Beppe Grillo's Blog

I've had a gutsfull of Berlusconi

Rome, 5 December 2009. No Berlusconi Day.
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"I’ve had a gutsfull of Berlusconi". Say it public, in all the bars and the restaurants. Shout it out loud on the radio and at the traffic lights. Write in to the newspapers, send e-mails to both Italian and International websites, to the e-mail addresses of Deputies and Senators. "I’ve had a gutsfull of Berlusconi". I don’t want to spend my days looking out for the latest Alfano Bill, the latest Ghedini bullshit or the latest legal acquittal of a corruptor. I don’t want to get into yet another discussion on the umpteenth “ad personam” law, or on the way in which democracy is being taken for a ride time and again. I can no longer tolerate these servants that continue to blabber on about reforming the justice system on our television programmes. The kind of people that continue to defend the indefensible and get paid to lie, cover up and howl.
How is it possible that the Italian people, even those whose brains have been turned to mush by the crap on television, don’t get the urge to gag, the urge to vomit when they see the Italian Republic treated like some common whore? Has the Great Corruptor even succeeded in corrupting our consciences? Everything that he has ever laid his hands on throughout his life has become corrupted and has fallen apart. He is the H1N1 that has infected our democracy. The champion of the kind of fake propriety that has turned everyone into a Capezzone clone: from Ratzinger through to Bossi and from Fini through to Bertone. The only exception is D'Alema, who has always been a “capezzone” by nature.
The psychodwarf is a man that is constantly on the run, living a life that is spent running away from court cases, a man who always has a “Plan B” ready and waiting in order to escape the Justice System, then another Plan B and yet another. He has millions of Plan Bs, enough to sink the entire Country. This is a man who allowed topless pictures of Veronica Lario, the mother of three of his children, to be published in “Libero” with her boobs flapping in the breeze, simply because she had the gall to criticise him. A man that uses the media as a shit-spraying fan against anyone who dares stand in his way. Italy deserves far better, we have become the laughingstock of the entire world.
This old man of seventy-four has had his chance, just like the gaggle of henchmen that he has gathered around himself to protect him, henchmen that have managed to infect both the media and our Parliament. Arrogant and ridiculous individuals. Once Berlusconi goes (and go he will), we will have to clear his shit from every barn in Italy. It's going to take take years.
A “heartfelt farewell” celebration for the psychodwarf, to be known as "No B day", has been organised by the Web for the afternoon of 5 December, in piazza della Repubblica in Rome. I will be there. 250.000 other people have already indicated that they will also be there. The Pdwithoutanel has refused the invitation, apparently they prefer collusion to street demonstrations. I invite the Meet up groups to participate and to spread the word about this initiative. They may never give up (is it in their interest?), but neither will we.

Comments

I do not wish to sound defetist, sarcastic or hironic, but perhaps our only hope in the West is represented by Islam and Sharia Law!
O.K., seriously now, even if Berlusconi gets removed, who is there in Italy to be trusted who is incorruptible? How can one expect to clean up and reduce the ocean-like number of heads in Montecitorio? One suggestion is to reduce their remuneration to spartan-living- requirements, say 6,000 euros a month.
To require permanent surveillance for every Parlamentarian. To disqualify anyone found to become corrupt for life. A return to pre-Repubblican judiciary systems and Code of ethics. Perhaps the Restauration of the Monarchy and the possibility of Royal Investigative Commissions as done in Anglo-Saxon Monarchich Systems of Government, i.e., a Westminster-type of Democratic System for Italy. Italy's humble recognition of the failure of Italian ways and the copying of the English System.

Posted by: Attilio Louis Ferreri | November 17, 2009 06:12 AM

mario salassa, why whenever Italy is criticised for its corruption is it always necessary to point the finger elsewhere - as if being not perfect elsewhere somehow lessens or even mitigates the rottenness of the Italian State. I'm not sure what your aim is by drawing attention to what happens elsewhere. It's irrelevant. And for your information, other European Countries such as Germany, France and Britain have functional systems in to Government corruption more difficult, and also to deal with it effectively when it does arise. They also have laws that actually work and agencies to properly enact them. Italy has none of these things. Italy also has the Mafia and all sorts of other big organised crime groups to grease the palms of susceptible officials.

This "pointing fingers" is an irritating, infantile, Italian characteristic, a diversionary tactic, and it merely justifies acceptance of the self-made disaster that is Italy - which of course any corrupt person would welcome.

Posted by: Peter Vin | November 13, 2009 06:38 PM

Dear Beppe
The correct expression is had a "Gutful" - without an "s" and only one "l". Just trying to be helpful.

Posted by: peter fieldman | November 13, 2009 05:35 PM

The good news is that Italy is not alone. In France Pasqua's revelations(which everyone knew about anyway) show the kind of people who are and have been running the country. In England the peers and knights of the realm in both houses spend more time fiddling expenses than representing the people. Spain is going through an epidemic of misappropriation of public funds linked to real estate deals in most of the autonomous regions.In Brussels and Strasbourg everyone is on the European gravy train. The financial crisis showed how bankers and CEOs of major corporations have been exploiting their companies and helping themselves to as much cash as they could stuff into their pockets. Financial crime whether drug trafficking, insider trading or fraud is rampant and punishment rarely acts as a deterrent. Wherever we turn money is corrupting everyone and everything. And now for the bad news.....

Posted by: peter fieldman | November 13, 2009 05:21 PM

I will only say in italian the meaning of this frase can be trace back in the fascisem times meaning
Mario Salassa

Posted by: mario salassa | November 13, 2009 04:16 PM

Hello there,
Like they say in my neck of the woods, another shity day in paradise!
Clear to most of the western world, or at list to the world that count, Mr. B. is done, f****d and way out of control the only question remaining is how long will it take for Italians to figure this out and how much damage will he do in the meantime.
Just as a comparison, Mr. Obama received the Nobel prize just on the premises of his intention, while Mr. B. goes around boosting his Midas touch on anything national and international, only to be derided internationally while at home is cheered only by tax evasion accountants, criminal enterprises and by the whole barrage of wanna be politicians with no clue why.
This so called Mr. B. government resembled more every day a P.R. Agency definitely not a government, every day there is one major hole in the dike springing a leak and in need of a unison campaign of reassurance for the herd supporting this buffoon.
As the good old gipper use to say “Are you better off now or yesterday?”, just don’t stick your head to high up there you’ll never know what may happen.
Now is the time to take Names Numbers Money earned and perks received by the supporter of Mr. B. before the ships sinks and the rats to run for cover.
Just one person in particular his personal layer forgot the name?
The future looks bright wear very thick shades though!
Cheers and thanks

Posted by: Giacomo Chiametti | November 13, 2009 04:07 PM