Acquarius
Once upon a time, a bunch of hopeful youngsters wrote a song to celebrate the incoming age of the Aquarius . It goes a bit like this: When the moon is in the Seventh House; a nd Jupiter aligns with Mars Then peace will guide the planets a nd love will steer the stars This is the dawning of the age of Aquarius Harmony and understanding, s ympathy and trust abounding No more falsehoods or derisions [...] a nd the mind's true liberation. Sounds ironic that the same name is shared by a boat carrying 630 souls to a cherished new dawn; a boat that was stopped for days in the middle of the Mediterranean sea because of bureaucratic negligence and the undying persistence of the US vs. THEM dichotomy. Luckily enough, my host country decided to break the circle. Unfortunately, my so-called home country was the one which refused to make a step forward. So I'm publishing a letter of Mr Del Grande, which I translated to English, expressing my and our frustration at the popu