today published the first of a series of interviews with political figures and representatives of institutions of San Marino. Let me be clear: The political affiliation of respondents is a factor that I have absolutely taken into account.
Sure, I tried to give voice to all parties. Without wishing to bring up the subject long track set, but with the aim to shorten that distance, too great today, between the public and politicians.
What I have tried to achieve, is a spontaneous conversation between two citizens of that country who speak without censorship and without bias. If I succeeded in my purpose, is up to you to decide.
The theme is democracy. The one with the capital.
That system of government that should ultimately aim to represent the people and do good in a country. We also talk about E-Democracy, a word that many seem risky, but in some places is proving to be the royal road to a more representative and sensitive to the needs of the community.
For those who believe, this can be a true answer. New. Capable of a direct and daily contact with the population. Not afraid to confront.
The first of those people surveyed Alessandro Rossi, political and Captain Regent of San Marino from 1 April 2007 to September 30 of that year. It 'been a member of the Council of Twelve, the Committee on Foreign Affairs and is currently director of San Marino at the Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe, with the post of Vice Chairman of the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Demography. And 'member of the United Left party.
Incominciamo.
SM: Immagini che io sia un cittadino di un qualsiasi paese europeo che le chiede in modo informale e sincero di descriverle brevemente San Marino e la sua politica. Cosa mi risponderebbe?
AR: Immagina un paese in festa ogni sei mesi che festeggia la propria democrazia, immagina un panorama che va dalla neve al mare, immagina un piccolo lembo di terra dominato da un monte chiamato titano, non sappiamo perché non siamo Italia, ma siamo fieri del nostro non esserlo.
One of the most obvious effects of the social crisis that is sweeping our country is the gap that is forming between politics and citizenship. How do you think it was possible, in a small country like ours?
It is the gap between political citizenship and the cause, the cause is the loss of a sense of community under pressure from the blows of an undeserved welfare in many ways.
Negli ultimi tempi si sentono storie di ogni tipo su San Marino. In particolare si parla spesso e volentieri di collegamenti fra politica, istituti finanziari e malavita organizzata. Quanto c'è di vero secondo lei?
Purtroppo c’è anche questo a San Marino, e dobbiamo liberarcene quanto prima.
Crede che questo tipo di notizie "stupiscano" oppure crede che la popolazione fosse già in passato a conoscenza of these situations "ambiguous"?
The people at the bottom of his consciousness he knew that our economy was borderline, but the fact that guaranteed a high quality of life for many was to close my eyes and conscience in the face various pirates who were gathering in the shadow of Mt.
dell'omertà There is a problem in San Marino?
We do not is a mafioso, or no more than the national average Italian, the silence is not the problem, it is often a lack of awareness and knowledge, you do illegal acts believing that only a healthy advantage of the opportunities of the system.
What is your opinion of the organs of information by San Marino (television, newspapers, web portals)?
Television pluralism possible since there is inherently governmental, the newspapers as there is a market small often do not prioritize quality over the gossip, the portals are growing.
believe that the information in San Marino is really free?
What is freedom? The power they exercise their domain only on free men who decide to bend it out of opportunism.
But I'm still free men.
The information I believe in San Marino is free, but not enough to make a quantum leap to become a real cultural growth of service for citizens and a control instrument of power.
Let us leave aside the political tussle San Marino and we talk about democracy. The countries of northern Europe, and some farsighted Italian region are implementing projects for years of democracy "from below". These attempts at rapprochement between people and institutions. Do you think that would be an important contribution to the concrete and direct the political life of the population of the country?
Il vero cambiamento si attuerá a San Marino solo nel momento in cui i cittadini si riprenderanno la politica con azioni dal basso, il momento di crisi a questo fine puó fungere da ottimo incubatore per una democrazia migliore.
Sempre a proposito di "democrazia dal basso". San Marino, è uno dei paesi al mondo con le più alte percentuali di utilizzo di internet da parte della popolazione. Uno studio sulla popolazione sammarinese condotto nel 2006 da Gallina e Vertecchi dice che non c'è da stupirsi, visto che il paese non ha praticamente nè primo nè secondo settore, mentre concentra quasi its entire workforce in the service industry. In this regard, one of the "new words" European democracy is E-Democracy, or the exercise of democracy through the use of new technologies. Do you think this kind of practice would be fertile ground in a country like San Marino?
In San Marino, given the distances and numbers you can do a great Democracy without the E, but we need a great deal of culture that brings the city to understand that He is truly and His sense of responsibility his job and values \u200b\u200bthe center and the engine of democracy.
E, that the technology is already helping in this process part of raising awareness, but in all honesty I prefer to see a live face in front of me and convince him of my ideas than trying to disseminate it through an instrument that creates, however, misunderstandings in communication.
Amy Gutman famous American political theorist and Dean of the university of Pennsylvania, said in an essay that democracy is a practice that is taught, and that should focus on training in democratic schools. No need to go to America but to see practices questo tipo. In Emilia Romagna ad esempio, ci sono progetti rivolti in questo senso, anche se i risultati sono incoraggianti ma non ancora soddisfacenti. Lei pensa che lavorare su una formazione democratica nelle scuole sia importante? Crede che il nostro sistema scolastico ne trarrebbe benefici concreti?
Cancellare l’insegnamento della educazione civica nelle scuole è stato un grande errore, mi auguro senza dolo, ripristinare qualcosa di aggiornato è un dovere che dobbiamo alla continuitá della nostra storia democratica.
"Renewal" is the word most often heard repeated by politicians of San Marino. We are really at the end of a cycle, or once again just a few small sacrifices to maintain the status quo?
End of the trail! Bifurcation point or new democracy or dictatorship.
The protagonists of a political and economic regeneration of a particular country like San Marino can not be that young. He believes in the power of youth of this country? If you are, I think they made the best placed to emerge?
are not put in the best position to emerge and I sincerely believe that politics should not even worry about them too in the best conditions, a healthy political competition creates selection, the problem was that the competezione has been put into play in the dominant model and not produce a new one, this is where the young people of different generations have failed. I am sure that a new ruling class will emerge soon, but as we said in a bifurcation point and I can not predict what will move towards this class manager to come, I work to improve our democracy.
One of the main causes of the current situation in San Marino is the lack of a true local economy. In your opinion, what you should aim to create that economy San Marino "real" they need?
The economic dynamics of a restricted area such as the Republic of San Marino are very short, to recover and focus on our reputation and the territory surrounding the two objectives are priority to establish an economy of continuity, what should be of interest to San Marino is not the performance of the short term but the long-term sustainability to ensure continuity of independence as we did in previous centuries.
The sustainable economy is that of territory, the rest are opportunities to be grasped but which can not become a core business of our community.
All great civilizations have been wiped out by over-expansion is not sustainable, San Marino is a small paradigm of civilization and the San Marino on this all must think carefully.
thank Alessandro Rossi's willingness.
I leave you with a quote from a "Rocker," which made an impression on me during a concert.
"We should remember a little 'more often, a country that is not who governs, but those living there."
- Luciano Ligabue
SM
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