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> And so what? You learn to duck. In his entire life only once has he had to buy back his car. Certainly the government of Italy has cost him more in taxes The
by znpy 3y ago
> And so what? You learn to duck. In his entire life only once has he had to buy back his car. Certainly the government of Italy has cost him more in taxes
The author, William Langewiesche, should really be ashamed about what they wrote: comparing the state (and all the services it provides) to the Camorra.
This is very poor and ignorant writing, from somebody that clearly hasn't spent any significant time in those places.
- pvg 3y agoIt's describing the attitudes and views of a person other than the author.
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- stefantalpalaru 3y ago[dead]
- livinginfear 3y agoI came here to complain about the same thing. I found the writing of the article to be terrible. So many tortured and silly phrases. That one in particular. Without paying taxes, all you'd have is the Camorra... Also... > "It has been a part of life in Naples for centuries—far longer than the fragile construct called Italy has even existed..." Fragile construct? Terrible writing.
- coldtea 3y agoHistorically, between only being nationally united after 1861, 20 to 40s fascicm, the right vs left (and far right vs far left) infighting all the way to the "historical comprimise" era until the 80s, and the North and South divide, Italy has been quite a fragile construct...
- trevithick 3y agoThis may not be his best article. But I have enjoyed some of the author's other writing. In particular this one about the sinking of the ferry Estonia. https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2004/05/a-sea-story/302940/ https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2004/05/a-sea-s... (https://archive.is/bs3y6 https://archive.is/bs3y6)