Berlusconi, certainly you will be accuse being communist but you will be very useful for Italian people.
Thank you very much for publishing these questions and for keeping the internaltional public opinion informed about the misconduct of Silvio Berlusconi.
In Italy there are many honest people that hope for a much better politics and believe that the country would be better without Silvio Berlusconi.
We need Internaltional help to get rid of him. Unfortunatelly Silvio Belusconi is so rich and powerfull that very few people are able to stand and fight for a fre public press.
Please help us!! We need your support to turn Italy into a real democracy.!
Regards
SG
human nature just can't stand somebody as rich as capable and succesfull in managing his company. Maybe he's not ripe yet as a politician but he has the full intellectual developement to reach.but heeey guys ! S.Berlusconi is a nature manager, in this you can see the selection of politician surrounding him as a team. Most of them are capable as a politician not only to talk but listening at Italians needs and frustrations and try to find the solution. Is that not supposed to be our most concern for the best of this country ? Why do we have to be frightened of him ? In the past 30 years there're already too many corruption among the politicians which we all have to pay and bear the consequenses, nipotisme culture which has been so radicated producing incapable generations. Maybe they're who're afraid as they realized they don't have a strong fundamental capability of their own, depends only to conections. To those that still believe in comunist i advise to go and live for a while in the countries that were ex or still a comunist country, then after, you can talk about freedom, power, democracy.
Unfortunately nobody know anything about this in BERLUSCONISTAN (formerly Italy). The censorship denies any tv or newspaper to even mention this. Since Italians only know what they watch on TV's .... there are no problems at all in this ugly country. No international crisis, No unemployment.
To those few that contest the evil runt that we have as prime minister he replies that they are statistical insignificant.
I pray you to save us from the mess we created ourselves
(I apologize for my english) I'm an italian citizen and I want to say thank you about this article. I can't stand him any more. I can't stand his lies about anything. I do not feel represented by Mr. Berlusconi at all. I was lucky to live for a while in your country and i can say what the democracy is. It was the worst mistake i have ever made when i went back in this underdeveloped country. Thank you for existing.
Unfortunately nobody know anything about this in BERLUSCONISTAN (formerly Italy). The censorship denies any tv or newspaper to even mention this. Since Italians only know what they watch on TV's .... there are no problems at all in this ugly country. No international crisis, No unemployment.
To those few that contest the evil runt that we have as prime minister he replies that they are statistical insignificant.
I pray you to save us from the mess we created ourselves
Dear sir,
i feel disgusted that a very intelligent writer can propose such questions , or better say going after the Republica laundry gossip.
Berlusconi is the Prime minister of Italy and he has been always attacked by the same people since he started his Entrepeneur life in early Eightsies and before deciding to form a Political Party
It is ridicoulous not see the backgrounds of the attacks made by the Italian Left parties before, he ever dreamed to become a Politician.
This people are the same who overthrew Left Democratic Governments Elected by the Italians, The Prodi , The Dàlema and the Half Technical government of Prof. Dini.
This is a Coalition of Parties that in the past years helped the Destruction of the only Two Left Parties working for the people
The Rifondazione Communista and Partito radicale, it is the same Coalition that ended Rutelli`s Powerful Political Life as Leader and Mayor of Rome.
This are the the people who degraded the Left Party from the past 33% of Ellectorate of Partito communista of Berlinguer to almost 21% to recent Rates.
This is a left coalition that in the last twenty years used a National TV "Tete Canale TRE, for their Propaganda
I believe if you have to ask Questions, you have to turn your questions to the Leaders of the Left Coalition Party.
Why have you worked so hard to Hand Italy to Berlusconi PDL Coalition in 2004?
Why did you not make real Laws to combat the Media Egemony of Berlusconi when you had the Legislation in Your Hand?
a)Why do the Judges of Milan always come out before an Election vOTE
b) A great Summit ,it happened also Years ago in a Summit in Naples as today in´Aquila (Abruzzo)
I believe if you also Read what Mr. Berlusconi has been saying in the last Ten Years you can find Answers to your Questions.
Wish you can spend more time in more serious problems that our World is having rather than spend your time in Laundry Gossip started by Republica.
