The Technocratic Revulsion Begins: Photos And Video As Thousands Of Italians Protest Monti's "Banker" Government
Well that was quick: Italy is about to be acquainted with the old Asian saying that a "known devil is better then unknown angel", especially when the angel is a Prime and Finance minister (two for the austere price of one) working purely on the behalf of offshore banker interests. As Reuters and Corriere report, thousands of Italians took to the streets in several cities on Thursday to protest against what they called a "bankers' government" led by economist Mario Monti, and there were clashes with police. Students in Italy's financial capital Milan threw firecrackers at police trying to prevent them approaching the Bocconi university, which is chaired by Monti and has become a symbol for the new executive of technocrats he has formed to tackle Italy's debt crisis. Police responded by charging the students with batons. One journalist was injured by a firecracker, police sources said. The students also threw eggs and fake dollar banknotes at the building of the Italian banking association. "We don't want the banks to rule" and "Monti's government is not the solution," the students chanted." Well as long as it is only the students who feel this way, all is well. If, however, the anti-Monti sentiment is shared by more, which it is, then the technocratic government will be lucky to survive three weeks... forget 2013. And the greater the revulsion, the bigger the Stockholm Syndrome nostalgia for Berlusconi will be. If we were betting people, we would speculate that Silvio's chances for reelection are soaring with each passing minute.
More from Reuters:
There were also protests in Turin, Rome, Palermo and Bari, with demonstrators targeting universities where some of Monti's ministers used to teach, bank branches and tax offices.
In Turin, clashes broke out between police and thousands of demonstrators including anarchists trying to approach the local headquarters of the Bank of Italy.
Police said several people had been injured, including a policeman. Some of the protesters chanted: "Smell of austerity" and "Monti will all make us beggars."
A collapse of market confidence has pushed Italy to the brink of financial disaster and driven up its borrowing costs to unsustainable levels.
Monti's cabinet is made up of a mix of academic specialists and experienced administrators and includes Corrado Passera, the chief executive of Italy's biggest retail bank, Intesa Sanpaolo, as industry minister.
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Long pitchforks.
the US has a "banker's government", and we "elected" ours
Amazing/Sad to see what has come of theses places including the US.
http://www.dailyjobcuts.com
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Ruined...into some kind of neo-Marxist fascist hellhole of a planet.
Its like wth, Who knows anymore. They always keep ya guessing, one min its Europe/Italy/Greece all fix, next we are talking about a meltdown.
latet headline from cnbc. Guess the next article will be titled: Just work till you die
or just "die".
and leave on your jewelry
Anyone care to place bets on when Italian bankers start getting dragged out of their cars and bludgeoned to death?
Don't say it isn't coming.
Historically speaking, the path from here to there is pretty clear. And the one way to absolutely insure that it happens is to marginallize the protesters.
Keep it up, Europe. You'll be knee deep in blood in no time.
nah, hysterically or historically?
nobody is marginalizing the kids that are protesting in Europe, by the way
I remember when lots of Italian and German top bankers got killed by the Red Brigades
we are not there yet
Well 80 years is greater than the average [declining] life expectancy for American males, American females would get 10 months of retirement! Who would need a 401K? Pay it in taxes instead! (just kidding).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_life_expectancy
World population is the biggest bubble of them all. Would you be a buyer or a seller if the chart looked like this?:
http://go.owu.edu/~rdfusch/long_term_growth.JPG
It's true, nobody wants to talk about it. The answer is intelligent behavior where we limit our offspring and figure out how to engineer a contraction based economy. Once we move down to 1 Billion-ish in about 100 years we can plateau. Of course that would require long term thinking and people actually not feeling they have the god given right to have 13 kids. I have one child and may have a second and that will be it. Statistically 2 or less children is less than replacement population and that's what we need.
Just one of the many problems facing humanity that are unsolvable within the egoic conciousness framework.
Wouldn't you need a stong central government to inforce that sort of thing-- especially on the poor? But if you do that, who will pick the fruit?
We have the technology to solve the 'human' problem right now, all it takes is a word from our sponsor, a press of the correct button.
Anyway, 'replacement level' at 7 billion is not a solution. Incremental 'me first-ism', why not a little over replacement for me?
Put another way, the solution to 7 billion is 7 billion, I can't wait to see the newspapers. A billion deaths is a hell of a headline.
I like the way you think.
