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Seven · Dec 7, 2006

It's an interesting point to say the least

. I think I'm going to talk about Tangentopoli. I have no desire to discuss about all that Risorgimento stuff once again. Sure, there's an amount of mafia involved in Tangentopoli, but as long as I don't have to put it in the title of my paper and I can bitch about Berlusconi I should be alright.

Seven · Dec 7, 2006

Now all I have to do is connect Tangentopoli to the questione meridionale. I admit I don't know much about Tangentopoli, but that shouldn't be too hard should it? The two seem to love each other.

Slagathor · Dec 7, 2006

Seven said:

Well the point is the Questione Meridionale is based on economics. When the Northern and Southern economies are compared it is clear the North is industrialised and modern and the South is mostly agricultural and by any standards edging towards second world scenarios.

Basic sociology states that although nepotism and corruption tend to be culturally related, they are often much more present in regions where the economy is nothing impressive and poverty is widespread.

Theoretically, an increase in wealth and a healthy economy would strongly help eradicate corruption. I would even go as far as to argue there is no chance in hell the Italian government is going to successfully eliminate corruption in the South without increasing wealth first and foremost.

However, traditionally, an economy is insanely hard to stimulate and wealth is crazily hard to spread in corrupt areas because corruption goes against capitalist principles and often prevents any form of honest economic growth.

The both of them are mutually exclusive. That is the great paradox of the Mezzogiorno.

Seven · Dec 7, 2006

I get what you're saying as it's all basic logic. It is indeed a great and awful paradox. Tangentopoli basically was some sort of political "investituurstrijd", right? We haven't read too much into Tangentopoli and all I really know about it was that it unleashed hell in Milano. Now how do Tangentopoli and the Questione Meridionale connect? The key word is corruption obviously.

Slagathor · Dec 7, 2006

That's exactly right. Throw in some statistics, mention (for drama's sake) that Italy doesn't even meet economic standards new EU member states are obliged to meet, because the South is dragging the country down and you've got yourself a solid B I would say

Seven · Dec 7, 2006

That should be alright. Okay, at least I have a subject now. Too bad we have this insane teacher that thinks people are capable of telling what their paper will look like and therefore are obliged to send an index (or whatever it's called in English) before they actually get started.

Slagathor · Dec 7, 2006

Oh they made us do that too. For projects we had to hand in a plan van aanpak. Who the hell writes a strategy for organising a conference? It's f child's play

Seven · Dec 7, 2006

The whole problem with that is you can't really do that the proper way unless you've already put some work in it. And this one really is moronic, she wants us to write a small conlusion (like "Tangentopoli shows us that... and is responsible for..") without having studied the subject first and we're not allowed to change it afterwards. I'd better get it right the first time, otherwise I'm going to have some fucked up conclusion

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Slagathor · Dec 7, 2006

lol that's seriously messed up.

Bozi · Dec 7, 2006

Maresca said:

what an awful decision, i mean for the love of god surely the ref could have pointed out to the linesman that the ball was outside the post

The Pado said:

guy once told me

there are 2 types of man in the world, there are the guys who like to beat their meat from time to time, and then there are the wankers who say they dont

snoop6 · Dec 7, 2006

The Pado said:

then I guess there must be daily wanking trips in vatican, otherwise it will cost them a lot of money to do all that one by one

JCK · Dec 7, 2006

It all started with Andy "discussing" his homework.

Bozi · Dec 7, 2006

Bavarian monks make learning fun

ok so 550 years ago a bunch of benedictine monks decided that as they were not allowed to eat during their lent fasting they would brew beer for sustinance

int: , before you know it they are churning out the stuff to the locals and the monastary becomes a brewery also

int: .skip forward to nowadays and the beer

int: isshh verryyy poplar hic and available in loadsh of plashesh

int: hic

int:

ßöмßäяðîëя · Dec 7, 2006

Bozi said:

Bavarian monks make learning fun

ok so 550 years ago a bunch of benedictine monks decided that as they were not allowed to eat during their lent fasting they would brew beer for sustinance

int: , before you know it they are churning out the stuff to the locals and the monastary becomes a brewery also

int: .skip forward to nowadays and the beer

int: isshh verryyy poplar hic and available in loadsh of plashesh

int: hic

int:

You dirty Scot.

Slagathor · Dec 7, 2006

Bozi that picture was sick. And yes I saw it before you removed it, I'm at work so I see everything that goes on anywhere on the internet.

(EDIT: no fair you put it back. I felt exclusive :sad:

)

I also found out the gay community has yet to come up with a way to deal with the wardrobe-effect after break-ups :howler:

Stealing From The Ex's

I'm going to admit something here, blogettes.

I'm letting it go, freeing myself from the burden of the secret.

I stole something from my ex.

Value: about $10.

When I left his place the last time, I looked at it, thought I think I deserve that, and I swiped it. Shoved it in a bag, and walked out the door. Consider it palimony.

I'm looking at it right now, it's sitting right here. It's totally not mine, it was wrong for me to take it. And he ain't getting it back. Ha HA!

I say this because THAT ONE GUY FROM TEXAS STILL HAS MY FAVORITE SHIRT, which I am in the mood to wear today. But it magically disappeared one day, after I wore it to his house and changed clothes, leaving it somewhere in his room.

He loved that shirt.

I would catch him gazing hungrily at that shirt, while asking "Where did you get it?" and undoubtedly plotting its abduction. But it's irreplacable, you can't get them anymore.

It's been 2 years, I probably won't ever see it again. But still...I want that shirt back.

Asshole.

~~~

What have you stolen?

I know you have SOMETHING.

Bozi · Dec 7, 2006

that is the best of it burke mate, that is the monastary, you go, visit the gorgeous chapel they have and then go get blitzed on big ass glasses of beer and eat big ass pretzels

Bozi · Dec 7, 2006

Erik-with-a-k said:

just took it off to resize it,was way too big

one question..what did he steal??

Slagathor · Dec 7, 2006

Bozi said:

Who knows... What can you think of that's worth 10 bucks and that would satisfy your curiosity and hunger for excitement? Then we'll agree it was that.

Bozi said:

Erik-with-a-k said:

Bozi · Dec 7, 2006

that shit is the bomb though erik, and blows burkes tower of manliness out of the water.

though dont stand too close to anyone who has drunk to much of that shit, my bowel thought i had drunk mercury it was so heavy

Slagathor · Dec 7, 2006

Noted, thanks for the warning

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