12326 The subtle Berlusconisation of Italy

[quote]Mr Berlusconi has sought to justify this by arguing that the myriad checks and balances in the system make Italy ungovernable. But, as President Giorgio Napolitano retorted recently, such views pointed to “authoritarian solutions”. After all, the system was put in place precisely to prevent the return of a dictator like Benito Mussolini.[/quote]
Who needs checks and balances anyway?

[quote=Noble;119361]Here's food for thought..........
[url=http://www.economist.com/world/europe/displayStory.cfm?story_id=13576329&source=hptextfeature]Silvio Berlusconi, Italy's strongman | The Berlusconisation of Italy | The Economist[/url][/quote]

reading the comments to this very one sided article , on the same site, are quite revealing of much of the sentiment in this country....