(July 4, 2015 at 2:28 pm)Dystopia Wrote: Is Venice an autonomous region, kinda like Catalonia in Spain? If so, are they legally and constitutionally authorized to take these legislative measures?
No, Veneto is a regular region, and besides, this is just the city of Venice...
I don't know about primary schools, but public preschools are controlled by the Comune (the municipality), so they have the right to do things like these... Except this is a case of pure and simple censorship that doesn't even make sense (why would you even ban books against bullying?!)
"Every luxury has a deep price. Every indulgence, a cosmic cost. Each fiber of pleasure you experience causes equivalent pain somewhere else. This is the first law of emodynamics [sic]. Joy can be neither created nor destroyed. The balance of happiness is constant.
Fact: Every time you eat a bite of cake, someone gets horsewhipped.
Facter: Every time two people kiss, an orphanage collapses.
Factest: Every time a baby is born, an innocent animal is severely mocked for its physical appearance. Don't be a pleasure hog. Your every smile is a dagger. Happiness is murder.
Vote "yes" on Proposition 1321. Think of some kids. Some kids."
Fact: Every time you eat a bite of cake, someone gets horsewhipped.
Facter: Every time two people kiss, an orphanage collapses.
Factest: Every time a baby is born, an innocent animal is severely mocked for its physical appearance. Don't be a pleasure hog. Your every smile is a dagger. Happiness is murder.
Vote "yes" on Proposition 1321. Think of some kids. Some kids."