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The political climate in Italy is not a constructive one. Berlusconi is divisive. Italians either hate him or love him, and the more controversy he sits amidst, the more polarized people's feelings will grow about him. It has developed into a brawl between hooligan factions. Madmen and lunatic fringes lurk for an opportunity to make trouble, and some time they succeed.
As a matter of fact, Berlusconi is a very ineffectual leader. The economy under Berlusconi has always been stagnant, the deficit is growing, businesses are crushed by taxes, the south remains a purely parasitic economy, organized crime has deeply infiltrated many public administrations, corruption and nepotism are rampant, as is the spoils system, and no government investments go into research or innovation.
To get rid of such an ineffectual leader, a healthy country should not have wait until he is convicted of criminal charges. The problem of Italy is one ove sovereignty, or representation if you will.
Berlusconi's opponents are no better than he is. Just like the right, the Italian left is responsible for the huge public debt the country suffers. It is deeply embroiled in the incurable corruption that afflicts us. Professional politicians of Italy are bolted to their seats and unwilling to give it up for any reason, or take any unpopular measure that might rock their boat. Even when change is a necessity.
Citizens in Italy have no way of affecting their own problems - or those of their community - other than becoming affiliated to those in power and extracting some individual favors from them. Democracy in my country is down to a pure pantomime. We cast our ballots and give our politicians carte blanche to wreak havoc for five years. There is no actual alternative between the opposing factions: the winners will run the country spoiling the battlefield (not the defeated army), and the losers will get luscious government jobs on the taxpayer's payroll, preparing for a comeback.
The only way out of the Italian mess will come from the stunningly simple realization that in a democracy it is the government that should serve the citizens, not the other way round. Representative democracy is a sad necessity, but it only works when it is balanced by a high degree of direct democracy. The citizens should lend the helm to their newly elected political representatives, but at the same time they should have enough power to grab it back from the hands of politicians whenever they feel it is appropriate to do so. The Swiss system is there, right across the border, for us to take off. This applies to all modern democracies, but it is absolutely compelling for this godforsaken country.




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