Terramoto, interview the author Massimiliano De Cristofaro
We are Fossombrone (PU) , during the presentation of the book TERR A MOTO written by historian and essayist Massimiliano De Cristofaro, we want to ask him different because, within the content of his work-complaint that is doing some time to talk about themselves.
D - Massimiliano De Cristofaro hello, I would like to ask you a different interview and ask why his work within the Terramoto.
R - Hello, first of all let's you, then the second, rather than a real interview, I would devote to a simple conversation between friends.
D - Okay, Terramoto is making itself heard, what is behind this book?
R - This book does not hide anything and that's why talk about is doing.
D - Many people have now deserted by his invitation, why?
R - It 's easy to take certain decisions, even I would fall into the lion's mouth ...
D - The personality of which she speaks in the book, that is, high official of the State that denied the presentation, he reveals who he is?
R - I wish I could say his name, but I can not because of my ethics. But I'd like to, public meetings in a TV type door and door, so would the way to defend himself, but reading the presentation of the book, one realizes that it is extremely difficult to ward off an own goal.
D - then does not reveal the name?
A - Absolutely not, although it is very easy to get there. The senior official who denied me the presentation of the book is a classic chair that will not expose himself, that is, gains the public administration but does not work for the state that feeds him, and that the fat years. He works his office and his only degree for his ego not caring about every single day working only for a feared greater good, or his. I can say that the senior official of the State that denied me the presentation of the book is a bit 'the flagship of all those who, albeit in a position to do something, avoid doing anything because they remain nailed to the chair of the command without the Fear of falling is better than wrong in order to improve things. One said no and one hundred thousand people ...
D - Wow. Massimiliano , but are you really that rough?
R - I say that perhaps today is in a good day, I am relaxed ... Q - Are not you afraid of repercussions after what you wrote?
R - I hope so ...
D - I thought so ...
D - Are you a troublemaker?
A - No, I am a citizen who is fed up! At the same time I am a servant of the state too bitter!
D - In what sense?
R - In that case you would be well understood that I am a faithful servant of the state and not the servant of someone!
D - ... I understand exactly what you want to convey?
R - That this is the country of Pulcinella, that this is the land of perpetual carnival, this is the country's shame, but nobody is interested in changing things for every individual citizen is good. In Italy rules are not respected because it is easy to live without rules, nothing and no one will dispute in the event that this happens then you get on with so little, but if you're not a 'true' then you pay for all, making the popular scapegoat . In this way the lobby of the power they get a double result, first you remove a boulder from the shoe, then the second, pretend to do justice by executing a poor man ...
Q - I fear the interviewee ...
R - You are right ... A After the great lawyer Giuseppe De Gori , my dear friend recently passed away, he said that questions are never embarrassing, perhaps they are the answers. In my case, be careful to let me direct questions because unlike many, I would answer with the truth then for your sake, otherwise you should avoid certain questions cut much of the interview!
Q - What do you think of the earthquake of the Eagle?
R - I think that the earthquake of the eagle is just an earthquake! But I think that the earthquake was helped by some reckless palazzinari otherwise would not have collapsed in L'Aquila todo. I do not know what I mean!
D - Explain.
R - Let me explain with some simple questions ... Why is the Government building collapsed? Why the hospital has collapsed again? Why does the student's home came down to the grave carrying eight students with both national eco? And how come a few steps from the student's home collapsed a building that has claimed over 27 victims and nobody talks about? It only takes the questions?
D - No!
R - Good. So I would like to know why in L'Aquila has been spent several million euro for the mapping of the buildings at risk of collapse but no one has put them in safety? Yet those buildings just collapsed ...
D - Wow ... Massimiliano , some say that your book is a revelation and denunciation, indeed, to be precise some write, "Terramoto, a book-revelation investigation on the earthquake that struck the Abruzzo. A book that relies on the preface of the Prefect of the Eagle Dr. Franco Gabrielli and testimonies of those who lived and suffered one of the most catastrophic events in our Italy. A valuable document for those who want to know more about what happened and especially about what might have been avoided. You Massimiliano , what do you think?
R - I think they are the exaggerated, if I wanted to write a book denouncing, well ... I would have written differently, but I anticipate that you and the Professor Luigi Lombardo we decided to collaborate on a new literary project after the earthquake of L'Aquila, then, who knows ...
D - So, then, it will read the fine ...
R - I think so ... and finally I want to embarrass you and some readers, I wonder and ask you, Professor Louis Lombardo, President of the Province of L'Aquila Confartigianato gave me a confidence that I make to you, that is, as ever in L'Aquila a few weeks before the earthquake of 6 April 2009, someone had bought more than 3,000 body bags? Escusatio not petita accusatio obvious ... someone said a few years ago ...?
D - I have no words!
R - I've got still a lot of words and I'll tell you all June 7th, 2010 at 17:00 at the conference of L'Aquila Confartigianato to be held in the Auditorium of Carispaq, just happened, right in the room where April 10 2010 I presented the book Terramoto!
D - bye and thanks Massimiliano .
R - Thanks to you, I hope you can come to L'Aquila for the meeting of Confartigianato.
Interview by Michelangelo Risi .