Mahri
Dear Mahri,
maybe you should read more about Berlusconi.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/chiamavano-impunit%C3%A0-Berlusconi-allItalia-allEuropa/dp/8835954371/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1243943089&sr=8-5
Te lo straconsiglio
PS E' senz altro colpa della sinistra, sono d'accordo, pero' leggi di piu' dai, senno fai brutta figura
I've had enough of this man who thinks he can always do as he pleases. EU prime ministers should stop shaking hands with him, and only then italians will understand he is not fit and eventually turn their backs on him.
Please, don't stop bashing him.
Greetings from Lake Como
Would you like to make a request to BERLUSCONI for my account, please?
BOSSI said about BERLUSCONI: "is a CRIMINAL..!".... ..."He is a MAFIOSO...I declare it officially....! That MAFIOSO bad earning money whit EROIN and COCAIN....!"
The questions: "Why mr. BERLUSCONI has never denied these outrageous accusations?
WHY, instead, has allied whit his ACCUSER?
Perhaps, because is "ALL TRUE?"
thank you.
(I apologise for my english)
I want to say thank you for this article.
I'm an italian citizen and i can't stand him any more.
I can't stand his lies about anything.
I do not feel represented by him at all.
I can't stand his arrogance and feeling himself omnipotent and above anything.
I was lucky to live for in your country for a while and now I can say what the true democracy is.
To come back in Italy it was the worst mistake I have ever made.
Thank you for existing.
Thanks so much, Sir, for your ten more questions, but how many have they become up.to.date? Years ago, when suddenly he decided that time had come to get down in the political field, Berlusconi was asked by the journalists of all the world where he had got all his money from: did he ever answer? Did he ever give an explanation to have hosted in one of his castles a mafioso boss, officially employed as a stableboy? And now his belief to go on without giving answers to the questions on the recent events, or give his answers different from the ones of the day before, and Italians must believe. I lived time ago in Scandinavia for a few years and I well know the meaning of "press freedom": if you are a public person and make a mistake, no way that you declare to be sorry or accuse what's left as free press or your prosecutors and go on: just accept your stupidity, pay and then disappear! Will we see it happen in Italy on Berlusconi affair? Maybe not, as a great number of flatterers of the worst kind is suppporting him and his money and is sitting on the chairs of prestigious institutions. But the work "La Repubblica" and you all in GB are carrying is fundamental, the king is naked, while most Italians are still applauding him and his clown costumes. We are still in the need of a child who shouts" Hei, the king is naked!" and the Berlusconian empire will fall in pieces. Meanwhile, I declare to be "deberlusconized", I'm a free man and a free spirit.
This to inform you that your opininioni on Mr. Berlusconi, the vast majority of us Italians no matter anything. It would be more desirable that there should preoccupaste of your politicians who certainly do not have to be envied by our.
Unfortunately the main fault belongs to us Italians who are not able to discern the truth on our own. This is because we are not interested, we do not bother about the "res publica", we do not perticipate in the improvement of the politic system. As result we came to a standstill in which the MPs are just concerned with the maintenance of their chair. They have passed an electoral regulation in order for us to choose the candidate selected by them (liste bloccate - blocked lists). It is normal that a piddling but sly man as Berlusconi found a rich soil where accomplishing all his crooked projects. We are driven by a rotten Oligarchy consisting of uncoltured, incompetent and servile persons who act as bedside rug for a ridiculous and vicious Oligarch. We cannot continue to thank others and wait for an help from outside. The Italian history teachs us that we have always been rescued by other nations. The result has been the loss of national identiy and common popular feeling which has gave way in favor of a fallacious individualism. If we do not rouse ourselves after Berlusconi there will be another Berlusconi, and so forth. Let's be proud, this is the right moment.
Thank you very much. We need democratic european people to help us!
Italian electors seem to have lost their heads after watching Mr. Berlusconi's tv and reading italian papers which mostly are afraid of his power.
Believe that italians are not all like this.
We, good willing and honest italians are very grateful for what you are doing and what we hope you are going to do for helping us!
HELPPPPPP
I do agree with Mr. Andrews questions, those should be the Italians questions to Mr. Berlusconi, but unfortunately they are not.
I think, as the great Dario Fo clearly stated, that Berlusconi represents the worst of "the Italian way of being", and through its vast possession of media and communications instruments he is successfully "selling" to the Italians this attitude toward public life and politics as "legitimate and normal".
We have not so much time till this virus will spread all over the other european countries, and I think that all the free press from all the other European Union countries, should pretend that their governments and governors act in a more cautious and serious way towards the apparent boutades and real threats to democracy coming from the italian Clown.
