Danilo Aprigliano

Articles

The language of propaganda: 'Il Fatto Quotidiano'

Observing the language of the press linked to the phenomenon of grillism is an excellent method to grasp the systems of thought and methods of propaganda. Let's try to draw some lines starting from ilfattoquotidiano.it. By analyzing the semantics and lexicon of titles and articles, we can easily see how often terms occur

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When it is time to march, many do not know that the enemy is marching at their head. The voice that commands them is the voice of their enemy. And whoever speaks of the enemy is himself the enemy. Bertold Brecht, On the wall, in Brecht, Poesie, edited by L. Forte, Einaudi, Turin, 2005.   

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An autoerotic labor

It seems that Travaglio was admitted to emergency hospital this morning. «I exaggerated – he said – I really exaggerated» – commenting on the muscular atrophy in the genitals which seriously affected him. «The government crisis was too exciting: I masturbated 89 times yesterday alone; I just can not stop; I don't have it

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Trust in the EU falls to historic lows.

My translation for Daidaidai Milano of the article by Ian Traynor which appeared in The Guardian on 24 April 2013. Citizens' trust in the European Union has fallen to historic lows in the six main countries of the Union itself, raising fundamental questions about its democratic legitimacy for more than three years in the worst crisis that

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About the government

If we all began to behave as well-informed citizens, we participated with intelligence and culture in public affairs, we had a sense of community and the sense of being part of a common project, things would gradually (but significantly) improve and we could finally go back to be a country of which

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