No, I know there is no comparison between the Italian oligarchy and the Burmese despots, but both are examples of the people being encouraged to revolt against arrogant, non-democratic leaderships. Some of the Buddhist monks who are bravely attempting to right the wrongs in their country may well … [Read more...]
Italy has Grillo, Myanmar/Burma has the Buddhist Monks, and both countries have unhappy people
September 25, 2007 By Leave a Comment
Italians: What’s Good and Not So Good
September 23, 2007 By 13 Comments
What I love about Italians:They are friendly, hospitable, generous, intelligent, good humoured, gentle, well-dressed, tasteful, and family oriented. And they don't get drunk and vulgar. There are also many other positive characteristics too.What I don't like about Italians:Only one … [Read more...]
Added some more photos to my Flickr collection.
September 23, 2007 By Leave a Comment
Hop on over to Flickr, if you wish, and look at the 'Black and White' set, where you will see some Black and white images of runners. I used a slow shutter, 1/25 to 1/40 to capture the motion of the runners. Just experiments really.The shots were taken next to Milan's Arena yesterday evening. … [Read more...]
Interesting
September 21, 2007 By Leave a Comment
I've had a visitor from beniculturali.it - the site of the Italian Cultural Activity Ministry. And guess what was looked at, albeit very briefly, yep - my Beppe Grillo rattles the establishment post. … [Read more...]
Why has nobody since Marx and Trotsky come up with an alternative socio-political philosophy?
September 21, 2007 By Leave a Comment
This is a question I have put to myself on the odd occasion. The odd occasion that provoked this question once again was that of V-day in Italy and what appears to be an attempt to introduce a new, freer form of democracy in Italy, maybe. Grillo has stirred up a considerable furore as a result of … [Read more...]
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