Austerity was the watchword of Berlinguer and the PCI was given by the great leader of the left to fight in the first place culturally, the great oil crisis of the '70s. Evoked severe austerity lifestyles but ill-suited to the Italian spirit of the time, just out of the economic boom. Indeed, it was closely linked to the personality, noble and austere note, Enrico Berlinguer and was tied in line with the denunciation of the moral issue, and together these two concepts, one marked "diversity" for many years the militants claimed that the salient feature of the PCI their politics.
Today we are faced with another devastating economic crisis, a crisis that requires a redefinition of consumption and lifestyles. One might say that even today there would be no need of austerity, Berlinguer, but no more, and none of today's leaders seem to approach the seriousness and the height of his personality, just remember the "American" Veltroni, the gigioneria Bertinotti, not to mention, right , the "boors" of Berlusconi. Even the Italians of today have changed and I would not say worse. And then the word "austerity" is a word sad and gray, ill-suited to the spirit of our people, who like to live and live joyfully. It seems more suited to the times other words, equally important to tackle the crisis and re-consumption and lifestyles, but that does not mean to frustrate the natural propensity to experience the joy of an Italian word and sobriety '.
Sobriety means consuming less but better, it means adopting a sober lifestyle is not based on appearances but on being, has an ethical value, not only economic. Sobriety is a word-label and modern, serious but not sad: a sober way of life is combined with the joy of living and enjoy the finer things in life, which often have no money, food, healthy, beautiful and respected nature, true values to hold onto.
Sobriety, in my view, should be the watchword of the center, to set against this show of bad taste Berlusconi otherwise, this policy is loud screaming, which feast on the brink dell'abbisso ecological and economic. Intelligence sobriety means dealing with the demon illusion of infinite growth, defeat the forces compulsive consumption at all costs, leaving the GDP as a single measure of well-being indicators and adopt more healthy and useful. The sober austerity seems to me that it is also consistent with a trip to the best story of the Italian left, a positive development but respectful of tradition to be proud of. Value, that of sobriety, around which can create a strong alliance in opposition to the government now in power. We are proposing today as the value for the regional Calabria and the means, first, reducing the benefits of regional advisers who today is scandalously high, more than double the example of the Tuscan regional council. Greater simplicity and consistency could also remove some wise guy from politics and bring the law-abiding citizens would not be a result to be despised.
Francesco Zurlo
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