Does anybody remember Fascism and the popular consensus that accompanied it?
luckily it exists the foreign press too.In italy it's simply impossible to read something that even it's near a criticism towards Mr.Papi. Thank you very much. Your questions are very smart, but don't make illusions, Mr. Papi can't answer to left-enemies as he thinks are all who aren't agree with him.
Basta con questa assurda campagna denigratoria contro Silvio Berlusconi.
Campagna diffamatoria contro un capo di Governo democraticamente eletto. Come italiano mi sento offeso dal vostro modo di agire.
D'altra parte, non potendo criticare Berlusconi sul versante delle cose concrete che ha fino ad ora realizzato, si cerca di buttarla sullo scoop, foto e paparazzi.
Un castello di accuse che si basa su supposizioni, non suffragate da alcuna prova.
Forza Silvio, non riusciranno con queste insinuazioni da novella 2000 ad incastrarti.
Continua a lavorare in questo modo, sono sicuro che il sostegno degli elettori è rimasto immutato
Per cortesia, smettila zittisciti, fallo almeno per rispetto dei nostri padri fondatori, che hanno scritto la costituzione.
Non hai, avete nessun appiglio per poter difendere personaggi come quello che avete votato! Dovete vergognarvi di aver mandato al governo personaggi di tale bassezza morale ed intellettuale! Personaggi di tale livello potrebbero governare solo in un paese del terzo mondo con rispetto del paese del terzo mondo!
Siete malati a dargli il voto come malati sono chi gli dà fiducia! Povera Italia!
Aspetto la tua replica, educatamente!
Saresti così gentile da illuminarci sulle "cose concrete" che il TUO presidente ha fatto, a parte naturalmente il lodo alfano, e tutte le altre leggi e leggicole per salvare il c.ulo? e non mi parlare della spazzatura a Napoli che è ancora bella bella buttata per le strade e delle "promesse da marinaio" per i terremotati dell'Aquila..le case entro settembre...già peccato che si è dimenticato di dire di quale anno..e guarda che il castello di accuse è suffragato da più di una prova...peccato che non si riesca a "catafotterlo" in una qualunque aula processuale il TUO divino imperatore! Inoltre le insinuazioni da novella 2000 sono guarda caso il suo "fango" dove si rotola da sempre...il problema non sono le veline alle quali si accompagna ma il fatto che la verità per lui è un optional...come diceva Montanelli...che aveva capito subito di che pasta era fatto l'amico fritz...peccato che aveva sopravvalutato gli italiani non è bastata una volta per vaccinarsi..purtroppo...
Scusa anonimo, ma secondo me tu sei sì Italiano, ma residente all'estero!!!Ma come puoi difendere quest'uomo senza nessuna dignità e scrupolo alcuno che giorno dopo giorno ci stà rovinando, portando ad un punto di non ritorno sotto tutti i punti di vista, dall'economia alla politica internazionale.Parli di cose concrete da lui realizzate, ma non ne hai elencate alcuna, immagino che ti sarebbe stato molto difficile trovarne qualcuna apparte il lodo Alfano e la legge sul diritto alla vita (caso Englaro) che ci hanno relegato ulteriormente tra i paesi del 3° mondo, con tutto il rispetto per questi ultimi.Difendi un corruttore che solo grazie alle sue leggi ad personam non può essere condannato in quanto tale, un oppressore della libertà di stampa e di parola, un affabulatore che crede di poter tutto su tutti.Dobbiamo solo chiedere aiuto agli altri paesi del mondo affinchè ci liberino da questo male e ci restituiscano la nostra dignità di popolo libero.
Italian people nead a help!
The Perident Silvio Belusconi is a president thanks to its television... he does not want to leave it now and in future the responsibilities of government because he knows that will be executed... and now wants to manipulate the press in order to resist telling the truth... the majority of parliamentarians are elected by Berlusconi with him and he managed... I believe that everything is handled, please do not give up the case Berlusconi dictator.
tnx Billy from Italy
I didn't know this site before, and I wonder how it was possible, as it is full of outstanding content, and it should be a must read for every citizen in the world. I would like to add my best compliments to Geoff Andrews, who shows a perfect knowledge and understanding of what is going on in Italy. Keep on with your excellent work, please! Believe me, we are desperate, facing an appalling mediatic dictatorship, and loosing hope day by day. Do not be afraid at all to interfere with our matters, on the contrary, we do ask you all in Europe and in the world, to keep the attention high on the pitiful state of our Democracy, we need it, as we need water and air! This country is dying of Berlusconi, triviality, subtle and explicit violence, mafia, political and economical corruption, pollution, wastes, low welfare and wages and safety, lack of responsibility, of a common good, indifference. We try to react, but it is nearly impossible, being things as they are. Thank you Geoff for still believing you can make a difference and something can change in our country.
