How did it come to this? What if it has become effectively impossible for a Milanese Milanese to take public transport? That is, what if an ethnically European, non-Muslim Milanese would be taking an unjustifiable risk in riding on one of Milan’s trains or buses?

I know, the answer is that there must be law and order on public transport, and one law for all. But to impose a measure of law on board that fleet may be beyond the will and capacity of what likes to style itself “authority” in Milan.

If the trains run on time but no one dares ride, the trains may as well not be running. This is where fascism gets its traction.