You're perfectly right.

I was thinking about leaving Italy too, that's why I'm trying to amass as much knowledge about software development as I possibily can.

And no, the rest of the world isn't any better. What is true, though, is that in Italy they are pulling your leg (for lack of a better translation of 'prendere per il culo') AND they are no longer afraid of telling you they are doing it. And it's getting worse everyday.

But hey, we're being led by a bunch of old clowns, of which Berlusconi is only an example. We can't expect things to be just fine.