Political déjà vu

[london1967]

Oh well, the Italians have voted and chosen Berlusconi as their prime minister, once again.

This is the nail in the coffin of gay marriages. 
Berlusconi's manifesto stresses the importance of the traditional "natural" family "based on the union of a man and a woman", and denounces the policies of "the Left" because  they "destroy the family" and "do not respect the moral values of the Italian people". 
*sigh*

As the BBC and all the British media like to repeat ad nauseam, this will be the 62nd government in the 63 years of the Italian Republic. Maybe then there's still hope. 

Comments

Berlusconi's win

[ursine1.livejournal.com]

I was a little surprised by Berlusconi's margin of victory. How different Spain is where even the King talks about it being "open" and "diverse".

Chuck in California

Re: Berlusconi's win

[london1967.livejournal.com]

I was as well, I was expecting a much closer race.

Spain is an amazing country: it has moved forward so much in a relatively short period of time.