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Let's talk about mosaics
and pieces.
I think in Italy there
are some excellent piece makers and only a few mosaic creators. Let's
start with an example of last Spring: elimination of Lazio from the
Champion's League in the quarterfinals on behalf of Valencia, an event
which then, before the unexpected title won at the last minute in a
context that still has to be cleared up, seemed a true tragedy. That
is the whole point, i.e. the fact that a piece that does not form a
mosaic. Let's see.
First piece: a football
discussion on Lazio, the owner, the trainer, the players, etc. This
is a piece you can find everywhere.
Second piece: an overview
of Italian football. No Italian club is still involved in European tournaments,
a connection with the national team, which these days is not playing
too well: just compare with the other European clubs and national teams,
etc.
Here, too, there are
plenty eloquent commentators with a penetrating style.
Third piece: does nothing
other come from this strictly football evidence? Really? For example
a different attitude of Spaniards towards sport, as it is also testified
by the latest events organized by Spain, such as the World Football
Championship and Barcelona Olympic Games? And talking not only of sport,
but also of cultural and more generally “politic” events, does anyone
remember the Spanish superiority on the occasion of Colombiadi of 1992,
with Seville outclassing Genoa? And going on to add the pieces no one
wants to add, has not the Spanish government been much more efficient
than Italy in the last 15 years within the European Community, starting
from the financial initiatives funded by Brussels to the setting up
of courses in line with EEC expectations and directions, while a tottering
Italy is going to adopt only now the above-mentioned courses? Fourth,
or fifth, or sixth piece: what do the two women chairing the Senate
and Chamber of Deputies under Aznar government represent? Mtion that,
after all, is more respectful of the opposite sex? Then, have I managed
to make myself clear when I talk of pieces and mosaics? Yet, from my
mosaic one can infer that the usual consolatory expraybe local
colour, feminism of posts and caricatures, or rather a tradiession
“fortunately there is also Spain in Europe”, where Spain is supposed
to be the tail-end that brings out Italy, is no longer sufficient.
Unfortunately, the
same way of reasoning and the same cultural attitude can also be found
in our ruling class towards the cinema, the environment, the economy,
politics, etc. To sum up, we desperately need mosaic makers who are
indifferent to (intellectual) danger...
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