The Italian joke was both funny and topical , looks like they may have found a successor to Mussolini over there now.
So we have a conglomeration of countries involved in various wars ,supposedly for the embetterment of humanity , the refugees come flooding in our direction , then we end up voting in far right politicians to clean up the mess , but they end up turning the thumb screws on everyone for a finish .
People escaping poor war torn places have much lower expectations , lower wages and longer working hours , lets face it theres twice the money to be made off ileagals , so above all it suits big business and the rich get even more stinking rich . Yeah its a joke alright , a bad one , where we all end up the butt of it while the war/energy machine rolls on .
The words of Lemmy Kilmister come to mind ,
'Come on baby, eat the rich
Put the bite on the son of a bitch
Don't mess up, don't you give me no switch
Come on baby, and eat the rich
Come on baby, and eat the rich
Come on honey, here's your supper
Come on baby, bite that sucker'
Theme tune from a film by the same name .