Linda Lovelace Blows (Herself Up)
I suppose it’s a bit of a truism that zealots and religious fundamentalists of all stripes are, in seeking to control the thoughts and behaviour of others, ultimately trying to control their own urges and desires.
I get the feeling, when I listen to the way some of the No to Divorce campaigners speak, that they are trying to convince themselves above all, or to validate and justify to themselves, even if they are not aware of it, their decision to continue in their own marriage, a decision which might have left them conflicted and confused in the push-and-pull between religion and what they really want.
I can’t say I was surprised at the news that an extensive collection of pornographic films was found at Osama Bin Laden’s compound when it was raided.
Even he turned out to be a psychological cliche in the end.
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I am convinced that there are enough married people in Malta who oppose divorce because while they are unhappy with their own marriage they would never have the guts to ask for a divorce themselves even if it were possible. And so they would rather deny that chance to others than do the sensible thing and vote yes.
What do you do if you want to vote Yes for divorce but do not want to see that smirk on Joe’s face.
[Daphne – Think of the bigger smirk on his face when he wins by a landslide in 2013 as a direct result of people’s frustration with the government winning this referendum. Read my newspaper column tomorrow. That’s what it’s about.]
Blimey, I needed that. I share d.farrugia’s dilemma, plus visions of JPO’s giant ego filling up the whole universe.
If Daphne’s prediction comes true, JPO will be battling it out with Joseph Muscat for the position of next PM.
Which prediction do you mean? Labour winning the election and JPO becoming PN’s candidate for the PM’s job in 2018? No comprende.
Please elaborate because this could be an interesting, if horrifying, scenario.
HP, Daphne has predicted that if the No position taken by the PN at the forthcoming referendum wins, then Labour stands to win with a landslide in 2013.
I am only saying that, in that case, Pullicino Orlando’s political profile will be lifted to the same status of Joseph Muscat – after all, they were on the same side of the referendum and on the side of the liberals if you wish.
I am not suggesting that the PN will ever consider him for leadership.
Well, the PN can claim that he won them the last elections, even if he could equally have lost those elections for them.
If Daphne’s prediction comes true, then we can all be sure that it was Pullicino Orlando who lost the next general elections for them.
[Daphne – No, we can’t say that. We are all responsible for the consequences of our actions: Pullicino Orlando did not force the prime minister to handle the divorce issue this way, or form the thoughts of the cabinet ministers who are irritating the very people who voted for them.]
I share the same concern expressed by d.farrugia. I am looking forward to tomorrow’s column.
But, I ask, will it not be a serious blow to Joseph’s authority as leader of HIS progressive movement if HIS divorce referendum fails?
[Daphne – No. And unlike the PN, Labour probably has its eyes on the bigger picture: sometimes you have to lose a battle to win a war, but it’s the war, not the battle, that counts.]
My main concern is that if the people votes no, then Joseph Muscat can still propose his private member’s bill on divorce for the next general elections to attract the liberal vote.
@ciccio2011 – Then that would be this government’s fault for not simply legislating for divorce without the hassle of a referendum.
‘Think of the bigger smirk on his face when he wins by a landslide in 2013 as a direct result of people’s frustration…’
That’s very perceptive, matches exactly what I’ve felt all along. The PN cannot keep rowing against the current of social realities in Malta. Sooner or later the dam will burst. And if there is no release of social tension in this referendum, they’re setting themselves up for a bloodbath at the general election.
Any Labour strategist worth his (or her) salt must be hoping for a No result in the referendum.
Malta’s future lies with Muscat as PM in 2013 and JPO as leader of the opposition! What a future indeed … and it’s all brought about by us.
[Daphne – Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando can’t become party leader. There is no way on earth he would be elected.]
Osama certainly didn’t need porn seeing as he had his loyal wives there. Also Osama wasn’t the only man in the compound.
Spot on, Daphne. Much as I dislike Evarist Bartolo and disagree with his views, I found myself agreeing with him on Bundy’s “Affari Taghna” yesterday.
He basically said that it makes no difference to him whether or not divorce is available in Malta, because he himself has no intention of getting divorced.
The “audience” yesterday was predominantly made up of a bunch of very familiar faces all from one neighbourhood – the one where you used to live, in Sliema. I must say, they looked rather out of place on Labour TV.
If these people are the good Catholics they purport to be, then they should not judge others, nor should they impose their beliefs on third parties.
The facts remain simple: the Catholic Church does not sanction divorce. Those that are true Catholics would simply not avail themselves of divorce even if it is available to them. If, on the other hand, they are divorced by their spouses, then it is no fault of their own in the eyes of the Roman Catholic Church and, assuming that they continue to live their life by the rules of the church they believe in, then they shouldn’t give a damn what others do. It is, quite simply, not their business.
Parliament should have legislated for divorce without this furore.
Lack of divorce does not make for solid or permanent marriages, and you only have to look around you in Malta to see that.
What makes you laugh?
What tv would you watch to give you some smiles?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NQZEQycv1U
Il-femminista Amerikana Andrea Dworkin kienet spjegat fid-dettall, f’wiehed mill-kotba taghha, kif l-attrici, Linda Lovelace, li qed tidher fil-powster ta’ hawn fuq, kienet tigi abbuzata billi tigi iddrogata u b’mod fahxi iehor, biex ikun possibbli li jsiru certi xeni pornografici dizumani.
Daphne, ghid li trid fuq id-divorzju imma ma naqbilx mieghek li ggib powsters simili li jkasbru u joffendu d-dinjita’ taghkom in-nisa.
U bilhaqq … tghidlix li bin Laden kellu dal-film?
I am quite convinced that we have all been taken for a ride by JPO & Co. I am sure the Labour Party is behind this charade.
Divorce could have been presented as a pre-electoral pledge by Labour, yet…there came JPO and Varist with a private bill. Why, I wonder?
Would it be possible to take the government/Curia to the European Court of Human Rights if the NO votes win, as this is surely discrimination against those who have not got the opportunity or finance to get a divorce from abroad.
[Daphne – It is states, not religions, which are sued in the ECHR. Besides which, the Curia/Roman Catholic Church has nothing to do with it, because it doesn’t run the country.]
[Daphne – Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando can’t become party leader. There is no way on earth he would be elected.]
Fingers crossed …