Jeff Bezos's wedding in Venice was postponed. “We are not against marriage, but against the arrogance of this techno-feudal”

“We are not against the marriage, but against the arrogance of this” Techno-Feludal “who behaves as if it were at home.” In these words, the “No Space for Bezos” committee declares war on the wedding of the couple Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez, promising battle on the channels of Venice, writes the local press.

Less than two weeks of what is expected to be the “wedding of the year”, the Venetian lagoon has become a battlefield. The reason? The millionaire wedding between Jeff Bezos, 60 years old, the founder of Amazon, and his partner, the former journalist Lauren Sánchez, 55 years and the reaction of a network of committees and citizens who oppose what they call do not know how much “colonization” of the city by the global elite.

The festivities, initially scheduled between June 24 and 26, were postponed by a few days (most likely will take place between June 26 and 28), official for “logistics” reasons. But the climate in the city is incandescent. At the forefront of mobilization is the “No space for Bezos” committee, a network that unites different realities such as the Morion laboratory, the National Association of Italian Partisans. Rebellion Extinction and the ADL Cobas union.

For several days, the city is full of posters and stickers. The most striking action was the conduct of a banner with the word “Bezos” cut with a red X on the tower of the bell tower of San Giorgio, a gesture that brought to the activists a complaint from the Benedictine Order.

Their protest is not a protest against marriage itself, explains Tommaso Cacciuri, one of the committee spokes: “We are not against marriage, but against the arrogance with which this” techno-feudal “is behaved, as if it were at home” Caccirers criticizes the impact of Bezos and his companies as the local economy and his assignment. “Certainly, from the banquet of the Sun King will fall some bones that will be tempting for someone, but we want to defend the dignity of Venice that cannot be the theater of a person who exploits the workers, supports Trump and actually occupies the city.” The activists promised a “colorful and peaceful” demonstration for June 28.

The local institutions, which firmly defend the event and its illusory protagonists, have a diametrically opposed opinion. Mayor Luigi Luigi Brugnaro said he is “ashamed” of activists, calling him a “little minority that only wants to be noticed”, emphasizing how Bezos “works at over one million people”, and the tourism counselor, Simone Venturini, added: “After No Mose and No Tav, everything that was missing”.

It is clear that we are still facing a narcissistic exploitation of Venice by the usual suspects in the social centers. ” The president of the Veneto region, Luca Zaia, also used harsh tones: “I absolutely want Jeff Bezos to be hosted and received with open arms in Venice. It is unacceptable to organize protests against one of the richest people in the world who chooses Venice to marry. Against the tourists, it does not seem to harm both the guests and the Veneto region. ” The Cacciuri's response did not be expected: (“We are the ones who are ashamed of him, a beggar who, instead of defending the city, sells it”).

Meanwhile, the debate is also fueled by new details about the event, which is estimated to cost between $ 10 and 30 million. There is talk of five super-Jehoos that will occupy the shores, a list of about 250 guests, including Leonardo DiCaprio, Katy Perry, Oprah Winfrey, Ivanka Trump and Kardashian sisters, and a musical show held by Lady Gaga.

According to sources inside, Lauren Sánchez has planned 28 changes of outfits for the three holidays. The couple has booked about 30 aquatic taxis (out of a total of 280 available, therefore without affecting public transport) and no special traffic restrictions are planned. It will most likely be a large private party to celebrate a ritual that has already taken place elsewhere.