Comments on: Dawk il-kompjuters jiehdu x-xoghol

By: John Schembri

John Schembri — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 20:39:28 +0000

James Tanti thinks that the electoral commissioner should have some control on cyberspace ? What about the comments on YouTube?What about the blogs of Malta Today . Should I not receive a message on my mobile on the DAY OF REFLECTION. Come in James and join the fray , this cannot and will not be controlled , this is not SAUDI ARABIA where if you key in on your computer a forbidden word ,a message appears telling you that the morality authority would not allow you to enter the site , and if you find exception write back to them , giving reasons , so that they reevaluate the site. This is what also happens in Commie China where one tries to key in , for example: Falun Gong, and find the Great Firewall of China censuring him.Mr Tanti , this is not the Mintoff Era, at least here the discussion is civil , “Cetta ta’ Lahlah” will not be influenced and the MLP will have a good scape goat! This is 2008 not 1984.No big brothers please.

By: s1

s1 — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 19:29:57 +0000

Emmmm… Maltastar may have respected the date, but the MLP site seems to have joined the not so Vergni Pura gang… this article is dated today

http://www.mlp.org.mt/content.aspx?Cnt=NewsDetails&t=Dossiers&ID=dos07032008

By: Matthew Borg

Matthew Borg — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 18:35:26 +0000

Charlon Gouder would inexplicably go on a Chicken Run with his good friend Fredu Paraventu Sant. ;)

He’s a slut. :)

By: Mary Borg

Mary Borg — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 18:25:16 +0000

She would inescapably be frowned upon by many. I wouldn’t miss a mud-fight between her and Charlon Gouder for all the riches of the world. :)

By: Vanni

Vanni — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 18:18:51 +0000

@ Mary Borg

Actually I get your drift. :)

BTW, something you wrote caught my eye.

“Mrs. Daphne Caruana Galizia is not just the owner/writer of this site but also carries a journalistic persona due to her articles on the press”

Pity she hasn’t got a press card……….. :)

By: Corinne Vella

Corinne Vella — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 18:07:17 +0000

Mary Borg
I get your drift: There’s a law and we should obey it and if we obey it, it won’t change the past or the future.

You’re saying the law is redundant. That is my feeling too so we’re in agreement after all.

By: Mary Borg

Mary Borg — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 17:55:50 +0000

Corinne:

I didn’t contest the content of Maltastar. That is not up to me to judge but to the whole electorate who is intelligent enough to check its veracity or not.

I agree with you with regards to a right to express once opinion. However I was just pointing out the content of the posts not the posts themselves. A day with less political issues being discussed won’t change our country’s history or future, so why not obey it? Don’t know if you get my drift …

By: Daphne Caruana Galizia

Daphne Caruana Galizia — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 17:53:04 +0000

So come on, James Tanti – ask the Paraventu to come and arrest me, then.

By: Corinne Vella

Corinne Vella — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 17:41:28 +0000

Mary Borg:
I wouldn’t hold up MaltaStar as a paragon of virtue just because they didn’t publish anything after the stroke of midnight on Thursday. They’re within the limits of the law on, but they’re hazy on facts in at least some of their stories so they’re hardly a benchmark of correctness.

That’s all by the by. Expecting people to keep quiet about their opinions at any time is absurd and unreasonable, particularly in the Internet age. If we were all to shut up because of some decree, then you would not be able to complain publicly about anyone else speaking their mind.

You say that you are aware of your right to express your opinion and you’ve gone ahead and done so. Good for you. Why do you expect anyone else to deny themselves that right?

By: Mary Borg

Mary Borg — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 17:40:27 +0000

Dear Paul,

I never mentioned any Bidu Gdid. In fact I have always voted for PN. However I feel I am a balanced person who can see the difference between right and wrong. There is something I don’t like in many stauch partisan supporters, which unfortunately is very common … as soon as one expresses a different opinion than theirs they automatically assume that the mentioned person is supporting the opposite party.

I just hope, wish and pray that more Maltese citizens will be less attached to “their” party and/or leader and more focused on the issues being proposed.

Having said that, I wish you all a good peaceful day! :)