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Silvio Berlusconi, former Italian PM, dies at 86 (www.bbc.com)
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[–] Inori@lemmy.one 20 points 2 years ago

And nothing of value was lost

[–] larchy@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 years ago

Good. Putin next please.

[–] SirFredman@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

One bunga bunga party too many, I guess.

[–] kamenoko@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago

"Jeffrey Epstein will be the last one, we swear!" -- Rich Pedophiles

[–] harpuajim@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago

The guy was a gangster through and through.

[–] hildegunst@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

In unrelated news, new gender neutral bathroom about to be opened in Italy

[–] LittleKerr@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

What a sad day for bunga bunga providers

[–] Noedel@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

My favourite berlusconi moment was when a protestor bashed him in the face with a tiny replica of the colloseum.

[–] wes@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

It was not the Colosseum, but the Milan cathedral.

[–] dwindling7373@feddit.it 3 points 2 years ago

That would be a replica of "Duomo di Milano", the central church of Milan. The assaliant was mentally unstable so it wasn't as much a political statement as we'd like.

He still broke his nose though.

[–] gilbert31@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Good riddance!

[–] Protegee9850@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Oh no! Anyways.

[–] givemeyourtoothbrush@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 2 years ago

Oh no. Anyway

[–] modulus@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Any ideas what the implications might be for the governing coalition? Any chances this will lead to some sort of trouble or realignment?

[–] CaptainLemmit@feddit.it 1 points 2 years ago

Forza Italia had an 8% share last elections so I don't think it matters a lot. We'll most likely see a bunch of defection to the other two coalition parties and nothing else

[–] vreraan@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

I preferred him to be castrated and left to die in his feces, but one less but now almost meaningless problem for Italian politics I guess.

[–] Rumblestiltskin@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago

There are already 100 other Berlusconi like people trying to get the power like he had. One passing away doesn't change human nature.

[–] FrankBullitt@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Couldn't have happened to a better person.

[–] Rob@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Crazy how long he was still active in politics. He could have retired ages ago…

[–] QuentinCallaghan@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 years ago

At last!

[–] frippa@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

Go bunga bunga in hell😈🍾🍾🍾

[–] mrc@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

I’m Italian and I didn’t like him. Still his death hurts quite a bit. He’s been around since I was a child, he was always there (probably owning a media company helped). He was well loved by many thanks to owning AC MILAN.

The most similar thing I can think of was the death of Elizabeth II.

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