And in the garden, some flowers were breaking the curtain of cold (unfortunately the photo does not reflect the colours and freshness of those flowers, but we were there….).
Author: mc7858attitude
Why poverty?
Of course, this blog is in English, but someone can explain why the Campaign on Poverty Eradication in Italy had to use that ‘poverty’ in English, rather than the more clear ‘povertà’ in old and rusty Italian?
‘Poverty’ labelling makes real poverty more fashionable? Less scaring, or make more appealing the plea for joining the fight against it?
The call to action is left in Italian, may be because nobody really expect that someone will pay attention.
Red birds
Here some red birds.
White and pink bird
I have some photo of birds.
And I’m presenting some of them.
Why not?
New format
Things change. This blog could now have a different image too. It is possible to check and comment at mc7858.blog.tiscali.it
Regards
Silent minority
We have to face the reality. Berlusconi is not the only responsible for the progressive destruction of the moral, democratic and even aesthetic environment of Italy.
Italian majority is, at present, with him and the force of his bad-doing is pervading the all spectrum of activities, domains, territories.
The official opposition forces have repeatedly shown lack of vision, coherence, wisdom and communication with the community.
Still, there are resources around or abroad that could be mobilised in the attempt to reverse the situation.
That is what I call the silent minority. An important percentage of Italian people, coming from different experiences, having different ideas and positions, which is not (yet) directly engaged in the political arena, but can’t stand anymore the Italian derive.
This minority should present themselves to the different political forces asking for a clear perspective of redressing of the situation for a minimum plan to save democracy, economy and good sense and promising in exchange engagement, advice, support, vote and subsequent control.
As an exponent of the South African opposition said at the end of the apartheid regime enough is enough is enough.
We have bought an house, my first
It’s just a small apartment, but with a nice garden.
Mandela
For Mandela 70th anniversary we organised a sort of celebration in the ‘Pincio’ terrace. The idea was to paint a giant greetings card with all people passing by and interested in taking part. Nobody could imagine that only few years later he would have been the first legitimate South African President. And nobody would have hoped that he could match up with his own legend. But he did. Yesterday there was a movie on Mandela’s life on television. And, of course, they showed the images of those first elections. And I was able to say: I was there.
Christmas tree
In the place were we are living at present (rue François Delcoigne) the municipality is planting trees all along the street.
Italian politics is boring
Italian politics is so tedious that I’m often buying ‘El Pais’ rather than a national newspaper.
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