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		By: kev		</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 16:31:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2011/09/know-thyself-%e2%80%93-and-only-then-move-on/#comment-92666&quot;&gt;La Redoute&lt;/a&gt;.

You might not be &quot;into the bleeding heart bullshit game,&quot; Baxxter, but your heart would bleed profusely if one day we faced an anti-Western, Islamic alliance extending from Morocco to Pakistan.

I say this because I don&#039;t trust our overlords; because I know their psyche all too well (no, not &#039;the Jews&#039;, Baxxter, lest you ask again - even if the Jewish elite forms part of this powerful seemingly-invisible cabal).

You see, to create you first need to destroy. Order out of Chaos, Baxxter, you know that. And to destroy you need destablisation, wars and enemies. So instead of beautiful fractals, we get conflict, social dysfunction,  de-industrialisation, fiat money, a &#039;debt crisis&#039; (more of a usury crisis)... all leading towards the formation of political blocs and more centralised power and control.

All we need now is another enemy, such as an Islamic alliance to replace the &#039;terr&#039;rsts&#039; of the &#039;War on Terror&#039; that had itself replaced the Cold War... Only through horrific destabilisation can they push through their &#039;world government&#039; agenda, ostensibly to vanquish conflict forever.

We&#039;re still in the initial stages of the Orwellian society and it will take some time before we can enjoy Huxley&#039;s &#039;Brave New World&#039;, where everyone is communistichesko happily doing their duty in compliance with the established order.

Hopefully, they&#039;ll be exposed before it&#039;s too late...

But I digress... shouldn&#039;t we be talking about why Joseph remained mum when Eddie stuck a medal on Gaddafi&#039;s chest for his Lockerbie and Berlin heroics?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2011/09/know-thyself-%e2%80%93-and-only-then-move-on/#comment-92666">La Redoute</a>.</p>
<p>You might not be &#8220;into the bleeding heart bullshit game,&#8221; Baxxter, but your heart would bleed profusely if one day we faced an anti-Western, Islamic alliance extending from Morocco to Pakistan.</p>
<p>I say this because I don&#8217;t trust our overlords; because I know their psyche all too well (no, not &#8216;the Jews&#8217;, Baxxter, lest you ask again &#8211; even if the Jewish elite forms part of this powerful seemingly-invisible cabal).</p>
<p>You see, to create you first need to destroy. Order out of Chaos, Baxxter, you know that. And to destroy you need destablisation, wars and enemies. So instead of beautiful fractals, we get conflict, social dysfunction,  de-industrialisation, fiat money, a &#8216;debt crisis&#8217; (more of a usury crisis)&#8230; all leading towards the formation of political blocs and more centralised power and control.</p>
<p>All we need now is another enemy, such as an Islamic alliance to replace the &#8216;terr&#8217;rsts&#8217; of the &#8216;War on Terror&#8217; that had itself replaced the Cold War&#8230; Only through horrific destabilisation can they push through their &#8216;world government&#8217; agenda, ostensibly to vanquish conflict forever.</p>
<p>We&#8217;re still in the initial stages of the Orwellian society and it will take some time before we can enjoy Huxley&#8217;s &#8216;Brave New World&#8217;, where everyone is communistichesko happily doing their duty in compliance with the established order.</p>
<p>Hopefully, they&#8217;ll be exposed before it&#8217;s too late&#8230;</p>
<p>But I digress&#8230; shouldn&#8217;t we be talking about why Joseph remained mum when Eddie stuck a medal on Gaddafi&#8217;s chest for his Lockerbie and Berlin heroics?</p>
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		By: Lomax		</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 15:46:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Daphne this column rocks. Someone once said &quot;the unexamined life  is not worth living&quot;. I totally agree.that reflection lies at the heart of Ignatian Spirituality which encourages the individual to pray by analysing one&#039;s life in silence in the light of the gospel.

Indeed, one may be a non-believer but reflecting on one&#039;s  life, even to simply take stock of the situation, is crucial to emotional and psychological well -being.

But you once wrote on another issue which, in my view, fits in with this very well: that of emotional intelligence and  how important this is for success in one&#039;s personal life. The PL lacks this in an abysmal way.

But if you don&#039;t reflect you cannot have emotional intelligence  because, I find, that EI is the fruit of emotional intelligence.

Had the Labour Party had any, it wouldn&#039;t brush away this Gaddafi business as though it were merely a speck of dust on the book of history and Joseph Muscat wouldn&#039;t have said that the 70s and 80s were Golden Years.

So with the EQ of a pea and the capacity for introspection and analysis of a bean, I cannot expect the PL to come up with deep and edifying reflections.

