Ешь, молись, люби

Chapter 34

           Thisintellect-free,soccer-club-owningbusinessman,withhisoilyfilmofcorruptionandsleaze,whoregularlyembarrasseshisfellowcitizensbymakinglewdgesturesintheEuropeanparliament,whohasmasteredtheartofspeakingl’ariafritta("friedair"),whoexpertlymanipulatesthemedia(notdifficultwhenyouownit),andwhogenerallybehavesnotatalllikeaproperworldleaderbutratherlikeaWaterburymayor(that’saninsidejokeforConnecticutresidentsonly-sorry),hasnowengagedtheItaliansinawartheyseeasnoneoftheirbusinesswhatsoever.

           "Theydiedforfreedom,"BerlusconisaidatthefuneralofthenineteenItaliansoldiers,butmostRomanshaveadifferentopinion:TheydiedforGeorgeBush’spersonalvendetta.Inthispoliticalclimate,onemightthinkitwouldbedifficulttobeavisitingAmerican.Indeed,whenIcametoItaly,Iexpectedtoencounteracertainamountofresentment,buthavereceivedinsteadempathyfrommostItalians.InanyreferencetoGeorgeBush,peopleonlynodtoBerlusconi,saying,"Weunderstandhowitis-wehaveone,too."

           We’vebeenthere.

           Itisodd,then,thatLucawouldwanttousethisbirthdaytocelebrateanAmericanThanksgiving,giventhesecircumstances,butIdoliketheideaofit.Thanksgivingisaniceholiday,somethinganAmericancanfreelybeproudof,ouronenationalfestivalthathasremainedrelativelyuncommodified.It’sadayofgraceandthanksandcommunityand-yes-pleasure.Itmightbewhatweallneedrightnow.

           MyfriendDeborahhascometoRomefromPhiladelphiafortheweekend,tocelebratetheholidaywithme.

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