You may appreciate the commentary here : http://www.zerohedge.com/news/observations-engineer
Also, review the comments by michael_engineer to this : http://www.theoildrum.com/node/8585
Let me know what you think
ROFL, so you base your life off of propaganda? Why should anyone listen to you.
There is no such thing as overpopulation, only a real dumbass believes that bullshit.
Because Earth, is the only planet in the universe.
Because mankind will not attain Fusion, or fusion arc.
Because mankind could not engineer structures that could not fit everyone currently living on Earth inside of Texas, and be comfortable, using today's techs.
What's that? There's enough, space, energy, and resources....yet there's overpopulation?
People are fucking idiots. I guess I won't cry that someone who so easily believes bullshit, is limiting their reproduction. The world has enough dumbasses.
Glass-Steagall and American (Hamiltonian) Credit System, not Anti-American British Imperialism utilizing a debt based monetary system, backed by their fascist police state.
That 1 billion number, is grade AAA, Queen of England backed and pushed PROPAGANDA. Thus, even though your name is about 'gold', you still have at least one foot in the banksters camp. Quit doing the banksters bidding. All the way.
would you have sold at 3 billion, 4 billion, 5 billion?
Chart would be more interesting if it showed overlay of population by continent.
e.g. Europe population is stagnating.
What a crock of shit. Overpopulation is bullshit. Keep belieiving the fascist propaganda.
You do realize you could fit everyone on Earth inside of Texas, comfortably...right?
You do realize with a few technical breakthroughs that are within man's grasp, although a few decades from now, energy and resources won't be a problem right?
You do realize there is a universe full of planets that will be 'found' to be colonizable, right?
Ok then, there is no such thing as overpopulation. Just bad planning and propaganda sophistry. Especially the use of bullshit, goalseeked charts that use imagery in place of facts. Oh look at that curve, we're screwed.....just because of a curve? What about the human brain residing within a universe of possibility? Oh wait, your chart doesn't account for that, even though it's grown like that because of it.
Glass-Steagall, not fascism.
Glass-Steagall, not Austrio-Keynesian Monetary bankster sophistry.
Monetarism must end. Wake up and smell the propaganda.
I think the Italian radicals will conduct a clinic and show the Greek, English and American radicals how it is done.
It's crazy. People accept and condone things in other countries, that they immediately decry in their own streets. Hell, our banker government is banker government to the whole world. We have every right to be out in the streets tearing shit up, but then we get called spoiled-hippie-commie-socialist-jobless-whining-homeless-loser-babies.
Well it's all a triple think plot by George Soros or Hilliary Clinton or whoever fits the bill of leftist bugaboo. Its not like Anonymous is some group of disaffected millenial hackers who until about 3 years ago spent most of their time coming up with LOLcat memes. Nope, it was a long standing far reaching diabolical plot by Soros even in it's LOLcat days (snicker). Grassroots doesn't exist!
OR in reality, there are grassroots movements that occur and are immediately attempted to be co-opted, the Teaparty for example was legit and grassroots and then unfortunately was co-opted by Neo-cons and Grover Nordquist types. The OWS movement has been repeatedly attempted to be co-opted and has failed due to a lack of leaders (a good thing), yes they took funding from anyone who gave it to them, no they aren't following ANYONE'S agenda cause they have no central authority. Since they aren't being co-opted now they are being destroyed by the iron fist as the velvet glove has come off.
As to all the fears of communism, what would that even fucking look like? I mean the only communist countries left on the planet are Cuba and Venezuela. Russia? Crony fascist. China? Crony fascist. Vietnam? Crony fascist. Eastern bloc? Crony fascist after attempts at capitalism were crushed by western euro technocratic fascists.
Yep all there is left is fascism worldwide. The marxists that are left are stupid ass college professors who wouldn't know their ass from a hole in the ground and a few weed addled morons. Most in OWS don't know what they want, BUT...they DO KNOW WHAT THEY DO NOT WANT!
What is it that they don't want? Something that NONE of us want or at least few of us want, and that is crony Fascism.
3 Card Monti is being played in Europe (and the US). The classic short con.
Notice too how the BRICS are conveniently out of the news. India has raging food inflation, wage inflation, real estate inflation, explosion in service sector (delivery boy) jobs....
We are seeing the manufacture of the NWO Pyramid in front of us. This is their plan. Thuggish welfare brats at the bottom (big bottom, look at bottoms in general....perhaps we are approoaching the biggest bottom? Le Arse grande? Who knows eh Shocker?
