Poco fa sono andato su uno dei siti ufficali di Barack Obama e gli ho scritto la lettera che si può leggere qui di seguito.
Come italiano ho provato una certa pena e vergogna per le parole del nostro presidente del consiglio.

Sarà banale forse, ma credo anche io che gli Stati Uniti abbiano vissuto una giornata molto importante: grazie alla gran parte di quel popolo, per una volta cosciente, unito e con la schiena dritta.
Un grazie a colui per il quale tanti hanno deciso di impegnarsi e di muoversi
un grazie ad ognuno dei milioni che hanno deciso di inpegnarsi e di muoversi.
Possiamo seguire il loro esempio, possibilmente non fra qualche decennio!
Un caro saluto a tutti/e.


Eminent Mr. President,
I am an italian teacher, forgive me if I call for some of your precious time just in these days.

Let me say you I feel pain, shame and embarrassment, as italian citizen, because of the unhappy words that our premier Mr. Berlusconi addressed to you.
Believe me, I begin to think to write to you this morning, listening your speech on the radio (an independent network, here in Italy). You solemnized, with few, firm, strong words, an extraordinary outcome, not just yours, or of your part, but of your whole, big nation.
And believed me, I hoped it during these months.

Listening your voice by the radio, this morning, I felt and I believed, that this troubled, tired and old world it’s a little bit a better world from yesterday; and I decided to writes you something about this, to congratulate with you, and to thank you, as world citizen who believe (as I am) in peace, justice and nations friendship. I was thinking about this, when I hear about Mr.Berlusconi words!
Believe me, Italy is in a very sad period of his life, but we italians we are not all so caddish as our prime minister.
I do not stole your time longer.
May God see with concern your path, as that of all honest people in the world.
Greetings from an italian teacher.

Gualtiero Via
Bologna, Italy.

p.s.
sorry for my english, quiet uncorrect, I fear