Silvio Berlusconi: Political Element

Paolo Berlusconi Dept: While the brothers comments have caused international bafflement, there may be a political element, according to Globe and Mail. Silvio Berlusconi raised eyebrows last week by praising former Italian fascist dictator for having done good as Europe observed Holocaust remembrance day. Some commentators saw a ploy to steal votes from a new small but growing far-right force and italy has had a particularly acute problem with racism in soccer, with monkey chants against black players a relatively common occurrence. Paolo Berlusconi s racist quip in Milan Now, let s go see the family s little black boy, the hot head provoked chuckles among the friendly crowd, although scathing comments soon flooded the Internet. They come in the midst of an election campaign in which the elder Berlusconi hopes to make an unlikely political comeback, and have raised speculation his camp sees any public stir as one that will help their cause, especially as it angles for far-right support. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.