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Not Cicciolina, but Beppe Grillo

Published March 26, 2026, 07:21
Not Cicciolina, but Beppe Grillo

The author comments on the political scene and Pheidippos Panagiotou, dismissing the comparison to Cicciolina as unfortunate, as it reinforces Panagiotou's own narrative of oppression by the “system”. The author argues that the attention Panagiotou receives is due to cheap publicity stunts and not political ideas. He makes a more accurate comparison to Beppe Grillo, an Italian politician who also used “direct democracy” and digital platforms to create an “anti-system” movement, which however faced criticism for lack of transparency and centralized control. Panagiotou, according to the author, imitates Grillo, but with less success and more superficiality. The main problem is not Panagiotou's peculiarity, but the presentation of superficiality as subversion and provocation as political thought. The author calls for more seriousness and accuracy in dealing with the phenomenon.