More hysterics from Labour
Published:
June 23, 2008 at 6:00pm
These are excerpts from a news report about the new Labour leader’s meeting in Cospicua:
“….. former Cospicua mayor Pawlu Muscat, who was estranged from the MLP in 2000, was pulled on stage weeping as he embraced the party’s leadership.”
“(Joe Debono Grech) who is not known for public displays of affection, hugged Dr Muscat and a few others that were on stage after Dr Muscat announced his formal return to the party.”
Is this a political party or a cult movement? Whatever it is, I find it just about as attractive as a cult meeting or a convention of recovered addicts who have seen the light in the Lord Jesus Christ Amen. Tal-biza.
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No, Daphne, it’s not tal-biza.
It’s tal-fekkin’ biza!
This seems to be the 21st century version of the prodigal son … er sons.
The lost sheep are coming in from the long dark night and being embraced into the fold. Hallelujah, Amen! Everyone needs to follow the yellow brick road until they get to the Emerald City 2013.
…and it is also being said that all JM’s words about the loving relationship that is claimed to be blossoming within the MLP were taken straight out of one of the lyrics in ‘Evita’.
there must be the prodigal daughter somewhere out there…
Joseph Muscat = Dr. Gimmicks II
Surely you are being selective in singling out one party, Mrs CG. Given the right environment, political parties have much in common with cult movements: charismatic smiling leaders, the cultivation of loyal apostles, a faithful flock, a formidable capacity for myth-making, a penchant for preaching that There Is Only One Path To Salvation and a seemingly unquenchable desire to cast out heretics.
I would advise you to refrain from cruxifying Our Beloved Leader, Mrs Caruana Galizia.
Janice Gatt
(Vice-President of the Sigmund Bonello fan club)
[Moderator – The word is ‘crucifying’.]
Are they all on something, or what?
Labour has swung from having a leader with a serious lack of display of emotion, to one who not only overdoes it himself, but who also brings out embarrassing behaviour in the other members of his party.
Did anyone see Jason on Smash? Unbelievable – he didn’t
pause for breath! I’ve never seen anyone work so hard at
trying to justify his every action. Talk about twisting
the truth! Even the pepsodent smile only flashed every
five minutes, he was so busy jabbering on.
Look into news (especially video news on CNN, ABC news etc)on FLDS and look out for any similarities with the present Labour party:
– total brainwashing
– extreme sense of belogingness to the cult, they will feel lost outside.
– dependance on the community / cult
– unquestionable loyalty to the cult leader
– followers lose sight of reality
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fundamentalist_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter_Day_Saints
The return of (Joe) the prodigal son or better still “the merciful Father (Joseph)”
Tal-biki.
This is contagious. In the spirit of these circumstances, hugs and kisses to you all. Pass a tissue please. Now I’m off to watch Stranamore.
As long as this pitiful lot stays in opposition no one should worry unduly. If, in 5 years time, the 150000 Charmaines vote them into government, then we are back to the eighties. We would not have done very badly having kept them at bay for almost thirty years. The big question is the same. Why do we still have so many Charmaines around ? This is what the nerds clamouring for more money at “UNI” should be focusing on. Getting more Maltese youngsters with brains to use them. There must be thousands of them out there who do not wish to be “moghoz” for the rest of their lives. This is the basic scope of a University. So far,it seems,in spite of the greatly increased turnover, fifty percent of the end product still falls in the “moghoz” category. In a commercial enterprise the academic staff would get a cut in production bonus and a total reavaluation of quality control systems.
…..reminds me of the infamous American preachers…..the masses are taken in then one day the fraud is uncovered…..and the rest just shake their head in disbelief at the glaringly obvious…….will they ever learn?
Yes it rather looks like the one is getting people all emotional aint it? It looks like the summer of love all over again. I ‘alf expected to hear “if youre going to San Francisco, be sure to wear a flower in your hair” over the tannoy, didnt I. Except it wasnt the Bay area, and we are in the middle of bloody 208, and it all happened in bloody Cospicua of all p;aces, didnt it. Oh the weeping, the tears of joy and redemption coursing down the cheeks of the main guys, there wasnt a dry eye to be seen there. “Come”, said He, “all is forgiven ( but not forgotten ) come back into the motherly bosom of the party, drink the milk of togetherness, for you are One With the One now”. How many prodigal sons have gone back to the fold?