Anyway, a great column indeed.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Daphne this column rocks. Someone once said &#8220;the unexamined life  is not worth living&#8221;. I totally agree.that reflection lies at the heart of Ignatian Spirituality which encourages the individual to pray by analysing one&#8217;s life in silence in the light of the gospel.</p>
<p>Indeed, one may be a non-believer but reflecting on one&#8217;s  life, even to simply take stock of the situation, is crucial to emotional and psychological well -being.</p>
<p>But you once wrote on another issue which, in my view, fits in with this very well: that of emotional intelligence and  how important this is for success in one&#8217;s personal life. The PL lacks this in an abysmal way.</p>
<p>But if you don&#8217;t reflect you cannot have emotional intelligence  because, I find, that EI is the fruit of emotional intelligence.</p>
<p>Had the Labour Party had any, it wouldn&#8217;t brush away this Gaddafi business as though it were merely a speck of dust on the book of history and Joseph Muscat wouldn&#8217;t have said that the 70s and 80s were Golden Years.</p>
<p>So with the EQ of a pea and the capacity for introspection and analysis of a bean, I cannot expect the PL to come up with deep and edifying reflections.</p>
<p>Anyway, a great column indeed.</p>
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		By: Grezz		</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2011 13:23:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2011/09/know-thyself-%e2%80%93-and-only-then-move-on/#comment-92664&quot;&gt;kev&lt;/a&gt;.

Kev has finished cleaning out his chincilla&#039;s cage, and has got nothing better left to do.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2011/09/know-thyself-%e2%80%93-and-only-then-move-on/#comment-92664">kev</a>.</p>
<p>Kev has finished cleaning out his chincilla&#8217;s cage, and has got nothing better left to do.</p>
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		By: H.P. Baxxter		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[H.P. Baxxter]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2011 12:03:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2011/09/know-thyself-%e2%80%93-and-only-then-move-on/#comment-92666&quot;&gt;La Redoute&lt;/a&gt;.

Deceived? Do you think they don&#039;t read the websites you cut and paste from?

Then again, my only objective in anything is the well-being of Europe. It was in our interest to have Gaddafi removed. If it takes Islamists to do so, then so be it. If a few thousand Libyans die, then so be it. I&#039;m not into the bleeding heart bullshit game.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2011/09/know-thyself-%e2%80%93-and-only-then-move-on/#comment-92666">La Redoute</a>.</p>
<p>Deceived? Do you think they don&#8217;t read the websites you cut and paste from?</p>
<p>Then again, my only objective in anything is the well-being of Europe. It was in our interest to have Gaddafi removed. If it takes Islamists to do so, then so be it. If a few thousand Libyans die, then so be it. I&#8217;m not into the bleeding heart bullshit game.</p>
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		By: kev		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[kev]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2011 11:14:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2011/09/know-thyself-%e2%80%93-and-only-then-move-on/#comment-92666&quot;&gt;La Redoute&lt;/a&gt;.

Baxxter - So What? The Libyan people have been deceived, that&#039;s what. If they truly wanted a democratic government, they&#039;re not going to have one - not in the forceable future.

Western forces have knowingly trained, armed and supported Islamist forces whose leaders have long sworn not to share power. These forces form the backbone of this hijacked &#039;Arab Spring&#039; - with courtesy of the West.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2011/09/know-thyself-%e2%80%93-and-only-then-move-on/#comment-92666">La Redoute</a>.</p>
<p>Baxxter &#8211; So What? The Libyan people have been deceived, that&#8217;s what. If they truly wanted a democratic government, they&#8217;re not going to have one &#8211; not in the forceable future.</p>
<p>Western forces have knowingly trained, armed and supported Islamist forces whose leaders have long sworn not to share power. These forces form the backbone of this hijacked &#8216;Arab Spring&#8217; &#8211; with courtesy of the West.</p>
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		By: La Redoute		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[La Redoute]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2011 06:50:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2011/09/know-thyself-%e2%80%93-and-only-then-move-on/#comment-92666&quot;&gt;La Redoute&lt;/a&gt;.

Kev, why do I get the feeling you&#039;re actually looking forward to all this - and not just to be able to crow &#039;I told you so&#039;?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2011/09/know-thyself-%e2%80%93-and-only-then-move-on/#comment-92666">La Redoute</a>.</p>
<p>Kev, why do I get the feeling you&#8217;re actually looking forward to all this &#8211; and not just to be able to crow &#8216;I told you so&#8217;?</p>
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		By: H.P. Baxxter		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[H.P. Baxxter]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2011 06:22:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2011/09/know-thyself-%e2%80%93-and-only-then-move-on/#comment-92678&quot;&gt;Harry Purdie&lt;/a&gt;.

New young voters? When PN keeps treating them like gullible idiots? That &quot;zaghzagh&quot; tag has messed up their thinking.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2011/09/know-thyself-%e2%80%93-and-only-then-move-on/#comment-92678">Harry Purdie</a>.</p>
<p>New young voters? When PN keeps treating them like gullible idiots? That &#8220;zaghzagh&#8221; tag has messed up their thinking.</p>
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		By: H.P. Baxxter		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[H.P. Baxxter]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2011 06:13:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2011/09/know-thyself-%e2%80%93-and-only-then-move-on/#comment-92666&quot;&gt;La Redoute&lt;/a&gt;.

Kevin&#039;s sources are entirely reliable. His information is correct. The leader of the Eastern rebel faction is a militant Islamist, and many rebel fighters were trained in Afghanistan. All this is well known, not just by Kevin.

