Allegations and insults erupted on social media between the essayist Alessandro Orsini and the President of Emilia-Romagna Stefano Bonaccini. The dispute began with a tweet from journalist Giovanni Rodriquez, who reported on some of Orsini’s statements on the military parade in Russia on May 9: “Russia is frighteningly strong, Putin is very strong and has more support than Biden.” Bonaccini comments: “I believe , I’ve met some egocentric people throughout my life, but I’ve never heard a balloon so inflated.” At that point, Orsini confided to his Facebook page a long direct reply to the governor of Emilia: “From a personal point of view, I feel I am not offended by the insults of the most failed politician in Italy, who has screwed the party secretariat.” , in which it was dominant, like a chicken – writes the sociologist on Facebook –. I’m delighted that Bonaccini, as the candidate for Secretary of the Democratic Party, received those resounding slaps in the face. He should hide out of shame instead of insulting on Twitter.
Orsini, who has come into the public eye mainly because of his controversial positions on the war in Ukraine, then speaks of a “violent and all-encompassing campaign of defamation and trivial insults” against him. A dynamic that would show that the Italian information sector dealing with the war is “certainly highly corrupt” and comparable to that of countries ruled by authoritarian regimes. Then the other personal attack: “I’m just a man who fights against the colonization of the lifeworld, but I don’t think Bonaccini has ever studied Habermas and so I don’t think he has the faintest idea about it.” What I do for the good of my country with culture, which is understood as an instrument of liberation from all forms of oppression.” In order to end the social dispute, at least for the time being, Bonaccini countered, writing on Twitter: “I leave Orsini to his delusions. “ Elly won the primaries, but I was elected President of the second largest Italian party.” Then the provocation: “Since 1990 I have taken part in 8 administrative elections, all with preferential or direct elections.” Roughly failed. Try it and we’ll talk about it.
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