Big cull in the middle (the bulging middle class, like the bulging, man-boom masculine of today and fatless women, total inversion).... easy pickings. Easy to sicken, starve or just mal-treat in general.
These Europeans know how to riot, all that football hooliganism teaches them well. Such a set-up, eh?
The brown masses, I really wonder what they have planned for us. We are currently in the love death-grip of Ummerika. A nuclear love death grip. Oz will sell us Uranium again. Surely cause for celebration...
Anyways, yes, who knows anymore... it's all wobbly on purpose, in one sphere or the other (draught, flooding, predators, US aggression, NATO aggression, Chinese economic implosion (http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/china-news/chinese-tv-host-says-regime-nearly-bankrupt-141214.html).... Earthquakes, spreading nuclear fall-out suddenly Europe is spiking in cesium readings? Source unknown)...
The great, maritime, pirated Venecian end-game is at hand.
That is what it feels like here in the belly of the beast...
ORI
Me>>>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjri-fy52NA
or mardi gras 2011.........
You write
the US has a "banker's government", and we "elected" ours
Let me tell you that at least you formally elected your government. We (I am Italian, and I have an Italian passport) have been denied that right. Even if it is purely a formality, that's better than outright violation of the laws and of the Constitution. After the demise of the Berlusconi government, Italians should have been given the right to vote. When the electors are called to the ballot for electing the members of the Parliament they are also demanded to choose the governing coalition of parties and the president of the same, who is intended as the new Prime Minister.
It has been a coup, concerted last summer, as it has been evidenced by articles in the Italian press.
Please continue to keep us informed. Good to hear from actual Italians on what is happening on the ground.
Possa il Popolo d'Italia, trovare la libertà!
Really "Grazie" for your wish about freedom in Italy !
A Trilateral/Bilderberg coup.
http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=27712
(Unfortunately, a formal election doesn't mean much when the vetted major candidates support the same basic policies of militarism and plutocracy, and are beholden to the same club of financial benefactors.)
Yes it was a Trilateral/Bilderberg coup. However it has been something even worse than that. It is pure explicit NWO mondialism.
One of the new ministers Andrea Riccardi has asked for and has been given the right to swear with a twist in the formula.
Instead of swearing "to serve the exclusive interests of the Italian nation" he swore "to serve the interests of the Italian nation". In Italian that makes a difference, meaning he can serve other interests.
Mr. Andrea Riccardi has been the leader of the Comunità di S. Egidio, a left wing Catholic group of Vatican II Council staunch supporters, which has organised the first Assisi Meeting of the religions 25 years ago and again this year, last October. Their agenda is above all against traditional Catholicism, (and all forms of traditional religions and cults) for a non exclusivist religion, a World Council of Religions, a World Central Bank and a World Government.
Please spread the word around.
When the cannoli stops being served the paisans can get mighty feisty.
what is a good riot gear ETF?
What´s the ticker?
but, but, but... they're technocrats!!!
technocrat only means they are fans of Devo.
Are we not men?
uhm no, the correct term is fascists. And old italians know a thing or two about "dealing" with them.
Wall street is crazy today. Feels quite edgy.
Yes,
I'm in UK and I've spent the last hour watching a live Wall Street broadcast (Sky news) of the protests there.(that is more solid air time than I've seen here in UK of OWS)
Looks peaceful for now.........................
The problem is that it's all boxed in. All of the gates closing off the streets and sidewalks force people into very small areas. There are tons of police as well so it's like a tea kettle. The police get closed in and they get uneasy. I don't think it will stay peaceful for long.
Judging from the tv pictures from ground and helicopter, I'd say it would depend on whether more protestors turn up.
Edit: Sky are on a roll. Further update from New York followed by live report from Athens. It's all kicking off there too.
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Techno sucks!
The music or the politicians? ;-)
I wouldn't mind technocrats (a person who is an expert in his field) overseeing their field, but the U.S. version has been distorted by cronyism. Putting a banker in charge of banks, a miner in charge of mining, a developer in charge of land management... Blatant conflict of interest. They do nothing but take care of their old buddies.
Gah! It makes me sick. I won't go on. Just registering my disgust. </rant>
You must be old.
Looks to me like about 20 people.
