Political Rallies
The political rallies that I have recently attended in an attempt to make the most from the forth-coming elections in Italy and the perfect timing that they have had with the Italian politics and society class, have only further cemented my interest in Italian culture. However, they have confirmed some of the more, 'entrenched', cultural aspects, which are sometimes assumed to be merely myths of the society.Tardiness, an art that Italians seem to have perfected, was demonstrated in the fullest fashion, in the two important rallies that I attended. The first was a gathering of the European Christian Democrats, at Via del Pozzetto 158, Thursday 29th March at 4.00pm. The second was a press conference of sorts, at the American University of Rome; on the 11th of April at 6.00pm the guest speaker was Giovanna Melandri, the Minister of Culture for the Ulivo. A brief comparison of all would lead me to conclude that in some aspects, traditions just cannot be broken, and in others, that the Italians as political actors are full of surprises to someone who is only just beginning to live an Italian lifestyle. In each case, my presence at these assemblies gave me chance to learn a lit
The first one to speak was Mr Blitz, he criticized the Ulivo for not having implied the Tagenopoli around Berlusconi and that the only person that had was Mr Fabio Musy. From the late arrival of Melandri and the immediate apology that she made, her difficulty with some phrases and the amateur nature in which the whole scene was set up; the chairs, the cell phones ringing every minute, and the eclectic mixture of people that were there. Rome is now one of the safest cities in Europe. After each journalist had voiced his question, Melandri answered each man in turn with a very good response. At this point in the debate it became apparent that huge part discussion had centred on Berlusconi and not Rutelli. To the right were three aligned chairs in which the press rep!resentatives were to sit. However it is recognised that crime is linked to immigration and the integration of these peoples into society. 60 museums had been refurbished in the last 4 years, and this brought in for museums alone 30 million people in the year 2000. Small and balding he looked like he would be more at home teaching a Geography class. He stated that the US needed to accept that the EU must be seen as competitive. This means that 100 thousand Billion Lire can be given back to the consumers in terms of public spending, the aim: to reduce fiscal pressure to less than 40% on families. The Interior Minister has responded to crime, as a result minor crimes are in constant decrease. Her responses were for the most part direct and factual, although some things that she was asked she did have a hard time answering. Richard from the Los Angles Times was a different character altogether.
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