Its all a sham, isnt it? A show. False bonhomie and fine words but little substance. This guy;s Christ complex must be pretty big. Oh,we are in for a fine merry time, gentlemen and ladies. Yes we are. Chew on this one,pointy-ears brigade!
Joseph is leading a “revival” of the MLP, where the page from the hymnbook that everyone is supposed to be on is clear, “no dissent” and “follow the leader” and “disregard any sins–especially all sin’s of the MLP,” and “don’t think, or especially speak, about all the conflicting issues.” In this environment, one is not exactly free to express the obvious criticisms flying between general election loss and party leader elections; if one should speak out, he would be smothered in hugs. Of course, like a married couple who avoid issues and live the lie in order to keep the peace, life goes on, but within the straight-jacket. Of course, eventually, someone could explode; but the social pressure, for now, is on. The artificial honeymoon reigns, and reigns, and reigns. And the bandwagon rolls on, hoping to travel to every hamlet and village and corner street in Malta and Gozo.
In this mess, with demarcations eliminated, what does the MLP stand for, besides “love and harmony will steer the stars”? As a curiousity I wonder how Alfred Sant feels in this new church? The answer, if it were ourselves, may be suggested by the example of the ordinary person going to Catholic church on Sunday only to find that the liturgy had been taken over by the Pentecostals.
Was by chance in L’Isla last Sunday and all of a sudden me and my husband saw a rush of people coming along and lo and behold we see JM rushing along – really doing a cross country run along Senglea with Anglu towing along. Guess he will be losing an ounce of two running after all the show JM will be organizing in the next weekend – wil wait and see what further ploys will be employing to whine and cringe more ‘floaters’ to him.
The posters on this blog – especially people like Mario Debono- should have a good looke at this
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groupthink
They shoud reflect hard and long, for they are a perfect example of the subject of this link.
@ Kieli:
In fact, “Evita” was the first thing that sprang to my mind when I heard the bit which went along the lines of “Lil Din hobbuha ghax hi thobbkom kollha”….
My dear Janice Bonello, it is with great happiness, joy, and hope that I inform you that your name will now always be associated with the great linguistic knowledge it takes to conjure up the word “cruxifying”.
A particular part of a sentence you typed really affected me deeply; “the cultivation of loyal apostles”. Indeed political parties are ever more often investing in “bio-labs” which “cultivate” (using a similar method to that used for the cultivation of stem cells) “loyal apostles”.
Indeed I can find only one flaw in the mind altering experience which your contriubtion to this here blog gave me; your use of the honorific “Mrs.” – I regret to inform you that only people unfamiliar with the English language use “Mrs.” on a blog. It’s “Ms.” in 2008. Even my 82 year old granny is “Ms.” not “Mrs.”. If I catch someone calling her “Mrs.” I usually make my dog pee in their parapet. Women don’t appreciate being identified as married or not when men can conveniently go by “Mr.” whilst flirting with the local pass-around barmaid.
@Janice Bonello: Our Beloved Leader, with capital letters. Have you taken the same drug?
@Ganni Borg – the fact that lots of people on this blog share the same opinion does not mean it is a case of group-think. The link you provided to an explanation of group-think should have made that clear to you. Shared opinions do not make people a group. We do not even know the identity of many people here. To have group-think, you must first have a group, most particularly a group of people who are known to each other. Otherwise, how will the pressure of the group work to ensure that opinions conform? What you have here is something different. It’s a place where people can sound off, whatever their views. Group-think is the opposite of sounding off.
Group-think is what characterises the present throes of the Labour Party (and its past ones, for that matter). Just look at the way everyone is repeating the peace and love mantra like headless chickens whose brain, small as it is, lies on the slaughter-house floor. But strangely, you don’t appear able to see that.
