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left the movement 5 STARS Monica on Thursday, November 25, 2010 at 16:59
At the last local elections in Bologna and I voted the Regional Movement 5 Stars. I read the post of Cricket for years, and I've seen in the Movement a "hope" for our country. Last spring I decided to participate actively in the meetings of the same. I had obviously read the national program and share content. I am a teacher and I am very interested in those related to the school. I work there for almost 30 years and the demolition of the school carried out by Gelmini, the circular Limina in Emilia Romagna, which asked the headmasters to take disciplinary action against teachers who had taken public positions critical of the reform, the situation always more dramatic with the economic crisis our country faced with cuts to the welfare state, have aroused in me the need to make a commitment civil service.
Entering the Movement organized the group I school, I participated in protests against the reform, the Movement believes that the content they share it. As a group, school, of which I was the coordinator, we presented a document which has been analyzed the current situation of the public school and requesting the Movement to take a clear position in relation to education policy of the Government. Few clear principles: defense of public schools and the consequent NO to the reform, secular state and thus the demand to abolish funding for private schools. We asked the motion to approve it. It was not possible. The response of the Movement was ostracism. School is not talked about or, if you are forced to do so, however, does not take a position, within the Movement because the positions are different, and irreconcilable, not to expel anyone, better to "ignore it", better discuss the simplest things. The Movement not in fact take any position on the reform of the school, not as he takes on many topics regarding "social and economic policies of our government. Gradually I realized that the Movement is not what is described by Beppe Grillo: the national program and the name of Beppe serve only as a "smokescreen" to attract the votes of those who are fed up of the political class and its privileges and its inability to provide credible answers to the problems of the country. The movement is heterogeneous, composed of people who ride the tiger of the protest and issues that face only "easy" on which to converge. When it comes to cycling, or green spaces in the city, or decreasing the costs of politics, recycling, nuclear power .... is easy to find a convergence of ideas and proposals. Unlike other hand, is taking political positions than the Gelmini reform, funding to private schools, the secular state, the rights of unmarried couples, the Law 194 on, the problem now dramatic housing, temporary employment arrangement for Pomigliano, which is not an isolated event in the country, but an attempt to remove more and more protections for workers across the country. On these and other challenges, the Movement is not able to take a position, because inside there are people with often conflicting ideas: there are conservatives and "Orphans of the left, secular and Catholic fundamentalists, united in a" protest ", in easy platitudes but unable to have a realistic plan and consistent broader. One of their favorite sayings is that they are a party, not a caste. In my to see are a lot worse, "a true one" is really just a slogan. In the meetings are decided only in certain areas, mostly organizational, otherwise there is an oligarchy decides for all, are the elect and their collaborators. In recent months the group spent in the meeting did not decide anything important from political point of view. Favia are elected and assume that De Franceschi, independently, any policy decision on behalf of the Movement. When I asked at the meeting to discuss certain issues, such as financing since the end of July by Commissioner Clerks private schools in Bologna, joining the demonstration in defense of school public tender in Reggio Emilia on October 9 last year, the discussion on the appointment to the chairmanship of the Committee on Equal Opportunities in Region Silvia Noah, the Agreement Pomigliano and the need to take a political stance in defense of workers, I have never received response. Not formally respond, left to decay, do not talk about, so they can pretend to be all agreed, so they can coexist in the movement often opposing positions, while the "elect" decide for everyone, because they are the "spokesman" of the Movement. Good example of democracy! Last night the latest "farce": the Regional Councillors in public assembly have submitted a budget and economic policy in the first six months in the region, have "put out its mandate in the hands of citizens," then there was a vote to confirm or not to "trust" in Favia and De Franceschi. No chance to ask questions to the Councillors, to discuss what really was or was not done. A unanimous vote, for a show of hands, in the worst tradition of the worst parties. One spot of propaganda, "not an instrument of democracy, a" transparency "of the facade. Un'autoesaltazione of their work and continued vilification of what they do "all others, "this was, in a poverty of content and real world projects really impressive. Amazing find, among other things, that money from the salaries of regional directors (the Assembly decided for them a monthly fee of 2500 €) is not handled by the Movement itself, but by the Directors who retain the amount due to them personal accounts! And this would be a new approach to politics?
Not to mention the total closure of showing respect to all other cultures in Bologna. No comparison and no covenant, that regardless of possible convergence, because they alone are the bearers of "truth" Grillini. Meanwhile, for the next municipal this movement so open to civil society, so different from the other parties will have a mayoral candidate in the upcoming administrative autocandidatosi chosen and by whom? By voters who show under a program? No, the Assembly of choice in the closed active, and only by someone who appears to be active on 30 September 2010, then chose a few people in the worst tradition of political parties. Criticize the party, not realizing, however, be even worse than themselves, because there is no real democracy within. And who "dares" to point out certain inconsistencies are immediately seen as an "enemy" someone to isolate. So never go on without taking any clear position, as I am convinced that both will win elections in any case: the voters will vote on the basis of what he says at the national level Cricket, the protest vote will continue to be there and that alone counts. The same attitude at the bottom of the league who: speak easy, understandable and effective slogan for, nothing more. To believe that there is a shared national program, to believe that the movement is new, a chance for redemption in the country, speaking to the "belly" of the people, to gloss over issues qualifying for a clear position alienate someone, the important thing is to take votes by all, from right and left because they are "above" flying "high". Words without real meaning, just empty propaganda slogan: just as the League. For these reasons I leave the Movement for the total lack of democracy within, the poverty of content. Left the movement because I will not abet deception that are perpetuating to the voters to say words of the National Cricket, in fact take advantage of his charisma to get easy votes of protest and start their own "scaled" to the institutions. I'm not. The parties do not like, but the movement is not what it seems: there is no democracy inside, there are no ideas other than those "easy" and assume that the vast majority of people can share, there is a serious project of society, only slogans.
a movement to words of all, in fact only a few.
Monica Fontenot
