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Elena Scaltriti

"Maybe it's too late for intellectual debate, But A residue of confusion remains." So begins Greg Graffin in "Atheist Peace", one of the most famous songs of Bad Religion, American band playing punk rock with a good three decades (highly recommended). Although the title may mislead, the lyrics make perfect aura of mystery mixed with fear that surrounds the figure of the atheist, especially in Italy.

eat children? Are libertines? They raised the anchors from the safe haven of morality to route to a future even more dissolute and no reference points? These are just some of the questions that circulate around the atheists, who do not do much to clarify the situation in the eyes of the average believer, convinced that it is now easier to win the lottery than to find an atheist in the flesh in the workplace. In fact, what remains unknown to most people is that atheists are not an endangered species on Italian soil. According to data reported by the EU (Union of Rationalist Atheists and Agnostics), we have gone from 5.2% in 1987 to 18% in 2003 over the entire population and the phenomenon shows no signs of stopping. We are therefore fully entitled to ask what are the characteristics and motivations of the young Italian atheist.

cross and delight of the beautiful country, the family plays a leading role in the process of religious socialization in childhood. It is a sort of "law of inertia" which leads the religious orientation of the family home to self-reproduce in subsequent generations. It is easy to understand, then, as young atheists are born and grow normally in families in which at least one of the parents stood on the positions of atheism and so is the reasonable connection with situations marked by separation, divorce and civil marriages. In addition, sociological research conducted by university professors Catholic University of Milan found that atheists are mostly found in North-West and Central and tend to have higher qualifications, especially among the respondents as among their parents. To these are added a greater involvement in associations and parties, with un'estremizzata political self-placement on the left and the spread of a more extensive policy, perceived not only as a "safeguard its interests, but also as a" duty of every citizen. "

Yet something does not. 18% of 60 million inhabitants, equivalent to nearly 10 million Italians. Anyone who turn up their nose in front of these figures: where are all the atheists? Would form a more than large army within the nation that hosts the headquarters of the Catholic Church and have the numbers to assert their positions. Instead hiding (which are locked in the dungeons of the Vatican?). Are lost in the "Atheist Peace" mentioned by Graffin and convincing, with resignation, that is not worth to make their voices heard, animated dall'italianissimo "so it would not change anything." The atheist hard to play cards and when he finds the courage to do it, divided into those eyes full of pity and those in which the seed of suspicion quivers. Speaking of "omerta atheism" in Italy, a knowing and not knowing at the same time, an "I know you're an atheist, but do not worry: I will not tell anyone. "

also to fight this torpor, did the Union of Rationalist Atheists and Agnostics (UAAR), the only national association for the purpose of representing the citizens of atheists and agnostics Italians. Several personalities have acceded to by Margherita Hack Danilo Mainardi, Piergiorgio Odifreddi to various initiatives and as organized as the campaign bus "atheist", the project to forward an alternative to religion in schools and the sbattezzo.

Speaking from an atheist who attends a Catholic-in space-time paradox which I have driven, great Scott! - I can not do only hope that atheists Italians wake up from sleep in which they are sealed and realize that there is nothing worse than being ashamed of their positions and hide his head under a blanket of indifference and resignation.

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Yet It Moves?

Filip Stefanovic

Anyone who has ever occupied the least known of economics, game theory, specifically the concept of resolution defined Nash equilibrium, the famous mathematician John Nash, one of Russell Crowe in A Beautiful Mind , so to speak. According to this model, the various players are fully informed the different strategies that participants may adopt, and the resulting profile is such that no player can take advantage of changing the strategy in place, provided that other competitors do not change theirs.

reflecting the other day, quite disengaged, with respect to the Italian political system, and I thought about how they were fifteen years later - the accuracy was 10 May 1994 - from the first settlement of Silvio Berlusconi at Palazzo Chigi. Perhaps to make this better, I would recall that on that date to the presidency of the United States Bill Clinton sat in France François Mitterrand, Helmut Kohl in Germany, still in office at the first government in the wake of German reunification, Russia Boris Yeltsin ... In other words, names that in the popular imagination, for the time of the policy, belong to the past. In an article a few days ago, Gianmario Pisanu remembered only as the Second Republic have already ten successive governments, while the current creaky enough to take the ministers awake at night. At the same time it is important to remember that apart from a few known, the recycling of names, is of the highest offices that was enough to cause very few surprises and renovations, I will not say from one government to another (left or right was), but also from a republic to another. Thus, apart from the paralysis of policy dictated from its endemic weaknesses, there is very little gap, always a sign of deep-seated changes, with the passing of governments and legislatures. It seems that Italy, or rather the forces of social, political and economic inside, they found a balance point - more or less successful - which have no reason to move. As time goes by, the historical problems of the peninsula appear ever more chronic, corruption, justice, the collusion between state and mafia, parasitic, nepotism, all'autoreferenzialità the political class. The deadlock in which it is beached Italy is like a cancer grows, and gradually affects healthy cells that surround it. The result is apathy, distrust and the total discouragement of citizens who are well aware that pulls the air with the scent and honed by centuries of servitude, they do nothing because this situation better, but try to turn in their small , to derive some benefit from inefficient general for not paying taxes, or even a bus ticket. Because the ruling class is the first to (not) do this, you do not understand why the individual citizen, who may not earn a living as an escape in some years, should make efforts to respect so much like a chicken all the heavy tax is imposed, increasing only the entropy and a sense of unreliability of the whole.

