𝗢𝗳𝗳-𝗚𝗿𝗶𝗱 𝗜𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 ☘️

Forwarded from Davide

"The 'Smart citizen wallet'.
This is the novelty launched by the Mayor of Bologna of the Democratic Party, Matteo Lepore, and
councillor Massimo Bugani (M5S).
It is an application with which it will be possible to record the behaviour of citizens and,
reward those who have carried out conduct considered "virtuous" by the municipal administration.
considered "virtuous" by the municipal administration: sorting waste, using public transport, managing energy well
energy management and so on.
Each "virtuous action" corresponds to a score.
For each score, a discount on certain public services:
The regional coordinator of the Lega Giovani, Tommaso Vergiati, spoke on the point:
"This is a tool that, if implemented, would set a terrifying precedent for the freedom of each of us.
The 'virtuous citizen' points licence, which the left would like to introduce in the city of Bologna in the next few months, is nothing more than a 'virtuous citizen' points licence.
in the coming months, is nothing more than a system designed to discriminate against citizens and divide them into two
categories:
the 'virtuous', i.e. those who behave as the municipality sees fit; and the 'non-virtuous', who
not following the moral commandments of the left, are 'condemned' to pay for the same public services at a higher price.
the same public services at a higher price.
For the young Emilian leghist, the economic issue is not to be underestimated:
"Discounts for the virtuous citizen are the Trojan horse with which the centre-left wants to bring into our society an orwellian system.
the centre-left wants to introduce into our society an Orwellian system worthy of the People's Republic of China (where it is already
(where it is already present and known as the 'social credit system'): people's economic interests are exploited to insinuate themselves into the society.
of people to insinuate itself into their private lives, monitoring their choices and influencing them,
overcoming a boundary that public power should rarely cross, that of individual freedom".
freedom.
"In fact," he continues, "since they cannot make it compulsory, at least for now, they are merely making it economically
In fact," he continues, "since they can't make it compulsory, at least for now, they are merely making it economically 'convenient', but that doesn't mean it won't be widely used,
But that doesn't mean it won't be widely used, given the economic crisis our population is experiencing.
It is clear," says Tommaso Vergiati, "that it is not the starting point that is important, but where this precedent could take us.
this precedent could take us:
today you are considered 'virtuous' if you take public transport, tomorrow you could be if you share
certain political opinions;
today if you are not 'virtuous' or do not participate in this initiative, you pay more for a certain service,
tomorrow there might be a more severe punishment;
today it is not compulsory, tomorrow it could be.
Freedoms can never be eliminated all at once," concludes Vergiati.
that's why we have to fight for them every day.

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