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Because Enrico Letta’s is a very dangerous seat

Because Enrico Letta's is a very dangerous seat

Sincere greetings to Enrico Letta. He needs it. The task that awaits him is indeed very demanding. For 3 reasons. Here's what they are. The italics of Michael the Great

The secretary of the Democratic Party is very dangerous. Sincere wishes, therefore, to Enrico Letta. He needs it. The task that awaits him is indeed very demanding. He will have to comfort Giuseppe Conte's orphans and convince them that Mario Draghi is an unexpected stroke of luck for the country, not the result of a conspiracy by the good salons of the Italian bourgeoisie and the industrial classes of the North intolerant towards the South ( Goffredo Bettini dixit). It will also have to give back to the main force of the left an active and autonomous role in the government of national unity wanted by President Mattarella. Finally, he will have to put order in a confused and bewildered community after the pyrotechnic resignation of Nicola Zingaretti.

From personal experience and from some reading I have learned that there is no party worthy of the name without an organization rooted in society, a shared political culture and a leader recognized and accepted by the management and members. When these resources are in hiding for too long, the non-edifying spectacle of logomachies and power games of quarrelsome and narcissistic leaders is assured. If not even Letta will be able to arouse a burst of collective pride that puts personalisms and internal fights in the attic, I have reason to believe that the Democratic Party is destined for a decline that could even be unstoppable, to leave the scene like those secondary characters who disappear at the first act, when the drama has just begun.


This is a machine translation from Italian language of a post published on Start Magazine at the URL https://www.startmag.it/mondo/perche-e-uno-scranno-molto-periglioso-quello-di-enrico-letta/ on Sat, 13 Mar 2021 07:38:32 +0000.