Politics Italian-style

The Washington Times ^ | May 1, 2008 | Paul Belien

[rmlew]

Italy's general elections two weeks ago resulted in an absolute majority for Silvio Berlusconi's rightist alliance. Mr. Berlusconi thanks his victory to the astonishing and pivotal electoral success of the Lega Nord, a constituent of his alliance. The Northern League completely wiped away the left in the north of Italy. It doubled in size and won a stunning 8.3 percent of the national vote, sending 60 deputies (+37) and 26 senators (+13) to Rome. In some northern regions it had the support of up to 50 percent of the electorate.

[rmlew]

This is an interesting take on nationalism, regionalism, and Eurabianism from one of the leading opponents of the EU.

[rmlew]

In reality both SNP aims, dissolving Britain while at the same time strengthening the EU, are contradictory. Why become independent from London in order to give up one’s sovereignty to Brussels? One may wonder whether the SNP really wants an independent Scotland at all since it seems ready to exchange one Leviathan for another even bigger and more dangerous one.

Perhaps if the Scots leave the United Kingdom to become a province of Europe, England can secede from the EU and, together with Flanders and the regions of Northern Italy, join Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Iceland and Norway - the family of truly sovereign nations which are assembled in EFTA, the European Free Trade Association, and do not want to be part of the EU, the European superstate in the making.

[OeOeO]

Where’s a good Mongol or Hun when you need one?

[peeps36]

Maybe my fellow Italians are finally sick and tired of watching liberals destroy their country. It must be sickening to see moslums urinating on sidewalks outside of the tents they have set up. Weakness and death are the only things you get from electing liberals.

[rmlew]

Cute tagline.

[Cacique]

btt

[OeOeO]

Thanks. Not many get it.

[rmlew]

As Cacique's tagline quote from Euripides's suggests, some Freepers took Latin.

I don't think that there are too many Freepers, or people period who would get my tagline.
It is based on a Khazar coin found in the Spillings treasure with an immitative response/rejoinder to the inscription of faith on Caliphate coins of the period.
http://www.myntkabinettet.se/notiser/spillings/mynt14.jpg

However, since no one gets it, I'll have to find something else.