Posted on 05/28/2018 7:29:23 AM PDT by davikkm
ROME, Italy: Italians were in uproar Monday over the decision by President Sergio Mattarella to reject the newly elected populist government in deference to European Union concerns, calling for his resignation or impeachment. This was the first time in the history of the Italian republic that a president had thrown out the proposal for a government from elected parties, and even critics of the populist victors have acknowledged that the Italian people will take the move as a slap to Italian voters and the entire democratic process.
The bone of contention, Mattarella said in his rejection speech, was the candidate for the post of finance minister, Paolo Savona.
“I have agreed with and accepted all the proposals for the Ministers, except that of the finance minister,” he said Sunday.
“The designation of the finance minister always sends an immediate message, of confidence or of alarm, for economic and financial operators,” he added.
Paolo Savona, whom even his critics admit is eminently qualified for the post, has expressed concerns over the growth in power and reach of the European Union (EU) as well as the common EU currency, the euro, which he has referred to as a “German cage.”
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A computer/software, social media site, reports something is “trending”. Software reports things which are trending based on whatever the algorithm is. The “trending” items may or may not be the most watched, whatever the algorithm decides.
Social media sites, are increasing reporting _false_ “trending” and other “social” based info. Social sites _pretend_ to report what the people on the site are doing. But they report what the algorithm want to be reported, only.
It is amazing that a social site (Twitter) is reporting any truth about what is trending, anymore. Duh.
I agree re: Augustus. And there were other “good” emperors as well... Marcus Aurelius and Constantine come to mind. But Rome had long since ceased to be a true republic, and had become decadent and corrupt.
By Constantine’s day, the republic had been dead and gone for nearly 450 years. And Constantin’s focus wasn’t on restoring the republic, but on giving Rome a new national religion.
>> Constantin’s focus wasn’t on restoring the republic, but on giving Rome a new national religion <<
And what’s not to like about that?
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