on 10/10/03 1:49 PM, Anny Ballardini at [log in to unmask] wrote:
> Oh poor Arni,
>
> me, a blue-blooded heir without land -my grandpa was a miner who was sent to
> Siberia (1st WW) as soon as he came back from the States because they told
> him he was a partisan (when he barely knew what to be a partisan meant, he
> was human - not a machine for the system), stemming from the Leonardi family
> on my mother's side, a growling lion raised on its hinder feet, I had
> problems with the said upper classes in Florence, for example. You were
> lucky because in your case they talked against Iceland but in my case they
> thought I was simply young, and young was stupid to them, which I was not,
> thence my blue- turned into bile-. And not only, I would say that the entire
> Italian upper-class who declare themselves communist, are very much similar,
> be them in Florence or elsewhere. Thus Cheers to the King, to the Queen (if
> I was not that anarchic), and away with these merchants who can only count
> to a few millions. Besides that, the majority of Italians who were rich
> after the 2nd WW were mainly criminals or smugglers who based their fortunes
> on the desperation of people, so nothing to boast around so loudly, I would
> say.
Belatedly, Anny! Thanks! Very late responding, but thanks! Much Appreciated
as always! But 'upperclass Communists'? Intriguing! Please elaborate, Anny.
And on the 'criminal' elements after WWII. Sounds very much like something I
might pick up on re my own society, however unique re any European context!
Best
Árni
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