ROME — They’ve placed a TURNSTILE on history. The ancient city of Rome, once the seat of a vast empire built on conquest, has now been reduced to a shakedown operation. Starting this week, police-state style ticket gates and guards now PREVENT visitors from approaching the iconic Trevi Fountain during daylight hours unless they pay a new, mandatory “tourist tax.” This is not crowd control; it’s the MONETIZATION of a PUBLIC SQUARE and the creation of a TWO-TIERED system where locals get FREEDOM and foreigners must PAY FOR ACCESS to the very air they breathe in the Eternal City.
Officials BRAG that this is just the beginning, a “bargain” compared to what other cities would charge. This sinister logic reveals their ultimate goal: to transform every monument, every piazza, every piece of our shared global heritage into a FORTIFIED THEME PARK. The move is a direct assault on the very idea that culture and beauty should be a COMMON RIGHT, not a commodity sold to the highest bidder.
This is how freedom dies—not with a bang, but with the soft beep of a ticket scanner, dividing humanity into PAYING spectators and second-class citizens. If a coin tossed into the Trevi once promised a return to Rome, this new fee ensures your last visit is a transaction, a final betrayal of the wanderer’s spirit. Soon, you’ll need a credit card to make a wish, and the only thing guaranteed to return is the bill.
Author: Kayitsi.com
