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Radical-chic or the populace?

The first has become the definition par excellence for those intellectuals, usually the left, who consider themselves to be especially politically better than others showing off with their arrogant attitude, the alleged superiority. The term was coined in 1970 by the American journalist Tom Wolfe to define the audience and the promoters of a concert, of course chic, led by the pianist Leonard Bernstein. Subsequently the term "radical chic" was revived in Italy by our Indro Montanelli in an article, "Letter to Camilla" (Cederna), published by the Corriere della Sera, March 21, 1972. But the second definition, "common people" is often used to describe people more hardy, more genuine than that, according to the former, differ little for the culture and living in the countryside or in the valleys of the north. The "representations" of the two groups are opposed today more than ever, because the "educated" define "common people", or even rude disparagingly, voters and women voters who voted for the League at the last regional elections, have given added strength to the party Bossi. In any event in this historical period the "clash" is heard. However one can not generalize, because if it is true that the radical-chic is full left, the last of this particular caste of political intellectuals, or alleged such, if they also see to the right, as we see characters left common people, more and more crude if not peasants. But anyway if you fill it is synonymous with being a worker, the genuine person, a real person and therefore trusted, then we too feel so. Because if being a person of culture is to lose its essence ethics up to be arrogant, conceited and snobbish then it is better to be rude but genuine. But it would be nice if instead of getting lost in the national political demagogic rants and offense on the levels of culture and the sexual habits of either one were to compare only on social issues relevant to the citizen and on concrete proposals for the needy, maybe for once unanimously.
Enzo Di Stasio, rough but authentic