Casaleggio: “If the M5 becomes a party, I withdraw support. I rejected a ministry and endured slander.” And Di Battista relaunches it

“If the transformation into a party begins, our support can no longer be guaranteed.” Davide casaleggio has chosen October 4, the day of San Francisco and anniversary of the founding of 5 star movement, to enforce your aut aut. In a long post published in the Blog of the Stars, took a position with words that had never been so clear before. “For 15 years I have lent my business for free,” continued the co-founder’s son. “When I was offered the leadership of a ministry, I declined thinking that the support role of the movement was more important.” And despite this, he writes, “I endured innuendo, attacks and slander“A rupture that is not surprising because it came after weeks of internal tensions and a long distance tug of war with parliamentarians: the Camera me Senate I would like to separate the M5 from Rousseau platform, managed by the association of which Casaleggio is president, touching one of the founding pillars of the 5 stars. It is no coincidence that he was among the first to re-launch the words of Casaleggio Alessandro Di Battista: The former deputy, in some interviews, defined the alliance with the Democratic Party as “black death” and complained of a “conservative” interest in not losing their seats. “I recommend you read,” he wrote on Facebook.

“We will guarantee the activities that will be requested by the political leader of the M5”, writes Casaleggio in the post, “as we have always done with seriousness and loyalty, for the realization of the path that the Movement will judge it wants to do, but yes, for Some reason, the transformation into a party would begin, our support can no longer be guaranteed, since it would not be necessary since all the principles, values ​​and pillars on which the identity of a Movement of free citizens is based and its beating heart of participation would be lost. we must protect. “

Gianroberto Casaleggio’s son, in his long posture, also recalled how in recent years he has always opted for “silence” and has avoided exposing himself personally. And he also revealed, like Di Battista a few days ago, that he turned down the offer to lead a ministry. “For 15 years I have lent my business for free for an idea of ​​collective participation”, we read again. “When I was offered the leadership of a ministry, I declined thinking that the support role of the movement was more important. I have always respected the roles even when I did not agree with the decisions made. I had to endure innuendo, attacks and slander towards me and towards my father also by people who, thanks to our work, hold important positions today. My silence over the years has been an act of deep respect for those who believed in our dream, just as today I believe that it is fair to speak for intellectual honesty ”.

For this reason, writes Casaleggio, “the time has come to take a position.” “Our model has evolved and it certainly has to evolve again. We need to look forward and not back. Not looking back means not feeling nostalgic for how we were in 2009, but neither does looking back to 1950. Party politics is the refuge of those who fear losing the privileges they have accumulatedBut only those who are willing to lose everything they have can get everything they want. Party politics is something that enters slowly and then remains indelible in the memory of what did not work. A trend that, according to Casaleggio, would go in the opposite direction to what his father Gianroberto wanted. “Party politics is above all incompatible with the idea of ​​movement, of singularity and participation that is enclosed in that symbol drawn on my father’s desk. A symbol based on very specific values, ideas and battles, on clear principles of participation and above all linked to a beautiful experience of 11 years of a movement that has changed the history of Italy by fighting against the idea of ​​party, of caste. and centralization of decisions in the hands of a privileged few locked in some space ”.

Davide Casaleggio, also in the post, also spoke about the future. “Today is October 4, 2020 and it is San Francesco. 11 years have passed since the birth of the Movement. “Whatever the future holds, this idea of ​​movement will continue and in any case it will expand to the thousand currents of the community and Rousseau will continue to be at the side of this idea. In these difficult days we have received thousands of emails and messages from many people who want to help the MoVimento and Rousseau. That is why we have decided to involve all citizens who want to help us keep this project alive, always improve it and who have ideas on how to create those spaces for discussion that are missing today. They will be the “participation ambassadors” spread throughout Italy. In the next few days we will give the details. We are movement ”.