Relatives, dinners, laid tables, but also the inevitable discussions on politics. On Christmas Eve, the Democratic Party and the Brothers of Italy compete on social media with user manuals on how to deal with family Christmas gatherings. “If you have an uncle on the left at the table who complains about taxes, remind him that the cut in the tax wedge has been made permanent”, is the advice of Fratelli d’Italia. “Ah, they’ve scheduled your medical exam for March 2026. Maybe it’s not the doctors’ fault, uncle, but those who cut public healthcare, favoring friends of the private sector?”, replies the Democratic Party.
Both suggestions are contained in the respective ‘handbook’ shared on social media by the parties led by Giorgia Meloni and Elly Schlein.
“User’s manual for an eve with left-wing relatives”is the campaign of the official FdI account, launched with a card showing the image of a book cover, with the title in red and a bust of Meloni. From the uncle to the “left-wing cousin who criticizes the resources being maneuvered”. So the objection, proposed by FdI: «You remind him that he could have done more if there hadn’t been the super bonus, a super debt of 137 billion».
And again, “if you have a left-wing niece who studies in another city, remind her that the out-of-office vote was made by the Meloni government.” Then, on the subject of migrants: “If you have a neighbor on the left who always loves to complain about everything, remind him that arrivals from Tunisia have decreased by 80%.”
The game created by the Democratic Party is similar. “Some ideas for surviving Christmas with your slightly right-wing relatives”, is the title of the campaign, relaunched on Instagram by the official page of the dems. Still on immigration, there is “cue number 2”, which states: “So let’s talk about all the things that could have been done with the 800 million wasted by the government in the Albanian concentration camps”. The simulation of the dinner with the relatives continues with the dig at Matteo Salvini. «Ah, you spent 350 euros one way to be here and the train was 3 hours late? Don’t worry, now the Minister of Transport has no more excuses for not working”, reads the card. Among the topics touched on was the environment. «No, aunt, it’s not a downpour. It’s called the climate crisis and it’s an emergency”, is another of the Christmas responses suggested by the Democratic Party.