Yes Becky D’Ugo, I thought of that, too. Joseph Muscat’s inspiration is not Jesus Christ. It’s Eva Peron. Let’s face it, he’s already got a Casa Rosada.
@ Uncle Fester
You should know what Dorothy found when she followed the yellow brick road and met the supposedely ‘Wizard of Oz’…. Yeah, you’re right! A fake!
And she, with her fragile friends, had to fight the wicked witch all by themselves!
The lost sheep returning from the lost haze will sooner or later realise that the great, wise ‘Wizard of Oz’ is just another fake using them to do his own homework.
Ha tifhem ir-ruh ;)
Wee wee wee….
Forgive me Father Joseph for I have sinned against you Allmighty. Please forgive me for being so naive and voted PN! Please Allmighty Joseph forgive me for having voted ‘Yes’ in the Referendum! ooopppss Sorry …. erm.. what should I have voted then? ermmm… can the Allmighty Joseph please have mercy on us, common citizens and tell what should I have voted in the Referendum??
Please dear loving Father, in whom we firmly believe in your benevolent love and your wife too! Please guide us through this darkness with all your mighty light. Please loving Father love us, the same way you held our beloved brother Joe Debono. (Kindly look at this site http://www.independent.com.mt/news.asp?newsitemid=71147 to understand what I mean).
Amen. Wee wee wee
Jean-Pierre Aquilina Monday, 23 June 1953hrs
there must be the prodigal daughter somewhere out there…
“Father let me call thee father,
This, thine child returns to thee.
All my sins I now repent them ,
never will I sin again”.
Eileen, where are youuuuu?
DCG, the word is “biża'”.
@Janice Bonello:
Are you Janice Bonello, Janice Gatt or Peter Muscat?
Hi wee wee wee
look at the photo accompanying the write up!!! one would not beleive we are in year of our Lord 2008 in Malta!! see JDG literally crying!!! on JM shoulder – what a bunch of hypocrites they all are..
Please do excuse the unhappy spelling of the word “crucifying”. Terrible mistake, you’re right M. Bormann. One should be hung, drawn and quartered for such awful spelling. Not to mention nailed to a crux (Latin for ‘cross’) upside down.
You take exception with the use of the word ‘cultivate’? Perhaps ‘breed’ would be more appropriate seeing that 50% of the population is described as “headless chickens whose brain, small as it is, lies on the slaughter-house floor.”
Mrs/Ms? Chill out Bormann. It would be stranger to call the author of this blog ‘Ms’ than ‘Mrs’.
Mrs Caruana Galizia – the drug is called Love and Our Great Leader will spread His message throughout the Nation. Drink of the Cup and You will be Saved.
Janice Bonello nee Gatt: “the drug is called Love and Our Great Leader will spread His message throughout the Nation. Drink of the Cup and You will be Saved.”
Your tongue is, I imagine, quite firmly in your cheek.
Love is in the Air! Why this wasnt present during Sant’s leadership or even.. previous to that?
Corinne,
They say that fact is often stranger than fiction. Some also claim that mainstream religions are simply cult movements which gathered momentum. And you’re certainly aware that Melita has plenty of fertile earth for spiritual phenomena to flourish in.
Join the Love Generation. It’s coming to a Pjazza near You.
Hi Isa.
Yeah I’ve noticed the immensity of the accompanying pic. It’s a very profound picture. Look at it carefully…
http://www.independent.com.mt/news.asp?newsitemid=71147
Did you notice the incredible resemblance with the painting depicting John the Evangelist’s head on Christ’s shoulder following His Resurrection? Similarities are astonishing…. Anzi bilkemm mhux iktar kommoventi!
Even Dottor Joseph’s words are becoming so similar to Christ’ Words….
“Hobbu l’xulxin” – I heard this statement during one of the church sermons….
“Hobbuha Lil Din, ghax hi thobbkom hafna”. Isn’t this very similar to Christ’s words just before He died on the cross, when presenting His mother to us?
Wow… wait! Can this be Christ’s second return? Tghid? Mhux forsi hu stess hux?
Minn hawn u ftit iehor daqt jibda jimmagina ruhu l’Missier Etern u gej jaghmel gudizzju minna!!!
