freedom of press in europe

[eppie]

Hi,

Politics are one of the few things that make me regret my Italian heritage. I'll not comment on this issue beyond my standard observation that every nation gets the government it deserves.

--Pete

In the case of Italy I understand your opinion. I have the same feeling often, which is very annoying because I know many 'young' people from Italy who actually think about this the same way, many of whom decide to go and study abroad and decide to stay abroad. Others are pulled back (because there is so much which is great in Italy) and have to settle for half the salary they would get with the same job in another country.
Only lawyers, bank managers and people with their own business make money (basically any job that allows you to evade taxes).
Italy is at the same time one of the most socialist/conservative and one of the most right wing/conservative countries in europe.

Anyway, the main point was that the EU parliament couldn't agree with the simple resolution to reprimand Italy about there lack of freedom of press......and that is far more disturbing.

This comes back to discussion I had with Kandrathe, and I think it proves my point, that religion is far more an unwanted force in societies than eg the supposedly communist government of the US that kandrathe is always complaining about.

I don't know if it is because of some fear of muslim influence or for some other reason but the catholic countries (that by some strange coincidence are profitting the most from a united europe) are hijacking the EU together with their religious allies from the north, and this worries me a lot.