In Italy overt racist acts are ignored by the public, underreported in the mainstream press, invariably dismissed as colourful eccentricities. This is a major change in the national mood since the nineties when the murder of a black worker could cause a major backlash in public opinion.
Italy presently far outdoes "Texas and Alabama." Thanks to the Lega Nord and the extreme right wing that presently governs Italy, large portions of the population are overtly racist and proud of it. Europe insists on ignoring this state of affairs as if it were an "internal affair."
Over time the extreme right wing groups gather proselytites in Eastern Europe and emarginated urban areas throughout Europe. The racist political party Lega Nord has been in power on and off for the past 14 years sanctioning the idea that racism is an accepted reality and part of the public discourse. Le Pen and his like have entered Europe through the Italian gateway. If that's what political Europe- and above all the EPP- want, we're in for a shitfest.
Europe insists on ignoring this state of affairs as if it were an "internal affair."
who you gonna call?
oh yes, the new president!
have you thought about a petition to him about this? i think if you wrote a sketch, it may be a good opportunity for ETers to fill it in.
then maybe it could be simul-published somewhere else too.
bossi empowers all that is worst in this country. ~"When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate." Karl Jung~
