Italy and Italians, as you probably know, at the moment are living quite though times. Although until now they managed to survive, despite their despicable political choices, this last economic crisis could possibly hit them back soon.
It is easy to laugh about Italians and Italy, about their ridiculous politicians and their funny accent when speaking English, about FIAT cars and Moloch-mother driven-families, about Napoli trashopolis and Italian laziness.
Nevertheless, many good moments of your life probably had something “Italian”, from food to music, from art to fashion, to holidays and so on. We do not like comparative examples, but we believe Italy and Italians are still rated top in many people hearts, yours possibly too!
Only in troubled times you can realize who real friends are. Show Italy some friendship back. Include this ribbon in your blog, in your Facebook page, in your mail – and explain your friends why you do it.
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Several Italians lost their identity in the last 20 years: help them to find it back, give them your warm support.
Help them reacting for a change!
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Hi Lorenzo!
I totaly agree that the economical crisis that’s threatening Europe combined with the political background makes the future look black for Italy (in fact that’s one of the new’s main topics here in Chile too by now).
But I don’t seem to understand that last sentence: “Several Italians lost their identity in the last 20 years”. I’ve seen that Germans feel very ashamed of being Germans, but I never heard of something alike for Italians.
Greets,
Klaus (Corinna’s boyfriend)
Ciao Klaus, nice to read you here. Probably you know many Italians abroad and, I agree with you, usually they do not lose their identity. Italians abroad like to rebuild their “family” hierarchies and to observe their traditions more than what they did in Italy and so on. At the same time, as not all Italians are mafia (!) – they usually get well accepted in new countries for what they bring, after a first negative reaction every migrant population has.
However, Italians in Italy at the moment are smashed between two hammers: one is the internal government and the other is the European government.
Some Italians still blindly follow what Berlusconi government suggests / does (whatever he does). Some others are completely ashamed of their government and blindly accept whatever any other country / leader says about Italy. Both these groups lack a real identity, being either Berluska puppets or Europe slaves.
What is missing at the moment in Italy, to my point of view of course, is some energy, some pride to revolt first against the filthy Italian politicians and second against their own mentality, which permitted such kind of Italian governments to survive so long.
That’s why the idea to give some positive feedback to Italians: Italy is not only crisis, Berlusconi, Bersani and shame towards Europe. But both Italian groups at the moment forgot it.