tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3664770405628418296.post4393650938615510343..comments2024-02-10T09:48:34.683+01:00Comments on What am I reading?: Tobias Jones: The Dark Heart of ItalyKathleen Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07645566938871914385noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3664770405628418296.post-8578544350227436582022-11-06T11:01:31.182+01:002022-11-06T11:01:31.182+01:00Veery thoughtful blogVeery thoughtful blogAnn Arbor TV Installationhttps://www.tv-installations.com/us/tv-mounting-michigan/ann-arbor-tv-installation.shtmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3664770405628418296.post-81689680794221077092012-08-19T12:03:59.563+02:002012-08-19T12:03:59.563+02:00I just got my copy and I'm going to read it so...I just got my copy and I'm going to read it soon and will comment here after, most likely. martinellihttp://olvaso-naplom.blogspot.ro/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3664770405628418296.post-62423002917374465102012-06-23T18:33:04.002+02:002012-06-23T18:33:04.002+02:00I enjoyed the book too, if "enjoy" is th...I enjoyed the book too, if "enjoy" is the right word. What is so dumbfounding is the brazenness of the perpetrators' reaction to much of what is uncovered(I am thinking primarily of Berlusconi, but he is following a long line of masters with Craxi and Andreotti just among the most recent). This refusal to feel shame or penitence robs ordinary folk of their legitimate response and makes them cynical. <br /><br />Of course Italians can point to goings-on in Britain with similar incredulity. Funny how incremental developments in news stories can lead us gradually to a position where totally appalling situations are only a small next step which we have become so familiar with that we do not respond with the same moral outrage as we would without the build-up. Perhaps that is why when reading about other countries we are perplexed by how they accept certain things. In Britain we are not subject to the Mafia, not because we are more moral than the Italians but for complex socio-political reasons over many centuries. They say you get the politicians that you deserve. Do Italians deserve theirs? Enough voted for Berlusconi and his coalition partners for him to gain power, so I suppose the saying is correct, but you don't get a vote on the Mafia.Tony'sViewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07787418742087295898noreply@blogger.com