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GOOD AND EVIL OF DEMOCRACY: the polemic against the CEI

Not a day passes in which the CEI did not add an element to the controversy with the DICO. The statements today the newly elected president of CEI, Archbishop Bagnasco, highlight the basics "ideology" behind the opposition to de facto couples: Bagnasco said that first, if the "objective criterion for judging good and evil" is replaced by the 'consensus' or the public, or "dressed majorities democracy but that could become widely and severely undemocratic, violent or better ", it could degenerate into" aberrations "as" legalization of incest or pedophilia among consenting persons "Bagnasco then used these as examples of supposedly democratic majorities cases of England , where "a brother and sorellahanno children, live together and love each other" and Holland, with the case of the pedophile party. Regarding this first point, I would like to make some comments. First, the concepts of good and evil objective "of" natural and unnatural "called by many Angelus the Pope, have no objective basis but a cultural one, and it's the same story to show it: with the changing times have changed the concepts of good, bad, natural and unnatural, as adjusted from time to time in the dominant power, but the CEI is also talk of "nature", "right natural, "but without explaining precisely what it is based on this" anthropological ethics policy regarding human nature, which is' primarily a matter of nature and culture "as" human nature ", has historically taken on behaviors and norms depending on the different cultures and times, unless you want to take an ethnocentric policy as the "superiority of Western civilization" Bagnasco seems then be the bearer of an original concept of democracy, which, unbound by the public, is no longer the "people power" in order to recognize their legal rights, and thus implies a change in the representation of Deputies, representatives of the people no longer but the clergy, but if a nation is not governed by the power of the people, public law, but he stood by a minority church, the alternative to "anti-democratic majorities and violent" described Bagnasco can not be a theocracy; result the inevitable disappearance of the power of the people is that the "natural and objective criterion of good and evil" is to be a substitute to the 'self-determination two consenting individuals "Finally, it is really an interest in preserving the human species to enliven the controversy of the CEI, do not see why a theme that puts more radically into question the permanence of the human race, or the global state of war in world, are placed only in rare impromptu statements of the Pope, not assuming that the current political relevance, with the vote on the refinancing of the military, might suggest. pulling the findings, it appears that the bishops' attention is focused on an attempt to change the rules of the democratic game, which fits perfectly in the status of a lack of political representation Members: practicing Catholics in Italy, ranging, according to estimates by the Catholic Alliance, between 25% and 35% (data CESNUR), less than half the Italian population, and not all are contari reforms such as the recognition Legal status of unmarried couples , or even more thorny issues such as euthanasia . Opposition to say, simple legal recognition of a major reality in the country (de facto couples are twice as many marriages, the source ISTAT), you configure and then, beyond the specific targets of the clergy, as another case (next to the refinancing of military missions, at Dal Molin, etc..) that transforms Italian democracy into an oligarchy of the "great powers". A further demonstration that the "good" is not for everyone, but those in charge.

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SAY THE OTHER ROAD TO PEACE: the newness of the mediation of Emergency

The release of Daniele Mastrogiacomo, thanks to the mediation of the NGO Emergency, has inaugurated a new form of intervention in a conflict. The positive resolution of the story for the Italian journalist does reflect on the motivations that may have pushed the Taliban to the release of a man with a serious charge of spying, plus the pay of the occupying troops.

1. The killing, however bloody, Mastrogiacomo's Afghan interpreter accompanying certainly does not think of an act of mercy of the Taliban;
2. seems, however, simplistic to think of a compromise of the Taliban when they get the release of some of their leaders (but not the withdrawal of the Italian): indeed, the killing of the journalist could have led to a rethinking of the refinancing Italian ISAF mission;
3. Third, although important, do not think that appeals to the liberation of the Italian population may indeed have influenced the release , as shown by past cases of journalists kidnapped and executed;

Despite the actors of the story have been multiple (the Italian secret services, the Karzai government, and yet, despite the criticism followed the U.S.), is common knowledge in the central mediation of Emergency . The hospital Afghan NGO free care who you are presented, regardless of age, religious belief or political affiliation: In a word, even by Taliban fighters. Not pausing here practical and symbolic importance of this initiative, which fully complies with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, I want to stress that the opening of a civil confrontation with the Taliban and the peaceful settlement that followed was just about a organization that has a real mission humanitarian, made not with guns and bombs, but with medical care free and open to all. The dialogue with the Taliban shows the positive consideration of the NGO Emergency in the country, even among the extremists, who may not have influenced the release of Mastrogiacomo. This may account for the different fate than all'afghano is Italian in the Italian NGO, and the resulting positive regard for Italy at the Afghan population.

