I never thought I will be opening TV during the lunch time watching news, following politics. But it has happened, and I must admit, italian politics is one of the most interesting. At least the last elections that were held in february. Through press all we know that won Grillo, one comic not politic. His strange actions were well known. He never presented himself in television, never has given any interviews. Talked, okay screamed, in squares, blogged. He won lots of votes, but not so much to govern alone. Noone did. But why did win Grillo....? Why did they vote for him?
Not living here is hard to understand why one comic won. How it was possible. In my point of view it was because he told the words out loud, that most of the population were thinking.
Italy is going through a crises worst than for example my country Estonia. Young people don't have work. Taxes are high. Oh! And more. Sometimes I think that people must pay even for breathing air. They have so many taxes, that they need one qualified person to understand it all, commercialista. Took me some time to understand 'commercialista' activity.
First of all, I do not consider Grillo as the best solution for the country like Italy, but it is one step further. He managed to do something that left side parties were not capable doing for 20 years, take off Berlusconi.
Italy has been going through economical crises for years, but Berlusconi's simple words were believed by everybody. He asked ironically, that how can people talk about economical crises if the restaurants and bars are full of people... Logic, eh? If restaurants are full, does not stay crises. Simple.
2011 things went worse. Berlusconi's government were replaced with Mario Monti's technical government. That changed the things even worse, they said. Monti put back the tax called IMU (Imposta Municipale Propria, tax for your property) for first house that you own. Berlusconi had it removed, IMU you had to pay for your second-third house. Taxes raised. Little companies started to close, licenced their workers. From news they told stories about entrepreneurs who suicided, because they couldn't pay the taxes, they failed, had to close their activity. All blamed Monti's government. People forgot the past immediately, it didn't matter anymore. Though one should learn from it's past, not forget it. Election days arriving, Grillo's voice raise. More listeners. Squares were full.
Who did go to vote for Grillo? Young, tired of corruption, people hoping for change, the ones who did it for protest.
I read that for italians politician are considered to be "the others". The ones they go when they need, but is necessary to agree with them. With whom they need to live with.
I could tell, that they can do as they wish, nobody does not care. As have done Berlusconi. He was business man in politics, who only did good for him and for those who were useful for him, another business man... or even criminals... He use his power as he wants. Always finishes clean. From 1996 he has been condemned for several crimes (simple example Ruby case recently). Nothing happens. He is too powerful. Italians leave, lacking of opportunities in their own country.
Grillo tells it all. Italians think it. Now they had one that told it. They have somebody who understands. For politicians he was just one clown, somebody not to be afraid of...
But instead, he managed to shake politicians a lot.
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