Ideas have consequencies , come scriveva un autore teocon a noi caro. Le idee hanno conseguenze che toccano il nostro quotidiano e quello dei nostri figli. Ecco, noi siamo convinti di averlo capito molto meglio di altri. E pertanto abbiamo l’immodesta convinzione di poter contribuire al pubblico dibattito con un apporto molto, ma molto, di più qualified than those who simply open a diary in the form of blog, or to spend their days around forum and mailing list for loading into their frustrations and obsessions.
But we got to a point where there is a feeling that is not enough anymore. The political hatred began to invade our daily lives. And so it is in everyday life that we must begin to answer.
The attack on Berlusconi has sent an important signal of what is, moreover, had long been widely understood: we live surrounded by monsters.
is the time to walk around on the Internet, to find out what he thinks real people. What do you think that really connects with that every time you're having dinner together with their wives. What do you really think that knowledge - or even that friend of long standing - that you never forget to get a Christmas card, and maybe it makes you even have a gift for your children.
Evil is banal, as we already knew. But now, realizing there is no need of a gentle and polite neighbor who suddenly confessed to have raped three or four children of asylum, or that he killed his mother on the head with an ashtray. Just the newspaper of the Internet. The above
forum and mailing list have become clogged with people like that. Individuals who, when faced with the keyboard, protected by anonymity and a justified feeling of impunity, they begin to download nauseating sewage. And pretend that they are the fruit of their "freedom of expression," that the tyrant would Berlusconi trampled.
Worse, what does just angry, not so much the infamous and shameful things they say. Rather, it is their belief that you have understood everything, to be people who will not give you to drink, to be the thinking people who are defending freedom and democracy.
We live in Bologna, where he is still alive the political and cultural tradition that we know. Here the feeling to be surrounded by monsters is really strong, much more than elsewhere.
We turn on the street, climb on the bus, and we see ourselves surrounded by people with Republic or The Fact newspaper under his arm. People who seem normal. Indeed, it is normal: they have a job, a family (usually made or extended family, but this time is the same), tastes, interests and social relations which might well involve us. Do not go around in an undershirt, and they have a shaved head or a tattoo on his neck.
Yet, if they had written on his forehead that I really think that Mr. B. and the Italian political situation (so that for them there is no difference most do not distinguish between Berlusconi and the rest of the world), there would really be intimidated.
The feeling is just to be sealed in the famous film by Carpenter, They Live . The one where the aliens living among us, and were wandering the streets with wrist watches unsuspecting receivers, to report their suspicions to the human central stop. In the movie the aliens
govern us through television. In fact, it is likely that "they", new monsters, think themselves to be in the same situation, but by most humans.
But then, what? Of course we can not accept the idea of \u200b\u200blowering the tone. Us voice we never lifted more than was appropriate and legitimate. And anyway, he's right Capezzone, really with this story of the lower tones are only proposing the old fable of the wolf and served with the lamb.
On the contrary, we must hold the point for which we are not to muddy the water. E 'unacceptable contrast to Il Giornale Republic, and the excesses of the past today's League to those of Di Pietro. For here there can be no doubt about who is the aggressor and who the attacked. They have the same claim when it comes to the fascists and partisans, that stuff is over sixty years ago, let alone so if we rinunciarci noi, che stiamo vivendo un conflitto che tocca da vicino il presente e il futuro dei nostri figli.
Berlusconi e tutto il Pdl devono stare attenti a non modificare di una virgola la loro azione politica, perché questo equivarrebbe a darla vinta ai violenti. E “loro” lo sanno benissimo.
Ma noi? Beh, intanto bisogna cominciare a modificare il nostro quotidiano. Non è che la guerra non ci coinvolga solo perché non la abbiamo voluta noi, o perchè non ce ne accorgiamo, oppure preferiamo non pensarci come quando non si fanno le analisi perché si ha paura di una brutta diagnosi.
Per prima cosa, quindi, bisogna smetterla di mischiarci a loro, convinti che questo modo accomodante serva a encourage "dialogue" and to pacify the climate. There is no need to disturb political scientists to understand what brings gooders, or theologians to understand that Jesus was actually anything but feel-good.
The true face of Christ today we have just seen a bloody face, not the usual politician or journalist grin on duty. We are not even kindergarten children who must make peace, because the teacher wants it. And then, to be honest, not we fight, we are simply victims of another's blind hatred and unrestrained.
Personally, I avoided for years now to argue about politics or religion on the net with some people. I had no take more from the desire to replicate, by virtue of the aphorism that to argue with an idiot, people might not notice the difference.
But now, the game became hard, and the stakes become higher, there really need to change style.
My friend Camillo would think that this issue can be addressed by opening the case to the scriptures, for inspiration. Right, but do not go to the event. We must know what we do, because this is precisely what distinguishes us from the new monsters.
Thus, the correct quote is this: "If your brother sins, go and admonish ... if you do not listen even to the assembly, be for you as a Gentile and a publican " (Mt, 18, 15-17). Other than the dialogue. Other than "confrontation." And I jumped directly to the intermediate steps, because we can not delude ourselves, the new monsters are people who are not able to listen to anyone but their own.
So deferiamoli first meeting. Denounce to the police post, of what we read on the net.
And since the effort will come to nothing, if not to hold the point (which is already much, it is our duty), we begin to consider even pagans and tax collectors in our social life. No more dinners with their wives. Neither football games. Nor talk the bar.
In fact, I do like the bar and choose carefully where to go for breakfast. First, carefully avoided the ones that, among the papers on the counter, also held Republic. It 's a matter of respect for yourself. It is no longer a question of civil coexistence between those who see the glass half full and those who see it half empty: the reader does not see things even the glass, so you can share something with him. Neither a public space.
And then, even if at first it will cost some sacrifice, begin immediately to remove some names from the phone book. And to remove your account from certain points of discussion in the network, if you're not constrained by their professional reasons.
We are not proposing to surrender to the logic of hatred. Indeed, it is just counter it, not to be overcome by evil but overcome evil with good (Rom, 12, 21). And then, of being true disciples of Christ.
There are in fact asking to hate them in turn. We are not not like them, omnipresent on the pain of the enemy. Moreover, there are already those who forgave them, and then no one denies that we should love them as our neighbors, once we saw them in trouble, so instead of snarling and arrogant.
It 'just forgive them, as did Jesus But remember that, as has been to the Samaritan woman and the leper, to merit forgiveness should they intended to sin no more. They however have no intention of doing so. Let us not forget that the only difference between the new monsters and psychologically pitcher souvenirs is that they sometimes are cowards, and certainly more aware of the consequences. However, if they could do the same thing with the certainty of impunity, would even the uproar that followed.
They are bandits, not the man beaten and left half dead on the road to Jericho. So it is with them that we have to be good Samaritans.
Moreover, the spiritual works of mercy ask admonish sinners and counsel the doubtful. Admonish, not dialogue. Advise, not to confront.
Therefore, it is simply to practice writing, and then treat them as they deserve.
I know, the first time could be annoying. It 's like quitting smoking or dieting. But then you will gain in health, especially in respect of yourself and the community.
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