Does Marcell Jacobs disappoint Enrico Letta?
What happens between Marcell Jacobs and Enrico Letta on ius soli. The Scratches of Damato
At the beautiful Olympics that ended in Tokyo, where he had earned two gold medals as a good Italian, one in the hundred meters and another in the 4 × 100 relay, the fastest man in the world deserved, upon returning to his homeland , a third metaphorical medal for the speed with which he wished to escape the unintentional trap set for him by a journalist from the sheet . Who tried to ruin the party by asking him to rule on the so-called ius soli , understood as the right of citizenship due to those born in Italy. Yet this is not even the case of Marcell Jacobs, born abroad of an Italian mother and therefore "Italian citizen from the first cry", as the secretary of the Democratic Party Enrico Letta rightly observed, without however apologizing to Jacobs for having indicated precisely in the Olympics , and in the athletic and media results of the Italian participants, the reason for a greater, presumed "awareness", that is, sharing his political line on citizenship and immigration.
Jacobs as a good policeman, as well as a good Olympic speed champion, immediately felt the risk of improper political enlistment and opposed the question not with an answer of indifference, as the good soul of Antonio Gramsci might have dismissed his declaring himself "ignorant on the subject ”, but a response of clear refusal to be“ used ”. Or to become "a symbol" for competitions that are anything but athletic and Olympic. "I'm an athlete," he said while failing to mention his membership in the police.
Fortunately for the secretary of the Democratic Party, the Italian elector Marcell Jacobs is not one of those who on 3 and 4 October will have to vote in Siena on his election as deputy to replace the former Piddino Economy Minister Pier Carlo Padoan who passed to the better life – I think – as president of Unicredit, and as such the buyer of a historic bank such as Monte dei Paschi, which was devastated by a politicization that could have been spared. At a guess, I don't think Jacobs would vote for the secretary of the Democratic Party in Siena. And, frankly, he could not even be blamed for the political recklessness with which the aspiring deputy tried to "use" – Jacobs would repeat – an athlete and a competition to spend "greater general awareness" of a certain choice. or political line. For which the secretary of the Democratic Party will have to look for himself in Parliament, if he really wants to and is not limiting himself to playing, "allies" – as they say – true, convinced and above all sufficient and make a majority with him, elected or not who will be at the Room in less than two months.
Even in this search for allies, even if on paper he can count on some help – I believe – among the Berlusconi forcers and even among the even more hated Renziani, Enrico Letta will have to beware even of his privileged interlocutors. Which are, or would be, the grillini now finally led by former Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte. Among which there are some – and of true contiani such as the vice president of the Senate Paola Taverna – who are little or not at all convinced of the urgency of the so-called ius soli. So rightly on the front page, referring precisely to the position of the Tavern, the Reformist asked Letta if he knows that "the 5 Stars also say no" to the project that he waves as an identity flag of his party.
This is a machine translation from Italian language of a post published on Start Magazine at the URL https://www.startmag.it/mondo/marcell-jacobs-enrico-letta/ on Thu, 12 Aug 2021 06:03:07 +0000.