Comments on: Oh, but they almost won

By: Michael Debono

Michael Debono — Fri, 30 May 2008 19:15:33 +0000

Alex
please enumerate the facts that have been twisted so that I will correct my records. Unless this is done it only means that you have a blured vision or know nothing of the past except to read about it

By: Alex

Alex — Sun, 11 May 2008 10:04:58 +0000

@ Michael

It is unbelievable how creative lejburisti are in twisting facts, no wonder you had a story writer as a leader for so long, but it doesn’t work michael you achieved nothing.

I do not know if those who emigrated in the 60s were labourites or nationalists, I think it is a bit hard to call, like it is hard to cal those 4k who came to vote from abroad in this year’s election. (Besides my family used to vote labour at the time, and changed their choice in the golden mintoff years, like many others I guess)

I am sure of one thing though, and any economist can confirm this without hesitation, that that mass emigration was the best economical policy ever adopted by this country. If it wasn’t for that move we would have never been able to change into an independent and developed economy so fast and would most probably be struggling to date. It was a hard decision and I am sure it created lots of hardships for many families but both the brave emigrants and the country gained drastically!!

By: Michael.Debono

Michael.Debono — Sat, 10 May 2008 19:02:29 +0000

@libertas.
Referring to the P.N. past does not sound good to Libertas.
However referring to MLP past is a tasteful honey for the P.N.
@moderator
it’s just an unsuited song if relevant to the subject.

By: Michael.Debono

Michael.Debono — Sat, 10 May 2008 17:33:46 +0000

What has Gallipoli to do? Gallipoli was a slaughter house for British troops including some Maltese recruits during the 1914-1918 war.
Are you inferring that Maltese emigrants went to Australia to be slaughtered? Might be it was the reason the P.N. were sending fellow Maltese to Australia to get rid of them, as an alternative to sending them to a slaughter house?

[Moderator – Chill out, it’s just a song.]

By: Libertas

Libertas — Sat, 10 May 2008 17:12:20 +0000

It will soon be the Gozitans’ turn. One of the leadership contenders will soon tell us that Labour enjoys a vote majority in the Island of Malta!

By: Libertas

Libertas — Sat, 10 May 2008 17:08:30 +0000

Michael Debono’s comment just shows how stuck in the past Labour is!

By: Michael.Debono

Michael.Debono — Sat, 10 May 2008 16:34:30 +0000

I have just read moderator’s remark that the government could, through some sort of action (my interpretation), force many to emigrate.
Funny, this made me recall the mass exodus of workers, most of them if not all, MLP supporters. Had they stayed in Malta, the P.N. would never have been able to increase their strength from some eleven Parliamentary members to the present 31(+4)
And remember, during the P.N. administration(Dr.A. Cachia Zammit was the minister concerned) there was a band playing at the harbour while the emigrants boarded the ship and relatives shedding tears on the quay. I think that there is a Maltese saying “tohrog bil-banda” (sent away accompanied by music). Those were the times!

[Moderator – And the band played Waltzing Matilda//As we sailed away from the quay//And amidst all the tears and the shouts and the cheers//We sailed off to Gallipoli.]

By: Paul

Paul — Sat, 10 May 2008 08:54:26 +0000

Ghaziez laburisti,bil biki ma iggibu XEJN.Ahjar tirrangaw is sitwazjoni takom qabel tiprovaw tmexxu pajjiz.Il-kliem li konna nighdu in nazzjonalisti qabel l-elezjoni li’alla hares jitla l-labour’kollu jamel sens illum.
Qabel tifthu widnejkom u tibdew tisimhaw il kritika u ma tahsbux li hu tmaqdir,hadd u xejn mhu se jaqlakom mil oppozizjoni.
Hawn hafna bhali li huma nazzjonalisti ghax il laburisti jamluna hekk.Jien inhoss li jien nazzjonalist BILFORS.
Jien hdimt fil kampanja elettorali ta bejn 1981 sa 1987 (ghal min ma jiftakarx,kienet kampanja elettorali ta 5 SNIN)biex niliberaw li Malta mil-HAKMA tal labour u ma jidispacini xejn,ax konna fl infernu.Pajjizna ghadu jsofri mis sitwazjoni kerha ta dak iz zmien.Il punt hu li in Nazzjonalisti uzaw kull siegha li ghaddiet f dawn il 21 sena u il Labour hlewhom kolla,ghax ghadhom fl istess sitwazjoni li kienu fin 1987.Jigifieri bla mexxej,maqsumin,u bla policies.
Issa zgur li se nsib xi laburisti li jighdu li mhux naghmel sens imma dik hi il problema li ghandhom.
Jien qabel ma jien nazzjonalist,jien MALTI u ma nixtieqx li xi darba ikkolna gvern bla boxla,b’mexxej bla sens. Kull mexxej li kellhom tal labour min kemm niftakar jien, kollha b diffetti kbar u li tisthi tighd li huma il Priministru tieghek.
Nixtieq li insib min jikkumenta fuq dak li ghadt,specjalment min ghandu iktar min 40 sena jaf x qied nighd perfettament.

By: marika mifsud

marika mifsud — Sat, 10 May 2008 06:16:51 +0000

Don`t you think that the contenders for leadership have kept the political scene really lively with their brilliant remarks – they outshine each other. It would have been so dull without them.
I hope someone is keeping a record of the best statements and then publishes them.
What amuses me is that they all are making such an effort to appear calm, confident and sincere. Also the men have all roped in their wives.

By: Michael.Debono

Michael.Debono — Fri, 09 May 2008 18:02:05 +0000

Libertas though he hides his name is 100 percent right. Only those who pay income tax in Malta should be eligible to vote. I know some one that while living abroad(In the USA) and does not pay any income tax in Malta, interfers in local politics and is always present to vote during general elections. Of course he votes P.N.

[Moderator – All citizens should be able to vote. A governing party could create unfavourable economic conditions for its opponents, who will have to emigrate en masse. It will not accept income tax contributions from them, therefore they will be disenfranchised and the party will govern in perpetuity.]