Michele Serra is a journalist for the Italian newspaper The Republic. On February 22, he published an article on the vindication of Europe, called "Tell me something European!"Regarding a phrase spoken by Mario Draghi, "Do something!" Addressed to the leaders of the member countries of the European Union, Serra raises the issue of so-called "public opinion". In his column, he proposes a shift in the way we understand politics: beyond what the leaders say, it is necessary for citizens to mobilize to speak in terms of Europe, hence the title of the article, "u!" has had a great media impact, even generating a massive demonstration in Rome in defense of the European model.
A few days ago I had a conversation with my students of contemporary thought. the will of the people. Nobody defined democracy as a way of talking about the issues that affect us, how to live better, in an environment of trust, in relationship and in dialogue. I projected the song of the 1976 referendum, Speak, people, speak, that I remember perfectly. I was eleven years old then. In this song the phrase "Don't let anyone silence your voice.". The students do not coneixen this campaign and molt little the dictatorship, in the sense of representing-they know what it means to live in an authoritarian regime. Let's highlight that the condition for voting is having to speak abans, during and after. Sense turn on the paraula to say, sense include, in the dir of all, ask them what they mean mobilitzen, democracy is only a system of parties and a set of procedures for voting. It seems that, precisely, they, who have not seen a dictatorship, define democracy as voting, something that would be really important, but for me, voting was a great novelty, since it was prohibitive, while that, but ells, in canvi, it was a normal thing. But I defended an idea of democracy in a different light. Llavors, stupefied, starts asking how he lived during the dictatorship. "How is notava?" Let's talk about repression, about the lack of freedom of press, expression, and assembly. Let's talk about the grays, about the Caputxinada. Let's talk about the language. I told a few little battles from daily life back then.
Michele Serra participates in a RAI program titled What time is it?. The name of your section is "I don't accept it" (I didn't understand): it's used to explain the inconceivable news of the week.
Say it! Face the inconceivables of life with others, find the words to name an idea that you may not have experienced, but can imagine. An idea that moves us when we say it: Europe can be hers:
