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Alpine Whine

February 21, 2006 at 11:50 AM | 0 Comments

More on why Italians seems less than enthused about their Winter Olympics. It's beyond grumpiness, but could it be called a conspiracy?

Not a Mulder and Scully conspiracy. More of a Mean Girls conspiracy. Some Turinese are speaking up to accuse other Italians of not hating the players but hating the Game(s).

They claim that it's because of the Italian spirit of campanilismo, which translates to showing more support for one's city than one's country. So, the Turinese say, Romans and the Milanese aren't being supportive of Turin's Olympics.  

Italy is also having tough times politically. Their embassy in Libya was burned down by angry protesters after a right-wing member of Italian parliament ripped open his shirt during a session to reveal a t-shirt with the famed Danish cartoons of Mohammed on it.

At least we know that passion lives there.

[Image via Kevin Hutchinson/Flickr]

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