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I've learned a little -- but not a lot -- about Rome's civic problems, and would like to understand more. What are the mayor's policies/actions that have cause

by jka 4y ago

I've learned a little -- but not a lot -- about Rome's civic problems, and would like to understand more. What are the mayor's policies/actions that have caused most problems? Some of the difficulties may have been inherited, as I understand it. (also: since founded? that's a while :))

guerrilla 4y ago
Hard to top Nero, I'd think...
- peoplefromibiza 4y ago
  Actually he was quite a good emperor, Nero still suffers from bad PR from aristocracy of the time because he was too close to the people.
peoplefromibiza 4y ago
> that have caused most problems? In the case of Virginia Raggi, people believed her lies about "not trying to win the candidacy to the Olimpic games because they are all about corruption and stealing from the taxpayers" For a little time it worked, but it was simply to hide her incompetence as administrator. She spent 5 years in the office arguing over minutia, while the important stuff was left there to rot. From subway stairs that have been broken for over a year to buses catching fire[1] to unkempt public gardens. Her political identity has been inaction: to hide her lack of competence she found refuge in doing nothing of importance, taking credit for everything good happening that was planned before she was elected! while also blaming those before her when something went wrong (it happened literally everyday!). So routinely things like this happened [2] because she could not afford to take counter measures, every group could say "we put you there" and she had no interest in doing what's best for Rome, only what's best for her. In the end even those that gained from her election realized that a city like Rome needs a good administrator, because even if we call it "the eternal city", neglect can do a lot of damages in a very short time. [1] https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-44041597.amp https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-44041597.amp [2] https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2895104/Fury-Italian-Prime-Minister-83-Rome-s-police-officers-call-sick-New-Year-s-Eve.html https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2895104/Fury-Italia...
- jka 4y ago
  Thank you. I read the links you shared, and also about an escalator incident[1] involving football fans. These are certainly not events that seem to happen often elsewhere. I'll try to follow news there more closely in future. [1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Rome_escalator_accident https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Rome_escalator_accident

by jka 4y ago

guerrilla 4y ago

Hard to top Nero, I'd think...

peoplefromibiza 4y ago
Actually he was quite a good emperor, Nero still suffers from bad PR from aristocracy of the time because he was too close to the people.

peoplefromibiza 4y ago

> that have caused most problems? In the case of Virginia Raggi, people believed her lies about "not trying to win the candidacy to the Olimpic games because they are all about corruption and stealing from the taxpayers" For a little time it worked, but it was simply to hide her incompetence as administrator. She spent 5 years in the office arguing over minutia, while the important stuff was left there to rot. From subway stairs that have been broken for over a year to buses catching fire[1] to unkempt public gardens. Her political identity has been inaction: to hide her lack of competence she found refuge in doing nothing of importance, taking credit for everything good happening that was planned before she was elected! while also blaming those before her when something went wrong (it happened literally everyday!). So routinely things like this happened [2] because she could not afford to take counter measures, every group could say "we put you there" and she had no interest in doing what's best for Rome, only what's best for her. In the end even those that gained from her election realized that a city like Rome needs a good administrator, because even if we call it "the eternal city", neglect can do a lot of damages in a very short time. [1] https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-44041597.amp https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-44041597.amp [2] https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2895104/Fury-Italian-Prime-Minister-83-Rome-s-police-officers-call-sick-New-Year-s-Eve.html https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2895104/Fury-Italia...

jka 4y ago
Thank you. I read the links you shared, and also about an escalator incident[1] involving football fans. These are certainly not events that seem to happen often elsewhere. I'll try to follow news there more closely in future. [1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Rome_escalator_accident https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Rome_escalator_accident