is certainly true that the politician should be, first and independently, to lead by example and focus on transparency in education, for years now but found that it does not, this fault loses value for the single excuse. If each of us, in its small and without any immediate benefit, he worked in the making, if not good, better, could change anything? Could, perhaps, other players understand that the choices are changing, and that his strategy is no longer the winner, but another, perhaps more beneficial to the entire community? It might even be the twilight of a political class, clearly inadequate to meet the needs of a more pretentious of us? Today more than ever relies on words like freedom and democracy, more to bridge the chasm of distrust in political tool for a real concept of conscience. The result is only an outspoken individualism, with the most serious consequence of hiding any future project, a long-term vision, a goal for which we strive for the country's system. But without a precise route, until the ship can stay at sea? And, when you will have to dock, we are sure you will be near a port in which repair?

so discouraged, I am then read Serbian newspapers, the more serious stagnation of my hometown, which is basically what I say Italy is not putting so bad, and, with a shot of optimism, which also claims that each poses to the state in whose lives are proportional to the development achieved, as what we, here, can seem serious, it really is not as bad as it looks. Yet I do not think that the Italian should be the benchmark Serbia, rather than Germany, France or United Kingdom. Well, perhaps my annotations, for the next time I'll have to emigrate.

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no taxation without representation

Diego Zunino

had just spent my first day of University as a student of third year, the City pretentious Euro-agglomeration of cars more or less returned to the decency of at least thirty years-to Nice was about leaving the Central Station of Milan.

Old compartments, seats dusty sovraffollatissima (somewhat pretentious) class that exploited some drops in the summer. It was in this environment exquisitely naive that I began to rethink a different perspective to the electoral law.

The elegant middle-aged lady in front of me asks cordially signs for the Cinque Terre, such connections and other amenities like; his Hispanic accent, I realize that is foreign: Uruguay to be precise, I tells all about his life since he left Italy at the time of Montevideo, the brother he never wanted to know nothing of his native country to a tragicomic report on the deaths of influenza A in his village of 700 souls.

Among the many rumors to kill an unpleasant time to time impressed me something that I said almost ironic air "in Italy I get warnings that I must go to vote, but I know nothing of your country, neither party nor the people. I never went to vote, nor my brother, it appears, have also made the Honorary Consul. What we want to do, I do not even seem right: I pay my taxes from you mica because I can vote? ".

Well, I was reminded of the American colonists protest: no taxation without representation . Those who have dual citizenship in Italy and maybe there never was, because he has to vote?
In my opinion, the vote of "Italians abroad" sounds like the desire to imitate those who have sadly still remaining colonies (eg the overseas territories in France) that are part of the nation, but perhaps evoking the times remaining migrants that were.

The law proposal was today instead of allowing the vote in municipal elections Financo immigrant non-EU nationals and residents for more than five years, also citing the Courier: makes it possible for immigrants to be elected as directors and to be part of the junta with the exception of office of the deputy mayor and, of course (?) , mayor.

The bill is also obviously good for Calderoli, "an attack on democracy", while 's (ex) partner Cicchitto "unacceptable [...] without the chairmanship of the group has been requested [...] without falls in the commitments of government. "

I learned today a memorable lesson in constitutional law, in Italy:

· immigrants living in Italy for five years or more regularly threaten democracy if paying direct taxes (Work done) and indirect (VAT), with children who speak Italian better than many Italians because they have studied in our schools where there have paid the tuition can take courage to choose a city councilman, rather than rate remaining victim of choices affecting them perhaps as socially weaker classes.
· Our compatriots who speak English or American accent, they pay no taxes-and certainly, remittances are no longer those of a time-but may choose twelve deputies and six senators. ( http://bit.ly/8aVjOh )
· The MPs have the mandate prohibition against those who elected them but not to those who appointed, or has been appointed with them but better.

suggest the many immigrants have been harmed by those who accuse them, them, attack on democracy that in case of their inclusion in a civic list, instead of calling it with the usual names of good citizenship is a charming fregino "Albissola (or common concerned) Tea Party. "