Norseman
4th August 2008, 22:16
I'm not allowed to post links, so you'll have to use my work-around. Hopefully the mods will make these real links, or let me post links.
telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/italy/2494053/Italian-mayor-bans-gatherings-of-three-or-more-people-as-soldiers-hit-streets.html
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3051989.stm
guardian.co.uk/world/2008/jul/17/italy.g8
rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=10148
You can copy/paste the first three. You'll need a w-w-w-dot for the last one.
The anti-gathering laws were enacted as thousands of soldiers were due to take to the streets of Italian cities for the first time on Monday under a controversial move by Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to fight crime.
However opposition councillors said it was "reminiscent of Benito Mussolini's edict of the 1920's which banned groups of five or more people".
Novara, which has a population of 100,000, is not seen as a particularly crime-ridden or violent city but the mayor passed the law after several elderly residents complained of noise.So, Mussolini, the original fascist, was less strict than mayor Giordano. Also, if you've looked at Berlusconi's election history, you're probably asking yourself "How did such a douchebag manage to get re-elected three times?". Well, that's pretty simple. He controls about 90% of the Italian TV stations. It appears he's also attacking and killing journalists who criticize him, and raiding their offices for the names of people who have leaked information about him.
So, what can we do about Berlusconi? Are Italian citizens allowed to own guns? If not, can we organize a protest which travels all around Italy and publicizes what he's doing? Can we use an internet campaign to make Italians aware of this? Could we start protests in other countries and demand sanctions/boycotts on Italy? How can we force the Italian population to see what's happening and stop this fascist trend?
telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/italy/2494053/Italian-mayor-bans-gatherings-of-three-or-more-people-as-soldiers-hit-streets.html
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3051989.stm
guardian.co.uk/world/2008/jul/17/italy.g8
rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=10148
You can copy/paste the first three. You'll need a w-w-w-dot for the last one.
The anti-gathering laws were enacted as thousands of soldiers were due to take to the streets of Italian cities for the first time on Monday under a controversial move by Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to fight crime.
However opposition councillors said it was "reminiscent of Benito Mussolini's edict of the 1920's which banned groups of five or more people".
Novara, which has a population of 100,000, is not seen as a particularly crime-ridden or violent city but the mayor passed the law after several elderly residents complained of noise.So, Mussolini, the original fascist, was less strict than mayor Giordano. Also, if you've looked at Berlusconi's election history, you're probably asking yourself "How did such a douchebag manage to get re-elected three times?". Well, that's pretty simple. He controls about 90% of the Italian TV stations. It appears he's also attacking and killing journalists who criticize him, and raiding their offices for the names of people who have leaked information about him.
So, what can we do about Berlusconi? Are Italian citizens allowed to own guns? If not, can we organize a protest which travels all around Italy and publicizes what he's doing? Can we use an internet campaign to make Italians aware of this? Could we start protests in other countries and demand sanctions/boycotts on Italy? How can we force the Italian population to see what's happening and stop this fascist trend?