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Italy protests against Berlusconi
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by Amy Judd | October 25, 2008 at 03:03 pm
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Crowds gathered in Rome today to protest against the government of Silvio Berlusconi, Italy's prime minister.
They protested against Mr. Berlusconi taking Italy too far right and opposition said he was incapable of handling Italy's social and financial crises.
This was the biggest demonstration, held at Circus Maximus, since Mr. Berlusconi took office in April.
Estimates of the exact numbers taking part vary from hundreds of thousands to more than two million.
Either way, it was a substantial turn-out from Italy's left-of-centre opposition.
Its leader, Walter Veltroni, told the crowd that Italy was becoming more fascist under Mr Berlusconi.
Mr Veltroni has been relatively invisible since April's elections which returned Mr Berlusconi to power.
The prime minister's policies against crime and illegal immigration especially have earned him high ratings in the polls.
But those measures and others in education which involve cutting funds to universities and holding separate classes for immigrant children who can't speak Italian, have started to galvanise the opposition again.
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at 20:00 on October 25th, 2008
AMY i liked this story ...italy protests. it is such a good stuff.....
Nasib shah shinwari
at 15:10 on October 25th, 2008
There was a time not long ago when Italy had a new government on a monthly basis seemed like.
at 15:10 on October 25th, 2008
Italians are so behind times that they protest their politicians after they've been voted in a 2nd time, just like the Americans.
Bush.
Berlusconi.
B-People.
Unlike the other B. person. That One.
at 15:10 on October 25th, 2008
amyjudd, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 15:42 on October 25th, 2008
Good stuff, viva la revolution
at 20:01 on October 25th, 2008
His party is the only one with the guts to stand up to Islam.
at 00:28 on October 26th, 2008
Perhaps he doesnt mind going to hell then, standing up to the followers of God whatever next.
at 12:35 on October 26th, 2008
amyjudd, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 13:13 on October 26th, 2008
Americans stop everybody! Listen and preserve for the future (at least thousand years...) It's an Italian that speaks to you. Don't trust the Italian... above all those of left. For this motive: in Usa you can see a (a lot) rich person making politics without surprising (it's normal), but in Italy is as if an hostile ufo landed! Do you remember the last "war of the worlds" of Spielberg? Even worse! Berlusconi is really an able and kind person. However the political left has not succeeded in finding the medicine to digest him. For me there is no problem! I read his newspaper "Il Giornale" every day and my digestion is perfect. But if I show it to an admirer of Weltroni, will starts to tremble and to sweat as if had seen a ghost... appalling.
So they try to solve the impotence by telling a lot of lies. Yesterday to the maximum circus (Circo massimo) they were around 180.000 but they said to be two million and a half. It would be the whole population in Rome and province! The pope doesn't even shoot so big lies, but at least he speaks of mysterious topic, that is a big thing in truth... I recommend you therefore, to divide for ten any quantitative note that comes from the Italian unswathed left. Up to the moment in which Berlusconi will be in politics we will have an impressive quantity of brains out tune! I hope to be you useful and I wish everybody the best.
Ulisse Di Bartolomei
at 16:48 on October 26th, 2008
The truth shines out solidly and is very clear, political propaganda from the media. There of course the logic that you can not squeeze 2.5 million people into the Circo massimo. I expect that's a pretty good analysis thanks for the info.
at 16:48 on October 26th, 2008
amyjudd, I like this story. It's good stuff.