THE ART OF GETTING BY

This is a country of " Italian notwithstanding ." Despite everything, Italian . The year 2011 was not a year like any other. For Italy and on the global stage was marked by a profound crisis that has shaken the entire system of relations and territorial references , to the point of questioning the very foundations of our national identity , making them less effective and , in a certain extent, most fragile . It is worth further reflection , albeit briefly , on the political and economic changes that have occurred in recent months, but especially on the impact they may have on the identity of the Italian territory . And viceversa.Va said in the introduction, that the " weakness" and the fragmentation of national identity, that characterize our country , is not necessarily a problem. They can , on the contrary , constitute also a resource, as they make it easier to cultural adaptation , but also operational in times of fluidity of spatial references . In an age , that is, which have changed and continue to change the institutional framework , within and outside the United nazionali.Un ' identity articulated and flexible , like the Italian one , is certainly capable of adapting to these changes much better than other countries , with reference to value, and strong institutional and defined , but characterized , even for this , by greater rigidity, social and cultural .
The global economic and financial crisis of 2011 , however, has , in part, reversed this pattern. Ha, that is, transformed the identity of "temporary" of Italians in a limit, rather than an "advantage " adaptive and competitivo.La " public mistrust " and the low density of " civic duty " , in particular, have become obstacles. Constraints are difficult to sustain , faced with the need for cohesion and involvement needed to address not only the economic costs and taxes , but also the risk of leakage " spin " of society. The same vocation to "go it alone " , to fend for themselves locally and family is a problem, a crisis which sees confront and collide economies ' national in the European theater and globale.Oggi , in other words, it is difficult to save themselves , "in spite of " the state . Without the sense of " cooperation." In other words, without civismo.Un low degree of civic responsibility and trust in institutions, in fact, undermines the legitimacy of the state , not only domestically , but internationally. Even more so if it is accompanied by an attitude of detachment , not to say contempt of the political system and parties . On the other hand , in Italy , the party system is identified with the state nazionale.Da This leads to heavy consequences , international negotiating fora : the EU , in particular. But even in the markets, they perceive the weakness of the party system and the government as a multiplier of the crisis economica.In a sense, the infamous spread , entered the common language during the financial crisis of recent months, not only defines the difference between the Italian government bonds and German . It is an index of the incredibility of the state itself ( and political system ) , the guarantor of our economy in the face of institutions and markets, within internazionale.Da this, a second consequence , which concerns - and weakens - the roots of identity Italian . In fact , if our ability to adapt does not allow us to react more to the crisis and the economic difficulties , then our own social identity is put into discussione.Perché the art of getting by, to turn problems into opportunities is constitutive of our " specific " national . If you do not help us to raise ourselves in the face of adversity , then also the self-confidence crumbles . Hence the risk of a vicious spiral and self- destructive . In fact, if our arts and our national virtues do not allow us , as in other phases , to overcome the crisis , the crisis itself will corrode the effectiveness and strength. It converts the effects : to virtue in vizi.Lo same goes for our idiosyncrasies and our regional differences , which at this stage are likely to become fractures, elements of the division. Because the costs of the crisis are high and the state is not able to mediate , much less to impose his authority , but must reduce the resources and the degree of autonomy of the peripheral bodies . The localism risk , as well , to produce tension, to become dissolutivi.Piuttosto that against the backdrop of the "national" local contexts threaten to stand in contrast to each other. Between them. Changing the traditional model and experienced , which offers us as a people and Italian . Milanese and Italian . Neapolitan and Italian . Bolognese and Italian . Marches and Italian . In the direction of a people of Milan , Naples, Bologna, Marche . And that's it. We are not , of course, to the dissolution of our model . Nor Italy. However , at this stage much more than in the past, a society without a state is likely to break down . And the art of getting by without citizenship, will not save us . I recommend you guys to see a film by Luigi Zampa as pratogonista Alberto Sordi, the true essence of neo-realist era .