"dozens and dozens"
That's as many people as Italy has that are native citizens under the age of 60. Hard to get a revolution going when everyone is in a rest home or doesn't speak the local language . . .
16th picture down a wide shot of the square looks like a few thousand to me
Mr Poon? What is that, Indian?
A reference to Neil Patrick Poon Handler Harris or a reference to the Party, birdynum-nums.
Comanche Indian.
Occupy Cagliari (Sardinia)! All signs must be in Arabic.
Wait until the disaffected muslims get on board.
The ECB/IMF police are in route as we speak, everyone relax.
Technocrap.
At least Silvio could score pussy
is it my imagination or is the average woman in those riot pictures about an 8.5?
Monti, the new Mussolini.
Long rope!
Sen. Durbin (D-IL) flat out told Americans in April 2009 that the banks own the place and what happened? Nothing. Not even ice cream.
Italians get a "technocrat" government (aka banksters) and what happens? They go batshit crazy.
They must have a better recollection of how the technocrat experiment in the 1920s worked out than Americans do.
europe has a thousand years on us as far as corrupt governments go. We're still a little naive. Their tolerance is short.
Senator Durbin "Pontificates" in favor of "More Fascist Nanny State" ! How predictable ? Blames rampant Capitalism.....he and his ilk were never part of the problem ? They are the whole fucking "Monti Piton" problem ! Monedas 2011 Comedy Jihad Socialist Bitch Watch
Berlusconi may have been a rascal and a cad, but he was the rascal and cad who was holding the Italian government together and maintaining at least a modicum of accountability to the people. Getting rid of him was a huge mistake. As Lincoln said, you don't change a horse in mid-stream.
He was only holding his business interests and bunga bunga together. He never gave a shit about Italy.
At least his business interests coincided with Italy's. In contrast, the technocrats are long Brussels and short everything else.
where do you get your info my friends? perhaps on the newspapers?
yeah, felt the same way about Cheney. I mean the guy was running everything and that's what we want in our democracy right?
Well, thank goodness we got rid of him and replaced him with Biden, amirite?
no, amish
Mario(nette) Monti. An unaccountable NWO cunt. (But I threepeat myself).
Benito Montilini
Police responded by charging the students with batons.
The best defense is a good offense. As the cops line up against you, simply release handful after handful of marbles/beads onto the pavement around the stormtroopers feet.
Caltrops bitchez!
Those marbles work really good on the mounted goons.
OOOPS!! The police are coming down the hill.
Reminds me of recent images from a Mediterranian country. If only I could remember the name.
So, when does NATO start bombing Rome and Naples (to 'protect' the protestors)?
Protest slogans look better in other languages. Picture 16 looks like Trav.
Beautiful. Simply...beautiful.
"It occurred to me: the police are paid to fight, and the Rebels are not."
That's why it doesn't matter the cause, when the revolution succeeds cops heads become fashionable hood ornaments.
Unruly Italians? No one could have predicted that;)
must say the Italian protestors are much much nicer looking than the USA protestors
I was about to write the same thing. Much better dressed.
Stay peaceful like Gandhi.
That bullshit may work in the land of cattle worship... Where has it worked in the Western world?
Remember millions starved to death and were slaughtered by troops in Ghandis 'peaceful revolution'.
Well said SD1. Gandhi emasculated 3 generations of Indian men into whimpering white-slaves. Pretty shocking. He worked well for th ewhites, Indians hardly fought back but were sent like cows to the slaughter in WWII on Gandhi's say-so. HAte it when they call him the father of thsi nation. Like a curse or a slap.
Gandhi was the biggest lie (or close to Einstien) sold to the world in the last century. In fact, Blacks in the US and SA were emasculated because of their declaredly Gandhian leaders (MLK and Mandela).
Gandhi struck at the root of masculinity for his British, Inner Temple BAR masters.
Shit simple takeover of a nation.
Now you have a Gandhian in the White House. Beware ;-)
ORI
That Ghandian/MartinLuthorKingian non-violence crap is a lie too-it only works if there is also a violence movement to point out as not ther way to go-neither of these peaceniks ever actually condenmed violence as far as I know!
Einstein was a fraud, not many people know that.
#OWS, look how it's done. 2300 years of experience in rioting. LOL
the bonds rates are priced in todays market...these so called austrity measures are way off in the future....not going to work...until the workers checks change this week...then and only then will we know if they can make it...not 5 years in the future...