October 14, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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After the worrying moves against Italy’s Roma population back in the summer, it seems that racial tensions are on the rise Italy-wide. After all, if the state’s going to sanction the persecution of one ethnic minority, why not start having … Continue reading
September 5, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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Good news for fascists today – according to the EU, it’s no longer racist to target a particular ethnic group based on folklore that suggests they’re all criminals. Up next from Italy and the EU, fresh policies to deal with … Continue reading
July 18, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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Yesterday I went to my uncle’s funeral. 88 years old and alert and amusing until the day he died. I never knew that he was in the RAF during the war – back-end technical support, I believe. One of the … Continue reading
July 17, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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“On May 13, assailants burned the Ponticelli Jewish ghetto in Naples to the ground, causing the approximately 800 residents to flee while Italians stood by and cheered. On the day of the arson attacks on the Ponticelli ghetto, RAI television … Continue reading
April 15, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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Aaaaah! Silvio… How I’ve missed you. Italian politics had simply got a bit too dull under Prodi, what with him not holding a near monopoly in the Italian media, not trying to blatantly advance his own commercial interests through his … Continue reading
February 16, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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A day after the good mini-Mussolini bit the dust, Silvio Berlusconi is seemingly making his fascistic, dictatorial aspirations clear as he announces his hope to team up with Il Duce’s daughter Alessandra, leader of a group of batty far-right loons … Continue reading
January 25, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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Potentially dangerous populist nonsense being approved shortly before a potentially dangerous populist Prime Minister gets embroiled in an election campaign he’s trying to delay while battling (electrical) power crises (prompting only semi-joking suggestions that Russia is trying to help influence … Continue reading
October 21, 2005
by Nosemonkey
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Not content with reforming the voting system ahead of April’s elections, apparently to give himself a better chance of beating ex-EU Commission bod Romano Prodi (aka a potential Nosemonkey political hero for his consistant refusal to join any political party), … Continue reading
October 11, 2005
by Nosemonkey
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(I hate migranes by the way – I’ve been out of action for eight hours today…) Tax-dodging media mogul Rupert “I really shouldn’t say this, but” Murdoch has announced that he won’t be taking sides in the Italian elections expected … Continue reading
October 7, 2005
by Nosemonkey
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So Howard steps aside gracefully, leaving chaos in his wake; Blair clings to power even after saying he’s going to go, breeding resentment and fear respectively among his heir’s and his own supporters; Kennedy faces down his internal opponents and … Continue reading
April 20, 2005
by Nosemonkey
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So, farewell, then Dodgiest democratically-elected dude And longest-serving Italian premier for decades. You followed Bush Like a loyal pup, But your corruption And control of Italy’s media, Plus your arrogance And self-pardoning ways, Makes me glad you’re gone, Albeit only … Continue reading