Berluscones
Berluscones is an Italian press jargon referring to politicians who broadly share the political vision of Silvio Berlusconi. Generally it is used with joking or negative connotation,[1] since implies uncritical adhesion to the leader thesis and loyalty to the person rather than to the ideals.[2]
Invented by the journalist and left-wing politician Curzio Maltese,[3] the term derives from the more generic peones (Spanish term indicating the lackland labourers in Mexico led by Pancho Villa) that in Italy indicates those low-visibility parliamentarians that are considered useful only for the vote expression based on the indications of the several party leaders.[4]
Some people, like Giuliano Ferrara, described themselves so.[5]
References
- ^ (in Italian) Termine Berluscones, on the Grande Dizionario Italiano Hoepli online edition
- ^ (in Italian) Berluscones in fuga | L'espresso
- ^ (in Italian) Maria Vittoria Dell'Anna, Pierpaolo Lala, Mi consenta un girotondo: lingua e lessico nella seconda Repubblica, Mario Congedo Editore, Galatina, 2004, page 133
- ^ (in Italian) AA.VV., Teoria politica, Franco Angeli, Milan, 2003, vol. 19, page 17
- ^ (in Italian) Repubblica.it » spettacoli e cultura » Io, uno dei berluscones vi spiego perché mi è piaciuto