Reporting of G.B.
The Benetton family, which through Atlantia controls Autostrade per l'Italia, in the sights of social media. Toscani's do-gooder campaigns are also under attack
Of Sergio Rame
From pain to anger. The transition is immediate. Sui social network, and especially on Twitter, Anger is being vented at this time against the Benetton family.
Media lynching is, Indeed, started soon after the first statements by ministers Luigi Di Maio, Matteo Salvini and Danilo Toninelli against the company Motorways for Italy that, through Atlantia, it is in fact controlled by the Benettons. “Now you will wear a red shirt for the victims of Genoa?”, writes a challenging user Oliviero Toscani That last 7 July had demonstrated against government policies of closing the ports to boats loaded with illegal immigrants.
Several hundred tweets. One after the other. All popped up a few hours later the dramatic collapse of Morandi bridge on the A10 motorway. Social networks are unleashing themselves against the Benettons by posting, just as the death toll increases hour by hour, several shots that portray a smiling and complete family group. In other posts, a photomontage was published in which Toscani is seen holding a photograph of the collapsed bridge in his hand. “Now you will wear a red shirt for the victims of Genoa?”, a user writes to him referring to the demonstration of 7 last July in support of illegal immigrants who land on the Italian coasts.
A photomontage showing the Morandi bridge with the writing is also widely shared on Twitter “United Colors of Benetton”. “I will never buy an item of Benetton clothing again”, writes a user. There are many, Then, those who focus on the social campaigns carried out in recent years by the Benetton family. “They do immigrationist propaganda – we read in a post – they care about migrants and show their do-good face but they are the same ones who let bridges collapse and our people die. Nationalize the highways, enough speculation”. In the raffle of comments on social networks, Then, there is no shortage of harsh accusations even against the governments led by Romano Prodi and Massimo D'Alema. It comes to the two exponents of the Democratic Party, Indeed, the concession was traced back to the Benetton family. Concession that was then “elongated” by former Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and the then Minister of Infrastructure Graziano Delrio. “For the first time – he echoes Luigi Di Maio to the microphones of RaiNews – there is a government that has not taken money from Benetton, and we are here to tell you that we are revoking contracts and there will be fines for 150 million euros. Autostrade also has its financial headquarters in Luxembourg, so they don't even pay taxes. If the bridge was unsafe they had to say it had to be closed”.
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Matteo Renzi✔@matteorenzi
Whoever made a mistake must pay. And perhaps we will finally be able to discuss infrastructure, without ideologies. But today, PLEASE, today is just the day of silence. Of condolence. Of pain. And immense gratitude for the rescuers. #Genova
Giorgio@Giorgio28018594It was valid yesterday, not today (a rare shot by Oliviero Toscani ) pic.twitter.com/ScDjVSPQ7f
Mirko Giaffreda@mirgiaffreda
arampino@AlfonsoMRampino
