How are people over there responding to the Federazione Anarchica Informale letter bomb that exploded at the tax office? Think this will escalate as the leftists rebel against the austerity measures?
It’s just barely in the news. Fringe crazies. Real malcontent still has to kick in. It got some Twitter feedback in the form of dark irony:
«Letter bomb explodes at Equitalia (tax collection office). It was the first instalment»
«Letter bomb sent to Equitalia. 60 million Italians under investigation»
There have been some strikes - the usual ineffectual 3 hour deals and not even by all the acronymns of the confederation. But like the French and Germans, sentiment against United Europe and especially the Euro is on the rise. Should the Euro implode (and it’s hard to imagine that it won’t), ironically the country that stands to suffer the most is Germany. Her strong Mark will put many of her products out of reach and the weaker Lira, free to be adjusted will make Italy’s exports more affordable.
Will there be a resurrectiuon in the Red Brigades during the chaos? Probably. But the Communism of the 70’s is mostly dead here. Much of the working class vote has gone to the Northern League. Plus Italy’s an aging country (the real crisis).