Supermario, a Martian in Rome The technical party commissioner – Chronicle
by David Allegranti In the beginning it was Kunt Draghi, a Martian in Rome. He stuff that not even Ennio Flaiano could have given birth better. It was February 17, 2021, in full pandemic, and the former president of the ECB presented himself to the Senate to ask for trust, with the aim – declared, explicit, offered – to “deliver a better and fairer country to children and grandchildren. “. Often, added Draghi, “I wondered if we, and I am referring first of all to my generation, have done and remain for them all that our grandfathers and fathers did for us, sacrificing themselves beyond measure”. And it was almost to be believed, because it was striking the absence of rhetoric in his words, the one that usually pervades any attempt at captatio benevolentiae towards young people, real or presumed. Rich parliamentary applause, paradoxical indeed, because those deputies and senators who like to dress up like a Minerva night stand can take care of young people. But let’s not exaggerate with crypto-populism, on. Draghi therefore arrived, more political than politicians, with the experience of former Treasury general, governor of the Bank of Italy, president of the ECB, fueling an idle debate entitled “technical government or political director?” good for some evening talks. Very large majority, from national unity, apart from Giorgia Meloni who in recent months has built her function and her fortune in the opposition. Political ministers, like the usual Dario Franceschini or the usual Roberto Speranza, some early dragonians (Giancarlo Giorgetti) and submersible technicians (Vittorio Colao, Daniele Franco called Alexa, like Amazon’s Alexa, because Draghi’s question-order corresponded to a ready execution, first of course). For a while it went on like this, amidst amazement for a prime minister who speaks fluent English with world leaders without the inflections of Volturara Appula jurists and the political crests of lowered leaders. It was still the …