Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Vaffanculo Day!!

Hello everybody.. Hope you all had a nice summer! Last saturday, here in Italy there has been one of the most important civil manifestation Italy have been seeing over these last years. Beppe Grillo, an ex comedian, managed to rise up more than 300 thousand signatures throughout Italian squares, in order to purpose a law which is aimed to prevent politicians who has been convicted by the courts to be elected in the Italian parliament (and more). What? - you'd say -.. Yes, 12% members of the Parliament have broken the law in the past, mostly for corruption in the nineties, during "tangentopoli" years, and, obviously, for mafia affairs. The day (which has been called "vaffanculo day" - literally "Fuck off day"), is the first step to get rid of the filthy side of Italy (the one which just deserve a fair enough fuck off!!). Now, this guy has been able to organize this thing only though his blog, one of the most visited in the world. There you can find many posts and comments by an independent thinker, and the cultural creative core of Italy. Just to remind us what a webpage, along with a critical mass, can do! Have a look guys, I'm sure next months we'll see him at the European Parliament! Go further!

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