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Reggio Calabria: the letter sent by a StrettoWeb reader, Domenico D’Aguì, after the vote
“A few hours after the result of the electoral ballot that saw Giuseppe Falcomatà as the winner, someone rushed to call us to respect democracy and the free expression of the popular will.” Writes, in a letter sent to StrettoWeb, a citizen of Reggio Calabria, Domenico D’Aguì.
Let me disagree. Even a certain Adolf Hitler (let Falcomatà not be angry about the comparison, also considering that he has nothing to do with the aforementioned character …) was democratically elected to the Reichstag: the consequences that followed, unfortunately, are known to all those who also casually leafed through any manual of contemporary history … “.
“No! On October 5, 2020 in Reggio Calabria, democracy did not win: the city of cronies and wives, factions and business committees often bearers of indescribable interests, public officials who joined in the desperate defense of privileges and position income. It has lost that part of public opinion that, after years of financial bankruptcies, mismanagement of public affairs and inaction, was seeking a change of course.
Those who see politics as an active way of putting themselves at the service of the city and not as a profession, a way to make ends meet or to guarantee a future and a public role to children, family members and associates through the candidacy tool ”.
“A mayor remains in charge of the city whose honesty no one can question, but whose ineptitude and, what is more serious, the inability to learn from experience is evident. What remains today is a city suffocated by the ‘Ndrangheta, an economy suffocated and on the verge of collapse unable to intercept private investment, to attract entrepreneurs from other parts of the country. And this before an infinite audience of unemployed young people who do not foresee a decent future, at forty (and I know many) still in search of a stable and long-term job, which allows them to build a family, bring children to the world those who guarantee a dignified existence “.
“The silent return of our youth continues to emigrate to the north of the country and, not infrequently, to other European realities. And if it is not always the one who is most desperate to leave, but often the one with the most courage and pride, this city is gradually getting to know itself depriving itself of the best minds and energies. And you will inevitably pay the price … This vote has hit hard the desire for change and the future, which is still felt. However, the first round of the elections saw the presence of lists that rediscover the pride of being Reggio, the desire to regain possession of public affairs, removing it from the ineptitude, the underworld and the mafias. Unfortunately, the electorate could not understand and reward them. “
“Interesting is the candidacy of Klaus Davi, a media scientist in love with our land, who has made his own flag in the fight against the ‘Ndrangheta. It is strange that it is a Swiss who reminds us of the beauty of our land, the greatness of its millennial past, its need for legality … But Davi, whether or not he shares his political project, can only be grateful common sense. But (at least allow me the comfort of hope) have we really lost for good? “
Nazim Hikmet defined Don Quixote as “the invincible Knight of the thirsty”, understanding by “thirsty” those who, despite being on the “wrong” side of history, without ceasing to shout their desire for justice and equity of a Seemingly vain way, they do not give up in the face of failures and are never really defeated because they do not accept being defeated and, even if they fall, they keep getting up and do not stop fighting. Perhaps all is not really lost. As of today, however, no one in Reggio has more right to be outraged by the poor quality of municipal services, at the piles of smelly waste that, especially in the suburbs, invade public areas. No one has the right to swear by the miserable state of the road that covers the streets of this city. The need for new air is now suffocated by the stench emanating from tubs of fermented moisture or from the grates of an inadequate sewer: all this we accept with the resignation of those who are the cause of its damage and we remember the words, caustic but today even more enlightening and true, from the poet of Reggio Nicola Giunta:
“Countries of grass, winds and not plants:
(omitted)
If you have a sign that says:
“Sti ‘ggenti entre di iddi su’ nnimici!”
Whose enemies? Oh crooked frabbi!
They are the only enemies of their destiny!
Enemies of themselves for the point,
The most fixed in the world are the King! “
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