Comment: The major difference between Berlusconi and Trump is that Italy doesn't have a nuclear arsenal.  Societies that can produce a Mussolini know well enough not to turn your government willingly over to the political equivalent of the KKK.  

And, Italians have seen it all come and go over the centuries: Having had up-close and personal experiences with emperors, dictators and popes, Italians have a cultural disdain for all politicians and a deep distrust for politics in general.  As a culture, they ignore them and get back to the important things in life: drink their espresso, smoke those stinky cigarettes, never tolerate a fast-food culture ...