Comments on: Everything changes and everything stays the same

By: Pinkerton

Pinkerton — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 07:49:37 +0000

“Do enlighten the criminal ‘members of this blog’: who are the ‘opponents’ that they are planning to toss off a cliff with their feet firmly planted in solidified concrete?”

Ninja Turtles? Pink Elephants? :)

By: Corinne Vella

Corinne Vella — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 20:52:12 +0000

Ganni Borg: Are you short of a sense of humour or are you just reading too many airport novels?

You see a parallel between what is being said here and a criminal mob deciding that someone deserves to die, you say? Oh dear me, that’s one hell of a wild accusation.

Do enlighten the criminal ‘members of this blog’: who are the ‘opponents’ that they are planning to toss off a cliff with their feet firmly planted in solidified concrete?

By: Ganni Borg

Ganni Borg — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:13:32 +0000

I really have to cure myself of the nasty habit of clicking “add your comment” without checking for typos first – please excuse.

By: Ganni Borg

Ganni Borg — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:55:37 +0000

I said I saw a parallel – and I stand by what I said.

The use of denograting nicknames insread of real names is a meabs of dehimanising you opponent.

By: Corinne Vella

Corinne Vella — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:47:10 +0000

Ganni Borg: That’s a little extreme, don’t you think? There is no collective plot here to murder anyone, nor any mob, much less one that involves organised crime – unless, of course, you know something that everyone else doesn’t. That would make you the criminal party, wouldn’t it?

By: Sybil

Sybil — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:22:43 +0000

Ganni Borg Monday, 23 June 1147hrs
Sybil, would it be equally “clever and witty” if I were to write “Żibil” instead of “Sybil”?
If I wanted to be equally infantile, that is – which I don’t.

“Quite frankly my dear, I do not give a damn” with all due apologies to Rhett Butler.

By: Ganni Borg

Ganni Borg — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:39:33 +0000

I was reading a book some time ago (Murder Inc. by Burton B. Turkus) about organised crime in the USA.

One of the interesting things it says is that, once the mob had decided to murder somebody, from that moment on they referred to him only as “the bum”.

The theory is that by dehumanising him in that way, they would pacify what was left of their consciences by persuading themselves that, being “a bum”, he deserved to die.

I see a clear parallel here with the habit of many members of this blog of never referring to opponents by their real name bit with some sort of derogatory invented nickname.

[Moderator – The mob is a criminal organisation. We aren’t. You’d do better to apply that theory to the way the Labour Party would cast students as the enemies of the people throughout their campaign.]

By: amrio

amrio — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:03:47 +0000

@Daphne

I can confirm that too – Lil Din used to be part of Peppi’s team in Xarabank, clapping, handing the microphone and generally acting pretty. Trust me – I never forget a pretty chick!

By: Ganni Borg

Ganni Borg — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:55:14 +0000

Ms DCG, is “xiħadd min wara l-muntanji” better or worse than “an obscure village lawyer”?

By: WE and Lil Din

WE and Lil Din — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:45:50 +0000

@ Daphne…

Yeah, Pinkerton is just right. “Lil Din” used to be part of the Where’s Everybody’s team, clapping hands, and entertaining the audience :)

But this she did till she saw the light and converted and went to work for the ex leader Dottor Alfred Sant. Then she saw teh light again and invested in the future leader!

Good investment hux, when considering her initial entertaining tasks to nowadays! “Hobbuha Lil Din ghax hi thobbkom ukoll”. Amen