Italy’s parliament erupts into violence over government bill (tvpworld.com)
from Syrc@lemmy.world to world@lemmy.world on 13 Jun 2024 11:44
https://lemmy.world/post/16480833

Italy’s parliament erupted into violence on Wednesday when a lawmaker was attacked while trying to hand an Italian flag to another MP over a local government bill.

According to local media, the lawmakers had been discussing a bill on so-called differentiated autonomy, introduced by the right-wing government of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.

The draft law calls for Italy’s individual administrative regions to be given wider rights of self-governance, which the Five Star Movement is against, fearing it will lead to the “disintegration of Italy.”

During the ensuing brawl, Donno was knocked to the ground and later taken to hospital in a wheelchair.

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naught@sh.itjust.works on 13 Jun 2024 14:03 next collapse

Why are we still like this? Just a bunch of primitive apes pummeling each other

kozy138@lemm.ee on 13 Jun 2024 15:39 next collapse

False scarcity and hoarding capital

yeahiknow3@lemmings.world on 13 Jun 2024 15:47 collapse

Yes, we should act like sophisticated apes and pummel each other with laws, hostile takeovers, and backhanded compliments.

Seriously though, the violence isn’t the problem: it’s the irrationality. Our legal system is based on violence, because there’s no other way. We don’t bat an eye when it makes sense (police arresting a corrupt bureaucrat). The issue is when it doesn’t. I’m actually not even sure this is one of those times!

Anyway, I find it so exhausting in politics when people try to kill each other with laws and bureaucracy. For instance, if the SCOTUS wants religious authoritarianism, wouldn’t it help to just be honest about it so we can fight to the death and excise the insanity? Just a thought.

octatron@lmy.drundo.com.au on 20 Jun 2024 22:35 collapse

Fighting over scraps really in a country where depopulation is reducing Italy to just a powerless retirement village full of old people

Syrc@lemmy.world on 21 Jun 2024 16:00 collapse

Hey, the situation isn’t so grim. At a certain point, old people will die and maybe then we’ll be able to elect sensible politicians.