I conclude that if indeed the refinancing of the Italian mission ISAF is made in humanitarian function, and if the stay of the Italian contingent is seen as the prerequisite for starting the Afghan war to peaceful SAH, as expressed by Minister D'Alema, it should be rethought and changed its connotations in the light of this positive experience.

We tend to think the idea of \u200b\u200ba peace conference involving the Taliban even revolutionary idea, certainly against the strategies in vogue, as the "spring offensive". But just because against the Peace Conference can not happen until you achieve a real step, and not just symbolic, towards peace, that we can only occur with the withdrawal of Italian troops or a serious redefinition of the assumptions and for the ISAF mission. Find an alternative solution to the offensive military does not mean supporting the Taliban or a wish their return to power. But the war in Afghanistan, given the distance between the military and many civilian deaths (see to stay current PeaceReporter ), the destruction of the country and the few achievements, is a violation of human rights like the Taliban regime.

Rethinking the mission in Afghanistan from the means " belief that nothing is comparable to the value of human existence, and when it is actually a human life in danger, you should save it to carry out any act that do not directly destroy other "as the press release Emergency on the story Mastrogiacomo. If Italy wants to follow its belief that peace with the Peace Conference, is not only necessary to create a European unit as advocated yesterday by President Napolitano, but also give the Afghans a lead role in their own renaissance, and not to the victim, but to what are perhaps more necessary as the works of weapons of Emergency (also partly financed by Italy) new infrastructure, water purification ... A people alive and healthy for democracy will decide if the want. But the ISAF mission, with its victims and its bombing of civilians, can only bring enmity for the West and support for the Taliban, frustrated not only a "victory" but a military genuine desire for democracy for the Afghan people.

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empty seats: Italian politics and the crisis of representation

Yesterday the House passed, by a majority of 95.9%, the decree that refinances military missions abroad: 4% missing for unanimity composed of 19 votes against and 3 abstentions. In total more than 99% of Deputies has voted against. The point here is to emphasize the many reasons not about policies that encourage an executive to vote against their own ideas, against the constitution: the nearly unanimous vote on refinancing military missions is primarily a vote against the voters, of which the deputies are to Definition representatives. You do not need "the ballet of the digits" of surveys to understand that among the mood of the population and the executive government, whether right-handed, left-handed or ambidextrous, is digging a groove more, un'incomunicabilità substance which can not fail have consequences, much more of a deep estrangement from politics, a general lack of interest or of increasing absenteeism from voting. The refinancing of missions is only one case in which the parliament speaks for itself, and not for the much-cited "real problems of the country." It can be considered a calculation in his pocket what drives the majority of Italians see eye evil money that could be occupied with equal solidarity (with a portion of funding for military missions could be abolished ticket health ...), or a feeling of "beautiful souls" pacifist, considered disconnected from reality the job of politicians, the fact is that now the "people sovereign and its agents speak two different languages. Here then is an Italy that a large majority is mobilized for peace, civil rights, welfare, be reduced to the logic of the opposition party, where "peace" is a word left, "safety" ambidextrous term, "welfare" required by tax evaders. There are those who live on their own land, he knows the needs, the reasons, there are those who live in his own chair, now empty because phenomena such as Afghanistan, the Dal Molin, the Tav, Moses, to say, the insane salaries of Sanremo, in their remoteness from the will and needs of Italians, show that Italian politics is marked by a growing vacuum of representation, therefore emblematic which can only be an electoral law that elects the deputies on the basis of the logic of the party. It will not be changing the electoral law to bring down from the chair representatives of a country that exists only in the offices of House.

