OPEN LETTER

hello, My name is Valentina Vasi, I'm Italian and I BLAME VIOLENCE. I ABSOLUTELY BLAME WHAT MR.TARTAGLIA DID, AND I DISSOCIATE MYSELF FROM IT, I don't feel like a criminal at all and I'm not a violent person as well as MANY other people in my Country.

I was at the protest in Rome on Dec.5th, I was one of those that have been called "violent" and "criminals" by our politicians and I'm disgusted by it. Because I WAS THERE. I COULD SEE IT WITH MY EYES. And we were everything but violent. I took pictures (they're in my preview post) you can look at and see by yourself things the way they are.
Something too many Media keep forgetting or even worst not wanting to see is that since a long time Italy is in a Media Dictatorship...And i'm really sorry to use such a strong and bad word, but at the moment is the only word that comes to my mind, the only one that really describes what we currently are. Our Prime Minister owns the 90% of our Communications, and we keep being censored and unheard.
Every newspaper and Tv News talked about Facebook Groups supporting Mr.Tartaglia, that I absolutely blame as much as his stupid and violent act, but none talked about over a million people that during that same night got their identity stolen from fake groups in solidarity to Mr.Berlusconi...We have pictures we took, everything you need to see is documented, or you can check directly Facebook, they have all people's reports.
I don't know how many of you watched videos of the Dec.5th Protest, but to the ones who did I would like to ask if you remember, toward the end of the rallies, a smiling man standing in the Organizers Group on the stage, and talking to the crowd...well, that man had to pay on himself his opposition to Mr.Berlusconi, being assaulted in his own office and raped. He's just one of the many that has to face both physical and virtual violence every day just because of his opposition...the only difference between Mr.Berlusconi and Italian People is that we don't own tvs and newspaper to show them. Street is everything we still have. And Internet. But now after that stupid attack, they want to take away from us that little freedom too, with new censorship laws and control. They're trying to have new laws approved about having a "Private Defense Army", to "support safety" in our Country...because they say that there's a "hate behaviour and atmosphere brought and wanted by the left side"...pretty funny, as one of those they recently called "media terrorist" and criminal, Mr.Marco Travaglio, is a very good reporter coming from the right side. But they don't want this to be known: Dec.5th through Rome's streets walked both left side and right side, young and old people, all together, no distinction at all, following only the one common desire: JUSTICE.
But it doesn't matter, as we're all criminals...I'm sorry, but this just disgusts me.
Salvatore Borsellino, Moni Ovadia, Ascanio Celestini, Nanni Moretti, Dario Fo, Franca Rame...they're not criminals. They're just reporters, intellectuals, artists and citizens saying their opinion.They never promoted any hate and always supported their ideas PEACEFULLY.
What do you know about Enzo Biagi? Indro Montanelli? they were not criminals, but reporters and some of the best Italian intellectuals, doing their job: simply reporting. They're just two of a long list of fired or "convinced to drop" ones, for no reason why, but being opposing to Mr.Berlusconi. What do you know about all things Mr.Berlusconi has been investigated about? And the Italian Laws he's been changing for his good since he went to the Power?And the many censored documentaries, one among the others the one asking about last elections and the weird way they were managed?...
WE'RE NOT VIOLENT, WE'RE JUST PEACEFULLY ASKING FOR JUSTICE AND TRUTH. WE'RE JUST ASKING FOR OUR PRIME MINISTER TO RESIGN AND BE JUDGED, AS ANY OTHER CITIZEN AND PERSON.
WE'RE JUST ASKING FOR INTERNATIONAL MEDIA TO REALIZE WHAT COMMUNICATIONS CONTROL IS MAKING OF OUR COUNTRY, AS IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOURS AS WELL. PLEASE LEARN FROM OUR MISTAKES AND HELP US GETTING OUT OF THEM...PLEASE. HELP US DENOUNCING IT.
Today I'm really sad, because I'm searching outside of my beloved Country what I cannot find anymore: JUSTICE AND TRUTH.

ITALY: THE NEXT GENERATION

They call themselves "The Purple Crowd"...no political parties, no social distinction, no prejudice of any kind, just a common color and goal: Mr Berlusconi's resignation.
Italy finally seems to start reacting to its Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi in a huge street Protest on December 5th 2009, to show everyone that Italian People is not dead. They're not blind nor deaf, least of all mute. If political parties from each side are too lazy, corrupted or unhopeful to still dream about a younger, more honest and right Country, people hasn't given up yet, and decided to finally raise their voice on it.
It didn't matter if the official numbers kept changing during the day and a million people magically became ninety thousand of people for the Police Headquarters. It didn't matter if any live broadcasting was denied to any channel but RaiNews24, an online and satellite channel(not as much visible as the rest of the commons public and private channels). It didn't matter if Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi tried once again to minimize people intervention on the political subject. Saturday December 5th about a million people joined together, in the streets of Rome, the Italian Capital, from every political side and part of the Country to finally say "I'M HERE. I EXIST. I'M ITALIAN AND SILVIO BERLUSCONI IS NOT MY PRESIDENT". To finally say "STOP" to corruption, mafia, lies and the ignorance Mr.Berlusconi is making off of Italy. To say "STOP" to Mr.Berlusconi attempt to change the Italian Constitution according to his plans and needs. To say "STOP" to the joke Italy has become in the last years in front of the rest of Europe and the World. Because it's anti-democratical, anti-constitutional and WRONG. Because it's time for Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to resign and be put on trial for what he's been investigated on. Because a Country is made by People and not the mere personal toy of a single person. These were the concept many voices screamed, said, sang, danced on Saturday December 5th in both Rome and other european cities, to show that Mr.Berlusconi can control the majority of Medias, but he can't control People.

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