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While political representation is becoming increasingly rare because parties are becoming lighter, even fluid, according to some, resorting to the st… - Sergio Cofferati
" "While political representation is becoming increasingly rare because parties are becoming lighter, even fluid, according to some, resorting to the streets on major issues is becoming almost a necessary outlet for voters who no longer have places and tools through which to express their opinions. Interviewer: You mean that without mass parties, the only option left is the streets? Cofferati: The streets become the main place where people can express their ideas. Interviewer: But isn't there a risk that protest will have no effect? That it will become a mere outlet? Cofferati: That wouldn't be a bad thing or a cause for concern. A demonstration can also bring about change.
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About Sergio Cofferati
Sergio Cofferati (born 1948) is an Italian trade unionist and politician. He was secretary general of CGIL from 1994 to 2002, mayor of Bologna for the Democrats of the Left from 2004 to 2009, and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2009 to 2019 elected as a candidate of the Democratic Party.
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When peace is threatened, it must be defended. The invader must be stopped. In Ukraine, there is a violent, destructive invasion of a defenceless population. Therefore, we must use all the tools that the situation calls for: diplomatic action, economic and financial sanctions against the invader. At the same time, we must help those under attack with relief measures and by strengthening their ability to defend themselves, including through military aid and the supply of weapons.
(Sulla protesta dei calciatori) Non si può idolatrare il campione la domenica perché fa vincere la tua squadra e dimenticarsi che magari la sera prima è stato trovato ubriaco a fare a pugni e poi quando lui stesso con i suoi compagni cerca di difendere i diritti di tutta la categoria, soprattutto di quelli meno forti e ricchi, gli si risponda che non possono perché sono ricchi e viziati. Lo avrei capito se avessero chiesto altri soldi, ma per la prima volta si battono per dei diritti, non per motivi materiali: è una novità e va ammirata.
It is one thing to reject war, because you do not promote it, encourage it or justify it, but here war is happening: Putin is waging it. We must help those under attack in every way possible, with political and military means. And this is a story we know well. Why do we not look to our past? Would we ever have freed ourselves from the Nazis and the Fascists without the use of arms? Didn't those who helped us in those years also do so with military means? I want peace. I believe in the absolute value of peace and democracy, but when it is under attack, it must be defended by any means necessary. If we do not distinguish between aggressors and the attacked, we risk making wrong and ideologically twisted choices.
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