tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956830097495837473.post4123764683152300737..comments2023-10-14T13:18:37.330+01:00Comments on angels in marble: Voting Todayhatfield girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12673905475452420002noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956830097495837473.post-47496361338274626262013-02-25T21:15:37.676+00:002013-02-25T21:15:37.676+00:00Hello Blue, I voted 5 Stars for the Lower and the ...Hello Blue, I voted 5 Stars for the Lower and the Upper House. My political sense told me to vote Right (ie Berlusca) in the Lower House but I couldn't do it. i know politics has nothing to do with ethics or morality but with gaining power but still, I couldn't do it.<br /><br />This is an election of great importance to the Eurozone and its policies. I would like Italy to assert its strength and reschedule, and require forgiveness of, a large part of the debt on which banks and hedge funds are demanding inflated interest payments. I would like the UK to do that too, for that matter, but it's in a weaker position than Italy to do so because it generates much of its wealth in a different way.<br /><br />Furthermore (lovely word) the European Union is trying to rebuild a statist authoritarian 'left' governance which last existed at the end of the last century. Personally I regard the nation-state as the bottom line defence of democracy and of freedom for its citizens; a United States of Europe is anathema. Everyone in Italy would be better off if these ever closer unionists are defeated.<br /><br />That doesn't mean I'm not hoping for Europe to defend its life-style and standard of living, together when necessary, as single states when appropriate. There's no need for the post-democratic managed democracy and managed capitalism currently being hawked and forced on us all. Their system failed. Ask eastern Europe.<br /><br />Italy cannot 'bring down' the Euro as has been claimed; the ECB can see off any such threat. But we have a chancenow to bring down 'leftist' statist, realised socialist, re-distributive management of our lives. So I took it - along with 25% of the electorate. <br /><br />Surrender. You are surrounded by the people. Go home., are not just slogans. This is not over. (Nor do the British media want the British to get the bit between their teeth as we have here).hatfield girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12673905475452420002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956830097495837473.post-56436350034095044642013-02-25T15:12:04.068+00:002013-02-25T15:12:04.068+00:00I would be really interested to know how you decid...I would be really interested to know how you decide to vote, and what your reasons are. I also look forward to your analysis of the results!<br /><br />I think the British media are underestimating the importance of the election.Blue Eyesnoreply@blogger.com