Anglu, the elephant rider’s, insistence that he wanted Charles Mangion to remain Opposition Leader is becoming a bit stale, to say the least! Why doesn’t he put his cards on the table and state clearly once and for all that the Great Almighty Leader did not trust him with this position. Come on Anglu, be humble. Love is not the only virtue on New Lejber’s agenda now is it?
I heard that JM’s MEP shall be given to GA and that’s why JDG had fallen out with the MLP. He wanted the top paying job himself. But if that’s the case then why did he return? was he offered something else? what?
Janice Bonello nee Gatt: I’m afraid it’s a bit too late for me to join the love generation. That was four decades ago. And yes, I am certainly aware that Melita has plenty of fertile earth for potty ‘spiritual’ phenomena to flourish in. What I wasn’t aware is that the MLP is some kind of cult with ambitions to become a mainstream religion. I though it was a political party, though not a very admirable one.
Mark M: In terms of status, the position of MEP is a climb down for someone with ambitions to become PM. In the wider context of the EU, a PM is one of a class of only 27. The same can’t be said of an MEP. Perhaps GA’s had enough of small town politics. I can’t say I blame him, given the latest hysterical charade.
” heard that JM’s MEP shall be given to GA and that’s why JDG had fallen out with the MLP. He wanted the top paying job himself. But if that’s the case then why did he return? was he offered something else? what?”
The presidency. In 2013.
Another one about Anglu – How about his declaration (On the Sunday Times) that someone paid as much as EU250,000 to buy the labour voting docs !! – For me the scenario is more like: “Now, that the ‘Tal-Farfett’ & ‘Ta’ Qalb Wahda’ are out of the scene – we are fortunate to have the likes of Anglu, Toni et al to have some amusement in the political arena! Well folks, enjoy it while you’re at it !
@ Janice Bonello nee Gatt
Is crux latin for cross? No?! I thought it was a new burger from McDonald’s. I’m so very crux with not knowing that crux meant cross…. nah that doesn’t sound right, I guess it only means cross in the sense of being nailed to one. Thanks Janice, I now know a word in latin. Is that the same latin (music genre) which Ricky Martin used to sing? Latino? I really don’t know. Is Rick Martin a type of McDonald’s McFlurry? Is Ricky Martin another word in Latin? Does it also mean cross? Oh I’m getting confused now.
Do you find it strange to call Daphne Caruana Galizia a “Ms.”? Oh well, at least you don’t have to call Dr. Joseph Muscat “Dr.”. You can call him Joseph, Joe or even ginger.
“Mrs Caruana Galizia – the drug is called Love and Our Great Leader will spread His message throughout the Nation. Drink of the Cup and You will be Saved.” – Very well said, spoken like a true Buddhist. I love Buddha too. Mohammed was ok too. Needed some deodorant though, I heard.
what next? speaking in tongues?
So Ganni Borg, he who likes to hide behind false names, fancies himself as some kind of intellectual pschoanalyst does he not. He dares accuse us of groupthink. First he calls us GDaphne’s Groupies, now this! I think he must have some kind of Groupophagia or some sort of group fetish….
As for the One. Yes we are witnessing a second coming. The second Coming of AS in the form and guise of the new One. The tactics have changed, but beneath all that, the “song remains the same”……
There were many, the originator of this blog included, who took pains to explain to us, as soon as Joseph was elected leader, that the MLP in parliament has only 33 members, since Joe Debono Grech had “resigned” (yeah, really?). Would these same people now be gracious enough to admit, that in under three weeks of Joseph’s leadership, the MLP’s strength in parliament has already increased by one seat?
pee-pow…
pee-pow…
PBOO
Boooooom!!!!
A Camilleri – Talking of “Stranamore” … Maybe the poodle could adopt that Beatles song (“All you need is love”) as his signature tune.
Yes Albert, if it makes you happy Labour are back to 33 seats (why aren’t we surprised?). I make it that it still keeps them 1 seat short of the PN. So I guess nothings has really changed except that we now possess a great picture of JDG weeping in JM’s shoulder.
