TG1, today, Easter 2009.
Voiceover: ... between cases c 'that of Ms. Pina (?) Who met with Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and said he had lost his dentures in the earthquake.
Journalist: "So Mrs. Pina, said that what the President?"
Ms. Pina: Well, I do not remember, I was excited .. "
Journalist: ".. The President told her that he would get back his false teeth .."
Cut. Pictures of Mrs. Pina on the bed of a dentist who maneuver.
Voice Over: "Here's can now thank Mrs. Pina Prime Minister ... "
In a case such as the earthquake in Abruzzo can be found several signs of the disintegration of the country. From the houses that collapse when they should not, in scorn reserved for the" brains ", as the researcher who had sounded the alarm goes unheard (and denounced), all'eclatante, yet another demonstration of the power of the media.
I can not think in these cases as we systematically manipulated, especially how our emotions are triggered. Terms like "swarm" is now part of our everyday language, as they have become "nutrition and hydration" after the story of Eluana. Why do not you do competitions solidarity (sms from 1 €, 2 €, ad hoc programs with presenters in tears) for the families of the dead on the job? Why do not you go to frame the faces of those who lost a brother or a son in a boat sunk? Why do not we bombard the brain with terms like "tax avoidance" than "earthquake swarm"? Why, when faced with a tragedy like an earthquake, we are not free simply to prove pain and solidarity with those who were affected?
