An Italian writer faces prosecution for saying that it would be legitimate to sabotage a high-speed train line being built between Italy and France.

I disagree with him about the train line. High-speed trains are a great thing, and when the network is built up, they replace airplanes. I hope they finish it soon, because I will use it.

Freedom of expression means the right to say things we disagree with. The prosecution of de Luca shows that Italy — like other European governments — does not respect freedom of expression. In the US, which does more or less respect that freedom, that sort of statement is not "incitement" and he could not be prosecuted for it.

Shame on you, Italy. Stop your attempts at censorship, and build the train line.