@KB – if you had read some earlier remarks of mine about the Maltese alphabet, you would know that I don’t bother fiddling about with Maltese fonts on my keyboard. I find the use of dots and dashes on letters insulting to our intelligence. Both you and I know how tal-biza is pronounced without the need of placing a dot on the z to tell us. Do you need dots and dashes to help you distinguish between though, tough and through?
@Janice Bonello nee Gatt: it’s ‘hanged, drawn and quartered’ not ‘hung, drawn and quartered’. File that piece of information with your cruxi-fiction.
Qed jahraqkom?
@ Daphne : you don’t know how to write tal-biza it’s got the apostrophe at the end apart from the dot on the zee.Your English is perfect but your Maltese needs polishing , and its not your fault.
Removing the dot from the Maltese C is understandable .
No Francis, nothing has realy changed. The majority is still one seat whioh means that JPO is still calling all the shots.
And the PM still has to pay his disgruntled ex-ministers 18 months salary for nothing to make sure they let him keep his seat.
Amanda Mallia, here is one of the main symptoms of Groupthink:
“4. Stereotyping those who are opposed to the group as weak, evil, disfigured, impotent, or stupid.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groupthink
Sounds familiar?
Bormann – you’re a pedantic chappie aren’t you? Maybe a bit of a racist too?
Daphne – Hung, drawn and quartered. Meaning. A gruesome form of torture and, eventually, death by execution. Origin. This grisly phrase is the colloquial name for the death sentence which is more properly called hanged, drawn and quartered. File that will you. And also: http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/irregular-verbs/hang.html
To hang: hung/hanged
Incidentally you need not get too hot under the collar about the dotted Cs, Zs and Gs and the crossed Hs. Look around a bit and you’ll find that several wonderful languages stick to their ‘useless’ dots and strokes. Czech, Polish, Hungarian, Swedish. You name it, they’ve got it. This obsession with comparing everything to England and the English is quite tiresome. And boring.
Ganni Borg: Which group are you talking about? I don’t know about you, but I haven’t met many of the people who post comments here and it’s unclear whether they have met each other. How does that make everyone here a ‘group’ which would, incidentally, include you too. Perhaps you’re confusing ‘group think’ with ‘like mindedness’? You’d still be far off the mark, if that is the case. There are enough conflicting opinions to show that though not, apparently, to you.
@Janice Bonello: you quoted it yourself, so can’t you understand the meaning of this sentence:
“This grisly phrase is the colloquial name for the death sentence which is more properly called hanged, drawn and quartered.”
In other words, the correct expression is not ‘hung, drawn and quartered’, but ‘hanged, drawn and quartered’. People are hanged, not hung, when what you are talking about is an execution rather than suspension from an abseiling rope.
The Poles and Czechs stick to their dots and dashes because they’ve had them for rather a long time, and their written language grew organically. The present form of written Maltese, on the other hand, was invented and forced upon us, to replace the previous organic form that had served everyone very well, and without dots and dashes.
@Daphne
Why interfere on how the Maltese language is written.
” though, tough and through?”All English words
Mrs. Daphne what are the gh doing in these words. They are nearly all mute. But let’s be more serious. The gh very much in use in the Maltese language is not a Maltese specialty as you might (note the gh) notice. The gh is very common in the English Saxon that is quite different from the “Norman” English which is more akin of the French or rather Latin languages.
Referring to dots, accents and other orthographical signs in the Maltese alphabet that you appear to dismiss their importance. How about writing to the French Academy and explain why they should abolish all those little niceties on the French vowels, that according to your opinion, are useless. All the students of French will be grateful if you succeed in your endeavour. No need to explain, it is obvious: simplicity. But simplicity might create confusion, hence the 40 immortals might not agree. It is the same for our Maltese.
It is not only the French language that has orthographical signs on certain vowels; even the Italian that is very simple to write has some, and Spanish. Other languages have orthographical signs not just on vowels but even on consonants if I am not mistaken
So please do not walk where angels fear to tread.
M.Bormann as in Martin Bormann? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Bormann