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Sophie in’t Veld,la deputata olandese spara a zero su Berlusconi

"Berlusconi treats women as idiots
and undermines the reputation Italian in Europe

Sophie in't Veld

, Dutch Liberal MEP and member: "In Europe, Berlusconi is the champion of sexism. In so doing, the legitimate position of those who consider women as objects. And if the conduct of leaders threatened the governability of the country then we can no longer speak of privacy "

" There are no words to describe the conduct of Silvio Berlusconi . E 'shocking, distressing and sad that so primitive behavior has a similar popularity in Italy. " On the feast of women, the Dutch MEP Sophie in't Veld , deputy chairman of the Civil Rights and board member of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats (the third group after European Socialists and Popular), describes the image of Italian Prime Minister, in light of the scandals he's involved: "But how can you have a leader like this? You can not treat women as fools. "

"Unfortunately there are many people like Berlusconi, but he's a leader and should do so. In doing so legitimizes the behavior of those who see women as objects, "says in't Veld. "It 's absurd to take the liberty to treat as a fool half of the Italian population." Sophie in't Veld is a "liberal" in the true sense of the term, a member of the Dutch Democrats 66 party which is always civil liberties one of his warhorses.

"I know and love Italy, its art, its language and its people. Just do not understand how do you choose a leader of this kind that ruin your reputation in the world ", asks MEP, proposing the question that you hear an Italian abroad do almost every day:" Why Berlusconi? "

" In Italy there are some great women such as Emma Bonino , a true example of strong and determined woman I've known proprio qui a Bruxelles. Nessun paese ha il diritto di trattare così le proprie donne”. Sul Rubygate, però, in’t Veld preferisce non giudicare: “Spetta alla legge italiana accertare se è stato commesso un reato. Certo che, anche nel rispetto della privacy della propria vita personale, è brutto e sfortunato avere un simile capo di Governo, perché danneggia tutto il paese”. Coerente con i valori liberali tipici dei Paesi Bassi, secondo l’eurodeputata “la vita privata è privata finché non si verifica un reato. Ma se la condotta del leader minaccia la governabilità del paese allora non si può più parlare di privacy”.

Nella giornata europea dei diritti delle donne, in't Veld has no doubts, "Berlusconi in Europe is the champion of sexism, but it is difficult to be imitated by other heads of state. Rather, the problem is that, in doing so, the reputation of Italians threaten the trust between Europeans and then the integration of the EU itself, and we can not afford it. "

election of showgirls and starlets in the regional councils or parliament (including Europe), in't Veld prefers not to name names: "There are many men who do not have positions that they deserve. I think we should judge by their work, but the question of the choice of the ruling class is very important. " In Holland, for example, to decide the electoral lists of political parties and activists are not the top, and then the vote goes to the people.

"It seems that in Europe there are governments that are unable to govern from the far right in the case of Belgium the Netherlands. Berlusconi is the result of a certain political culture, not Italian, but of a certain range policy. The same party comrades should wake up and do what is good for the country. The EU needs to have an Italy in shape and not sick as it was Greece. "

Finally, on the crisis with Libya, Sophie invites the Italian politicians to "consider the interests of their citizens and not their business with Qaddafi." It does not save a critique of the European Union, guilty of having shown "solidarity with the little countries on the southern front of immigration." "It 's ridiculous that the separation of refugees from North Africa between EU countries is available on a voluntary basis." On the proposal of the League of "sending the Libyans in Aspromonte", Sophie makes an invitation to the European Parliament colleague Mario Borghezio : "Go and visit Ellis Island in New York Harbor, the island that housed up to 1954 about 12 million immigrants in the United States, poor, desperate and mostly Italian. "



He is only the tip of the iceberg, the vast patrol that door there are opportunists macho and like him, but what makes you think the millions of votes of the electorate are women, how they can still choose this man is really a mystery. Apparently women like
quarters of beef in the butcher's, since the days of drive-in ", have created a template.

I hope that foreign observers could understand that in Italy, are not we all on this level.

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