tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956830097495837473.post7590483744942615266..comments2023-10-14T13:18:37.330+01:00Comments on angels in marble: Crisis of Democracy in Italy Worsenshatfield girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12673905475452420002noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956830097495837473.post-31227720069550613232013-05-28T10:14:39.895+01:002013-05-28T10:14:39.895+01:00More disturbingly, Yacht, what will rise up agains...More disturbingly, Yacht, what will rise up against these tyrants?<br /><br />The 5 Stars, whose vote has collapsed even within the more general collapse of the vote, are not the grouping persistently presented as the Movement by a hostile elites and their media, ie the disaffected Democrats who wanted Renzi as the leader and were excluded from the Democratic primaries by the communist old guard within the PD who imposed Bersani as their 'candidate premier'.<br /><br />The 5 Stars are drawn from the anti- Berlusconi Right, the libertarians, and those who subscribe to a rule of law, small state, anti-Europe agenda as well as defected Democrats. Not, though, a racialist or neoNazi grouping. If the Five Stars are forced out of political life by the current Napolitano stitch-up they aren't going to vote for it. Ever.<br /><br />None of these local elections has been won yet. The run-offs are in 10 days' time. My guess would be even larger abandonment of the polls with only the Communist Party of Italy diehards of the Democratic Party being turned out. There will be no victory, rather a scary silence from half the electorate and more.<br /><br />Italians vote, they always have. And now they have stopped. There's some sort of silent regrouping taking place.hatfield girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12673905475452420002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956830097495837473.post-76594073865794498322013-05-28T09:17:38.620+01:002013-05-28T09:17:38.620+01:00I am reminded of the words of Jean-Claude Juncker,...I am reminded of the words of Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Council, speaking about the referendum in France about the EU constitution.<br /><br />'If it's a Yes we will say "on we go", and if it's a No we will say "we continue".'<br /><br />As we know, the result was No, and they continued. Plus, the French had to vote again so as to get it right. I assume the second part will not be regarded as necessary in Italy.<br /><br />When are we going to rise up against these tyrants?<br /><br />Weekend Yachtsmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04262853091154005651noreply@blogger.com