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LIBERATION OR EMPLOYMENT? For and against the Italian stay in Afghanistan

Expulsion, formalized yesterday , Senator Franco Turigliatto PRC as a result of the abstention from the vote on foreign policy cost the government crisis, proposes the reasons for and against on the war in Afghanistan, where the refinancing, after the withdrawal of the Italian contingent in Iraq, expected to be submitted to the rooms. The ISAF mission (International Security Assistance Force) begins with acceptance in the international Italy in January 2002 followed by approval in parliament at the end of February of that year, with the task of "assisting the ' Afghan Interim Authority in maintaining security in Kabul and surrounding areas, so that the Authority and UN personnel can operate in a safe environment "(see p. 48 doc. on" Missions / International Activities "of the Ministry of Defense). In light of the upcoming spring offensive against the Taliban, moreover, confined to the area where the Italian contingent is present, it is useful to discuss the reasons for and against the stay of the soldiers. A first set of considerations in favor of staying the situation in Afghanistan, believed to be calmer than in Iraq and that the presence of foreigners seems justified by the Afghans themselves, the supporters of the withdrawal would be motivated by personal calculations that led them to "touch up reality " Afghan negative ( G. Rampoldi, Republic 31/7/2006). A withdrawal from Afghanistan would lead to a situation of anarchy, civil war that would facilitate the return to power of al-Qaeda. The reasons of pacifism would then be "shortcuts" to "Gandhi of television" to meet the feelings of the electorate rather than concrete solutions. From this viewpoint, the Emergency hospital in Kabul for war wounded would be guilty of treating even the Taliban ( G. Rampoldi, Republic 31/05/2006, see also Emergency Response). The second set of reasons contrary to the withdrawal highlights how the fundamentals of the ISAF mission iraquena are different from the invasion, for which Afghanistan and Iraq represent "two opposing concepts of international politics and the use of force": the UN resolution was in fact prior to the conflict, which was also motivated by the presence of a regime, the Taliban, support to the terrorists of al-Qaeda. The withdrawal would lead to a "strategic gap" with the historic Atlantic Alliance, which does not take into account the "historical memory and politics," Italian ( F. Venturini, Corriere della Sera, 31/5/2006 ). Stay is a sign of consistency on foreign policy and international credibility ( E. Scalfari, Republic 23/7/2006). The reasons then to insist on the diversity of the situation and of the foundations of Iraq and Afghanistan, emphasizing the reasons for withdrawal, which would cause a situation of anarchy and crises of the Atlantic alliance would be based more on ideological and political calculations and real proposals for solutions. These arguments can be argued that: The frequent cases of indiscriminate bombing of villages and the exhortation of G. Bush to send more troops (as Great Britain) to address this instability in most of the country show that even Afghanistan is not exempt from the chaos that characterizes Iraq. This situation, combined with abuse of the soldiers, causing an obvious hostility of the Afghan population against the occupiers, from the large number of accredited also militiamen belonging to the so-called "Afghan resistance." The reasons for proponents of the recall, although not politically disinterested, is based on a hot situation, as well as opinion, emerged from a survey , 56% of Italians are in favor of withdrawal, especially in light of huge costs of the mission. As regards the merits of the attack on Afghanistan, the nature of the ISAF mission has changed over the years, passing in 2003 under the NATO command in support dell'Enduring American Freedom. You can also make a small budget. Among the attacks of 11 / 9 / 2001, there was no Afghanistan. The Taliban accused of lining Bin Laden, (who took refuge in the mountains of Pakistan, U.S. ally) is financed with the proceeds of opium. Six years after the invasion of Afghanistan, the Taliban were not defeated, bin Laden could be captured with an intelligence operation, is still free, opium more prosperous than before. On the issue of loyalty to alliances, it is necessary to distinguish between loyalty and unconditional support: the increased presence of troops European military bases in Afghanistan and as the Dal Molin base in Vicenza are functional for the Bush administration to move more troops in Iraq and Afghanistan for the next offensive. Finally we do not elaborate on the concept, ethically and legally questionable, to "export democracy", especially when the functional economic, political, geostrategic and related to the reconstruction U.S. . The fundamentals of the mission from the outset questionable, they are now even more; same goes for the Afghan situation, otherwise by the call to fidelity to the historical alliances, used as a reason for staying, you may then appeal in favor of withdrawal, consistent with another: that was the case with the withdrawal of troops from Iraq and the repudiation of the constitutional war (Article 11). Peacekeeping missions are hospitals, infrastructure, financing, they can be protected by a military contingent, but what I have little or nothing to do with "spring offensive". The first step in a "conversion" of the ISAF mission as a truly humanitarian intervention and peace can only be so the withdrawal of the Italian contingent, so there is an appeal online .

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