Chensorship is in the Italian blood

It is unbelievable, and yet it is true.

Censorship is part of Italian politics, media and people’s DNA, they rise scandalized and terrify at the first sign of freedom of expression and thought.

On Tuesday in Roma, Piazza Navona, there has been a crowded demonstration against Silvio Berlusconi’s Government and his legislative masterpieces.

Intellectuals, artists, journalists and comedians attended it. The leader of Italia dei Valori Antonio Di Pietro, who strongly supported the demonstration, was the only politician to get on the stage and talk. The Partito Democratico, the other opposition party, was absent and criticized those gathered in that square decided to shout their own indignation against the present actions of the Government, despite there were several PD flags waving in Piazza Navona proof that not all electors share their opinions and political choices.

Walter Veltroni, leader of PD, and his “Shadows-Ministers” decided to demonstrate in Fall. Mr Berlusconi is working really hard to pass every sort of unconstitutional and ad personam law (5 in a month) right now, but the biggest Italian opposition party will demonstrate against it after a couple of months. A tortuous logic.

After the demonstration in Roma, censors from every political front, starting from Walter Veltroni, rose for what had been said on that stage and, above all, for what two comedians had said. Besides Italian media simply forgot or just hinted at the reasons why all those people had gathered in square.

During the last days Italian newspapers whispered and hinted at presumed “strong erotic content” wiretaps between Berlusconi, who was leader of the opposition at the time, and the showgirl Mara Carfagna. According to the newspapers during the phone calls they talked explicitly about oral sex.

Bye Bye Roma

“We will analyse the results of the election in Roma” is the never-ending phrase all the leaders of PD (Democratic Party) are keeping on repeating in these hours.

After 15 years of centre-left, the “Campidoglio” has been handed over to the neo-fascist Gianni Alemanno.

But what is there to analyse? Actually nothing.

Francesco Rutelli (PD) lost the elections (46,3% against 53,6% of PDL coalition), while the PD candidate to the province of Roma, Nicola Zingaretti, won. Disjoined vote. Electors chose the centre-left candidate to the province but did not vote the centre-left mayor. It is really hard to understand what the leaders of Partito Democratico have to think over.