" The confusion is such that it might be worth going through the basics. Those who accuse the "moralists" of "blame the whores" did not understand clearly what you are talking about. We're not cursing the licentiousness, not the costumes private, non eros in its various mutations, not prostitution, let alone a prostitute. He is cursing the power appointing his favorite in the palace, using public office as private money to repay benefits. We're not blaming the confusion between private vices and public virtue (which also should raise some questions in the land of "Family Day"), you are blaming the complete, final drives confusion between private and public functions, the juxtaposition between rooms in the halls of power and pleasure. Although it is true that even a prostitute can and must become a minister, as a lawyer or a worker, it is also true that neither a prostitute nor a lawyer, nor should a worker or a minister or deputy regional director for private concession, as in the arrangements. Ours is an elective democracy (despite the ugly electoral law in force), and how do you fill the mouth of "popular will" system, pupils and pupils who chairs on which only the people's vote should be master? That of "morality" is a lie, not to mention fragile political and not to mention democracy "
Michele Serra, The Hammock, La Repubblica. February 11, 2011
