Currently, I've seen worse, and I've seen longer. My philosophy is also about ability, as part of a wider skill set.
... that includes nationality. You think you can hide your love for Pepe just because you believe he has ability? Of course not. The only reason you accept him here is because he's on the Azzurri, period. If he was a Serb like Krasic, you'd hate him. No doubt about that.
You think because I like having an Italian identity at the club I would prefer to have those players?

I judge without bias.
That's a lie. Half the players on this squad wouldn't receive any respect from you if that was the case, because you're seemingly a rational human being. But instead you provide excuses for Pepe, Barzagli, Toni, et cetera, along with the whole give them time meme.
It's been a year. You said you wouldn't judge until the end of the season. Well here it is, it's the end of the road, we are still terrible, yet you're still Marotta fluffing by bringing up past statistics. Well, sorry, but nobody is buying your shit no mo'. You might not want to admit it, but Marotta has had a hand in our predicament this season, and that is because he's given extra points to Italians over raw ability.
It's audacious, I know, but there is some middle ground. 'They're all shit' is a recurring theme.
As I said, if I wanted your opinion, I'd ask DN or Marotta. That's exactly what they would say. And yes, they're all shit. Pepe, Barzagli, Motta, Grosso, and at times Aquilani... yes, they're all shit.
Or just someone who prefers to look at things objectively rather than 'IT'S ALL SHIT'.
If you look at things "objectively", then it's from the mid-table sense, nothing else. I don't see any objectivity in you at all. You said give these guys a chance. And on top of all that, you deny that certain players are more cherished because of their nationality.
As I said, if Pepe was a Honduran, he'd be playing in the MLS. But here's you saying that no such bias exists, these players are here on their own merit. It's bullshit. And from watching your own Azzurri, you know it.