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In the film “Invasion of the Body Snatchers ” a small town is invaded by aliens who put themselves in place of the inhabitants while these are sleeping. Inside very large pods, perfect reproductions of the original humans are created and the humans are eliminated one by one. In the current Italian “pochade”, a comedy with love affairs, intrigue, "coups de théâtre" and journalistic crap, we are witnessing the “Invasion of the Ultracaste”. The extraterrestrials of the Ultracaste are replacing the half-wits of the Caste. It’s a slow and implacable operation in which Diego Della Valle, protector and mentor of Clemente Mastella, plays alongside the fictitious Zorro/Diego Della Vega, the one who rights wrongs. Ms Marcegaglia takes on the appearance of a Mattei with incinerators financed by our electricity bills. Fini, who for years, has changed the incontinence pads for all those in the current Majority, cleaning their backsides with dedication, has started to have suspicions about the “ad personam” laws. The topmost Ultrabody, De Benedetti the Swiss is dictating the rules for the future after having a rich past and a formidable present in the System. The number one card-holder of the PDminusL is now the “homo novus” with public financing to his newspapers. The limpid and cleaned Ultrabodies advance into our minds. Replicants that are needed to continue the game, to maintain ancient privileges. They are differently equal.
A particular type of Ultrabody is that of the Ultrabodies on the bench. The ones that have never looked to be in the limelight, but who have never raised a finger, for decades, they have enjoyed positions of prestige, always ready to warm up to come onto the field. People like Profumo, Monti and Montezemolo. Indifferent as a personal mission. Meanwhile, the parties are using gigantic pods in order to transform themselves. From on high, they are creating movements from below, going against the laws of physics. They launch useless referenda against laws that they have used up until yesterday, like “il Porcellum” and they attack “anti-politics”. The Ultrabodies, just like the Bodies that they are replacing feed off public lymph. The umbilical cord that keeps them alive is made up of our taxes. Financing to the parties of a billion euro, direct and indirect financing to the newspapers. A parliamentary Ultrabody will never renounce his pension. A terrifying effect of the Ultrabodies is that of corrupting anyone. If you happen to see yourself with the appearance of a not-completely-formed Ultrabody inside a pod, wake up! The next Ultrabody could be you, as was said by Dr Bennell at the end of Don Siegel’s film: “They are already here! You are next. You are next.”

PS. Remember my dates for the regional elections in Molise:
- Wednesday 12 at 19.30 piazza Prefettura at Campobasso
- Thursday 13 at 17:00 piazza principale at Isernia
- Thursday 13 at 20:00 piazza principale at Termoli