Where we differ is in our conclusion. I say &quot;So what?&quot;]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2011/09/know-thyself-%e2%80%93-and-only-then-move-on/#comment-92666">La Redoute</a>.</p>
<p>Kevin&#8217;s sources are entirely reliable. His information is correct. The leader of the Eastern rebel faction is a militant Islamist, and many rebel fighters were trained in Afghanistan. All this is well known, not just by Kevin.</p>
<p>Where we differ is in our conclusion. I say &#8220;So what?&#8221;</p>
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		By: Jozef		</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Sep 2011 23:26:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I think it will take some time for Labour to understand the implications of what just happened.

Mainly because of an irrational belief in the efficiency of ideology to settle existence. I always get the impression that this party has to feel galvanized into countering reality.

It&#039;s as if their raison d&#039;etre is to antagonise anything established outside their scope. Fact is, in their case, that this has created an inertia which hinders mental innovation.

Maybe because when one looks closely, the higher echelons are monopolised by the individuals capable of enforcing the more extreme views. A moderate, it seems, is frowned upon and put aside.

Such views, usually expressed in absolute terms, kill any possibility of evolution, distorting any balance.

And yet they insist, promising themselves an Abraxia, missing the fact that the rest of the country has been working at it all the time.

I suspect they do this to postpone their responsibility to the state, somehow admitting they&#039;re not ready yet.

I&#039;m not really surprised at such paradox, given that they&#039;ve resigned themselves to a claustrophobic idea of this place.

They fear being diluted, the physical size of the island a constant factor in their reasoning.
They prefer falling back to the comfort of a collective memory, to the days when one man, elevated to diety, was in charge.


When the new leader chose to rehabilitate Mintoff however, he underestimated the intensity of that man&#039;s aura.

Even worse, he let himself into a trap, forgetting that the hardliners, who are now by his side, had to endure the abuse, weaned on a diet of arrogance, delusional posturing and envy.

They&#039;re stuck.

The Maltese face a new prospect, that of being able to go back, discover their identity and learn something about themselves. And that includes the weaknesses causing the mistakes

I couldn&#039;t agree more with you, Daphne.

Labour has to choose, either with the Maltese, or with the ones who chose Gaddafi.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I think it will take some time for Labour to understand the implications of what just happened.</p>
<p>Mainly because of an irrational belief in the efficiency of ideology to settle existence. I always get the impression that this party has to feel galvanized into countering reality.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s as if their raison d&#8217;etre is to antagonise anything established outside their scope. Fact is, in their case, that this has created an inertia which hinders mental innovation.</p>
<p>Maybe because when one looks closely, the higher echelons are monopolised by the individuals capable of enforcing the more extreme views. A moderate, it seems, is frowned upon and put aside.</p>
<p>Such views, usually expressed in absolute terms, kill any possibility of evolution, distorting any balance.</p>
<p>And yet they insist, promising themselves an Abraxia, missing the fact that the rest of the country has been working at it all the time.</p>
<p>I suspect they do this to postpone their responsibility to the state, somehow admitting they&#8217;re not ready yet.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m not really surprised at such paradox, given that they&#8217;ve resigned themselves to a claustrophobic idea of this place.</p>
<p>They fear being diluted, the physical size of the island a constant factor in their reasoning.<br />
They prefer falling back to the comfort of a collective memory, to the days when one man, elevated to diety, was in charge.</p>
<p>When the new leader chose to rehabilitate Mintoff however, he underestimated the intensity of that man&#8217;s aura.</p>
<p>Even worse, he let himself into a trap, forgetting that the hardliners, who are now by his side, had to endure the abuse, weaned on a diet of arrogance, delusional posturing and envy.</p>
<p>They&#8217;re stuck.</p>
<p>The Maltese face a new prospect, that of being able to go back, discover their identity and learn something about themselves. And that includes the weaknesses causing the mistakes</p>
<p>I couldn&#8217;t agree more with you, Daphne.</p>
<p>Labour has to choose, either with the Maltese, or with the ones who chose Gaddafi.</p>
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		By: Tripoli Fried Chicken		</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Sep 2011 22:09:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2011/09/know-thyself-%e2%80%93-and-only-then-move-on/#comment-92666&quot;&gt;La Redoute&lt;/a&gt;.

It all depends on how well organised and powerful the &#039;dubious&#039; factions.  The mullahs in Iran were able to seize power for the simple reason that they had strong grassroots and were far more organised than their former &#039;allies&#039;.  This seems to be happening in Egypt too.

PS.  Try using a source other then the Kremlin&#039;s propaganda machine if you want to be taken seriously.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2011/09/know-thyself-%e2%80%93-and-only-then-move-on/#comment-92666">La Redoute</a>.</p>
<p>It all depends on how well organised and powerful the &#8216;dubious&#8217; factions.  The mullahs in Iran were able to seize power for the simple reason that they had strong grassroots and were far more organised than their former &#8216;allies&#8217;.  This seems to be happening in Egypt too.</p>
<p>PS.  Try using a source other then the Kremlin&#8217;s propaganda machine if you want to be taken seriously.</p>
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