Thank you very much for publishing these question, but Berlusconi will never respond to these questions because he responds only to the questions that are preventively approved and cleared!!!!
These are uncomfortable questions!!! Berlusconi treats the "Res Publica" as it was a personal thing. Berlusconi, represents unfortunately the image that Italians have of him same: cheats, selfish,
individualists, their affairs come before everybody; besides Berlusconi is surrounded of a gang of courtiers also prepared him to gratify to everything and to have his favors!!!
Poor Italy!!! I hope that Europe and the European newspapers convince Italians to fall to pieces themselves of this sinister rascal!!! Thanks
thanks thousand for these questions but Berlusconi will never respond to these questions because he responds only to the questions that are preventively approved and cleared!!!!
These are uncomfortable questions!!! Berlusconi treats the Res Publica as it was a personal thing. Berlusconi, represents unfortunately the image that Italians have of him same:cheats, selfish,
individualists, their affairs come before everybody; besides Berlusconi is surrounded of a gang of courtiers also prepared him to gratify to everything and to have his favors!!!
Poor Italy!!! I hope that Europe and the European newspapers convince Italians to fall to pieces themselves of this sinister rascal!!! Thanks
Non meraviglia che un blog inglese, di una nazione cioè che ha introdotto ufficialmente la sharia nel proprio sistema giuridico -una nazione vergognosamente avviata ad essere serva e preda dell'Islam- sprechi tanto tempo ad inseguire bassezze e volgarità sul conto del capo del governo dell'Italia, ottava potenza industriale del mondo, repubblica democratica di grande e nobile storia.
Le vostre domande sono ridicole, contengono tutte la loro risposta, o hanno tutte la loro risposta nella semplice lettura dei fatti (che voi trascurate tranquillamente), e possono mandare in brodo di giuggiole solo quei poveri disperati lecca-culi, tarati in modo irreversibile da Repubblica - il giornale golpista e sudamericano italiano, che da quasi 40 anni avvelena la nostra vita pubblica-.
La Repubblica, sia detto di sfuggita, è owned da un certo ing. De Benedetti, condannato in via definitiva, e a suo tempo incarcerato, per bancarotta fraudolenta.
Cari amici inglesi, siete proprio una banda di disperati.
Inglesi disperati?
Amico, metti giu il peroncino, e esci dal bar, fatte un giro in biblioteca. Te la ricordi la biblioteca? Quel palazzo dove ce stanno i libri, colle pagine piene de scritte,
Ti consiglio questo libro
http://www.amazon.co.uk/chiamavano-impunit%C3%A0-Berlusconi-allItalia-allEuropa/dp/8835954371/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1243943089&sr=8-5
PS Siamo tutti d'accordo che Repubblica fa schifo. Pero' leggi di piu, senno fai brutta figura e rimani un ignorantone che vota berlusconi.
Sei ridicolo, scusami quanto sia diretto, quello che dici non ha senso per milioni di buoni e sani motivi.
Stiamo vivendo in uno dei momenti più critici e delicati del nostro paese, giuro non vorrei mai e poi mai che personaggi di così basso livello rappresentino l'italia nel mondo e governino la stessa Italia. Questo non solo per il momento difficile economico ma perchè non se ne può proprio più e lo dico con tutta la forza di cui un uomo possa avere, il tuo "idolo" non ha autorevolezza, serietà, senso di fiducia, affidabilità che un qualunque leader politico di uno stato che vuol essere serio deve obbligatoriamente avere. Da quì possiamo discutere di tutto quello che vuoi, di qualunque questione che ti è a cuore a difersa del tuo "idolo" ma senza questi presupposti per mè non vai da nessuna parte. Il paese se dà fiducia a certi personaggi è gravemente malato come malati sono senza ombra di dubbio i suoi lettori.
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