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Another proof of freedom of press. Censorship? In Italy? No way.
Italians do not even know what censorship is, or what it means. In fact most citizens take for granted that censorship is the shadow of journalism and journalism the shadow of censorship.
On Saturday evening, guest of the TV show “Che Tempo Che Fa”, the Italian journalist Marco Travaglio did something atrocious and unpardonable, he did his job. He informed.
Result: a ruckus.
Forgetting that in Italy freedom of press and information have been abolished, off-the-record, Travaglio talked about Italian President of the Senate Renato Schifani’s relationship with people sentenced for mafia.
Italy has a new Government, brand new Ministers ready to serve the national cause, the State and the Country. And thanks to the wiser and wiser statesman Silvio Berlusconi Italians witnessed Mara Carfagna’s appointment as the Minister for “Equal Rights”.
Equal rights, hmmm? No doubt, she is the right woman for the job. Yes, in February 2007 during the seminar “Woman, Life and Family” she stated that the State has no reason to recognize homosexual couples “since they are constitutionally sterile” and for those still unaware of this: “to love each other the essential requirement is being able to beget” (1). Pure wisdom isn’t it?
During an interview she described herself as an anti-feminist, as she believes that liberty depends not on independence and freedom but on rules, on discipline. In fact it is common knowledge that discipline plus rules equals liberty. (2)
Now who is that nut or fool who still thinks that, maybe, this nice and wise woman is not the rightest person to care about equal rights?
If you are American or you are used to watch satellite TV you will probably know a man called Jon Stewart.
He is the host of The Daily News With Jon Stewart, a funny and smart satirical news show on Comedy Central. 
For the length of the entire show he uses all the arms that satire can offer. Commenting on the latest news he does not save anybody: democrats, republicans, government, journalists, whatever concerns politics and recent events. Nobody is safe. Jon Stewart does not have scruples towards President George W Bush or towards the most important political personalities like Dick Cheney or Hillary Clinton.
The Daily News is not an exception among the American TV shows, there is The Colbert Report or historic shows like the Late Night with Conan O’Brien, the Late Show with David Letterman or the Saturday Night Live, they constantly direct audience’s attention to the behaviours of their politicians and their Government. Great professionals who use satire to amuse the spectator and, at the same time, to inform him. In fact they just do what they are supposed to do, satire is fun and information.
Bush’ Administration doesn’t seem an example of liberalism, but they would never try to cancel one of those shows that have demonstrated, in the course of the years, not to be that indulgent towards them.
So the question is: Mr Jon Stewart have you ever thought to move to Italy?
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