Comments on: Italians protest media consolidation in style

By: DV

DV — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:16:36 +0000

Grillo is not left nor right.
You should retreive right information before to post the opposite of the truth.

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Odds and Ends « — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 02:48:37 +0000

[…] and Prime Minister-elect Silvio Berlusconi controls 90 per cent of Italy’s TV audience. Protests were staged across the country including one that drew 45 thousand people. As one organizer put it, “Imagine if Barack […]

By: Mike S.

Mike S. — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 18:11:47 +0000

I’ve left Italy 15 years ago and I’ve never looked back. I had enough of the corruption at all levels of government, people selling themselves off in order to get a job, a pension, a license to operate a business or to avoid having their sons serve in the army. I grew up on a little town on the adriatic coast, amongst all my pears, my brother and I were only the few that actually had to serve 1 year in the army. I was sent in Sardinia, my brother in Sicily. For the others kids in the block, some paid enough not to serve at all, others paid enough to serve near their town of residence. Listening to Grillo makes my blood rush again, and makes me want to join him in his fight against this cancer of the Italian political estabilishment. Makes me want to go back and scream with him at everything rotten that there is in the country, and fight the mentality of an Italians class that prefers and regards corruption as a normal way of life, even better, as a smart way of living. But then I wake up and realize I’m must be dreaming. What was I thinking? I said Vaffanculo 15 years ago when I left, and here I am…Vaffanculo once again! For those Italians that work hard and would never kiss anyone aXX, I’m sad to say, but your only option is to move to another country. Good luck!

By: Franco

Franco — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 12:15:59 +0000

Here in Italy the press freedom doesn’t exist, just Berlusconi’s tv and newspapers are in charge. We live in an incredible country, we’re sad about it. I think we’re as in China…I’m not jocking! If you think that the new senate will have as guest Cuffaro (ex-president of Sicily, convicted at 5 years for mafia!!!), and many other convicted (70 !!), and the people believe that they’re a good politicians.. The press in Italy is no free because the politicians. Please help us to let know the situation in all the world!!

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V2-Day: commenti dalla stampa estera « V-day Blog — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 11:45:59 +0000

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By: Gianni Rozzano

Gianni Rozzano — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 22:50:28 +0000

Here in Italy the situation of all the media is really bad. An example? Yesterday the V2-Day recalled hundreds of thousands of people in all cities of Italy, but NO TELEVISION REPORTED THE EVENT.
It was put in streaming only on Internet, through Ecotv.it. I want to add that during the event the free-calling phone number of Ecotv was deactivated with no reasons by Telecom Italia.

We live in an absurd situation. Please help us!