The Italian Mess

Italy is falling apart at the seams. The Vatican has become fraught with scandals, intrigue and becomes unmanageable, the economy is in free-fall and the political system is in shambles.

When people give Berlusconi's party or a blogger-comedian so many of their votes, it signals their despair and hopelessness and is a living proof that the system is irreparably broken.

This reminds me of this old house that has been fixed so many time, that each new repair creates a cascade of new problems and make the whole system a little bit worse and less liveable.

What does this suggest? That it might be time to tear down everything and start anew; of course, this is much easier said than done!