After marginalising the ‘other’, now it’s us Italians who are locked up within the borders of a country that suffers – Juventus player Bernardeschi
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“A virus is dominating our fears. It terrifies us, limits our freedom, makes us despise the other. We closed the ports to anyone, holing up in our faithful circle, criticizing the others in the morning at the bar or in the queue at the supermarket during the mad rush to grab the last useless piece of bread, which must be ours and no one else’s, not even were the end of the world. We have decided to offend, hunt, remove. “
Juventus player, Federico Bernardeschi, has decided to take sides with migrants who are looking for safety in Europe, commenting with a long post on their Instagram profile what is happening in Italy (and beyond) for the coronavirus alarm. The Juventus player underlines what has happened in recent months and how Italians need help now.
We killed women and children, because first our security came, our wealth and then their lives. And now we are the marginalized, it is we who are discriminated against and driven out, locked up within the borders of a country that suffers. When all this ends, let’s remember these days, this suffering, this hysteria that has transformed us into animals driven only by the instinct for survival, without reason, without respect for anyone. Let us remember it later – it is the conclusion of Bernardeschi’s reflection – of how despair and fear of dying transform us. Let us remember when someone else is afraid, asking for help.
