The left doing what they do best

But the event had already been tarnished by a corruption investigation that saw several top officials arrested.

Large parts of the site were also not ready for opening day.

The fair, which follows the 2010 Expo in Shanghai, mobilised a diffuse range of left-wing protesters.

The protesters ranged from anti-globalisation and environmentalist activists to anti-austerity campaigners, who see it as a symbol of waste and corruption.

Pope Francis spoke via a televised link-up to the opening ceremony.

He referred to the irony of a global mega-spectacle dependent on corporate sponsorship deals being devoted to sustainable development and feeding the poor.

"In certain ways, the Expo itself is part of this paradox of abundance, it obeys the culture of waste and does not contribute to a model of equitable and sustainable development," he said.

The real protagonists of the event should be "the faces of the men and women who are hungry, who fall ill and even die because of an insufficient or harmful diet," he said.

In all, more than 140 countries are taking part. China, an increasing presence in Italy after a string of high-profile business acquisitions, is particularly well represented.

Lone Wolf wrote:

THE RW uber rich brigade were carrying on with more of their lying "greenwash" bullshit pretending to worry about the rest of the world...

WHILE stuffing their faces, discussing each others' tax havens, and generally pissing in each other's pockets..

SO what's the smart-arse attempted insult that Victor comes out with : "The left doing what they do best" ?

AND what exactly IS your point, Victor ~ IF you have one !  

darknessss wrote:throwing molotov's ??

hmmm...seems a habit of the left