Send in the Clowns
Chinese bloggers, American Tea Party activists, British Europhobes, Egyptian Islamists, Dutch populists, Greek ultra-rightists, and Thai "red shirts" all share one thing: contempt for their countries' elites. And now Italy has Beppe Grillo, the first professional comedian to lead a major political party in Europe.
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NEW YORK – When too many Italians voted late last month for either a louche and discredited business tycoon or a comedian, European stock markets plummeted. With no public trust in the political class, Italy might become ungovernable.