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		By: Kenneth Cassar		</title>
		<link>https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2012/01/the-big-divide/#comment-174966</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kenneth Cassar]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:44:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2012/01/the-big-divide/#comment-173780&quot;&gt;Corinne Vella&lt;/a&gt;.

@ Malcolm Seychell:

&quot;I have nothing against black people as long as they come here legally&quot;.

Then I suppose you would find no problem in opening up immigration to any and all black people.  As long as it&#039;s legal, I suppose you wouldn&#039;t mind, would you?

Bigotry comes from ignorance.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2012/01/the-big-divide/#comment-173780">Corinne Vella</a>.</p>
<p>@ Malcolm Seychell:</p>
<p>&#8220;I have nothing against black people as long as they come here legally&#8221;.</p>
<p>Then I suppose you would find no problem in opening up immigration to any and all black people.  As long as it&#8217;s legal, I suppose you wouldn&#8217;t mind, would you?</p>
<p>Bigotry comes from ignorance.</p>
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		By: Jozef		</title>
		<link>https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2012/01/the-big-divide/#comment-174007</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jozef]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 14:43:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2012/01/the-big-divide/#comment-173445&quot;&gt;Malcolm Seychell&lt;/a&gt;.

Means testing, Fiscal consolidation, Retraining and redeployment  as a condition for unemployment benefits, the removal of closed caste systems, the removal of sanctioning of abusive buildings, the elimination of subsidies.

These don&#039;t sound like squalid socialist proposals, I consider them centred. What is happening in reality is that Labour&#039;s trying to coalesce extremes. When was the last time you heard them propose something?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2012/01/the-big-divide/#comment-173445">Malcolm Seychell</a>.</p>
<p>Means testing, Fiscal consolidation, Retraining and redeployment  as a condition for unemployment benefits, the removal of closed caste systems, the removal of sanctioning of abusive buildings, the elimination of subsidies.</p>
<p>These don&#8217;t sound like squalid socialist proposals, I consider them centred. What is happening in reality is that Labour&#8217;s trying to coalesce extremes. When was the last time you heard them propose something?</p>
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		By: ben		</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 12:56:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Daphne, I was one of those who did not vote the last election. I was maybe angry and had my reasons. I can say that I was happy with the result of having PN in government with only a few votes difference.

Sort of I used to say, forsi jitghallmu. Today I&#039;m angry with myself for not voting because I say to myself  what would have happened to my country if the result had been different, all because of me and others being so stupid not to vote.

I learned my lesson and I know who is best to be the prime minister of Malta.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Daphne, I was one of those who did not vote the last election. I was maybe angry and had my reasons. I can say that I was happy with the result of having PN in government with only a few votes difference.</p>
<p>Sort of I used to say, forsi jitghallmu. Today I&#8217;m angry with myself for not voting because I say to myself  what would have happened to my country if the result had been different, all because of me and others being so stupid not to vote.</p>
<p>I learned my lesson and I know who is best to be the prime minister of Malta.</p>
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		By: Corinne Vella		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Corinne Vella]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 11:55:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2012/01/the-big-divide/#comment-173780&quot;&gt;Corinne Vella&lt;/a&gt;.

Malcolm, you miss the point that Daphne&#039;s last reply could well apply to you.

On the matter of being a vivamalta denizen, that is disturbing in itself, and that&#039;s before we even get to what you say there. As to your views on illegal immigration, they are nothing more than ill-disguised racism. Yours is the sort of view that usually begins &quot;I&#039;m not racist, but...&quot;]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2012/01/the-big-divide/#comment-173780">Corinne Vella</a>.</p>
<p>Malcolm, you miss the point that Daphne&#8217;s last reply could well apply to you.</p>
<p>On the matter of being a vivamalta denizen, that is disturbing in itself, and that&#8217;s before we even get to what you say there. As to your views on illegal immigration, they are nothing more than ill-disguised racism. Yours is the sort of view that usually begins &#8220;I&#8217;m not racist, but&#8230;&#8221;</p>
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		By: La Redoute		</title>
		<link>https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2012/01/the-big-divide/#comment-173860</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[La Redoute]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 11:52:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2012/01/the-big-divide/#comment-173445&quot;&gt;Malcolm Seychell&lt;/a&gt;.

&quot;I accept anything from gays, single mothers, divorced people, etc.&quot;

No, you don&#039;t. You don&#039;t even want them to exist. If we&#039;re going to take your argument to its rational conclusion, who is going to pay for your ignorance and stupidity?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2012/01/the-big-divide/#comment-173445">Malcolm Seychell</a>.</p>
<p>&#8220;I accept anything from gays, single mothers, divorced people, etc.&#8221;</p>
<p>No, you don&#8217;t. You don&#8217;t even want them to exist. If we&#8217;re going to take your argument to its rational conclusion, who is going to pay for your ignorance and stupidity?</p>
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		By: Malcolm Seychell		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Malcolm Seychell]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 10:52:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2012/01/the-big-divide/#comment-173780&quot;&gt;Corinne Vella&lt;/a&gt;.

I have to agree with you that some Maltese are also useless and it would be a better country without them. However if they are born here the country has a duty (unfortunately ) to keep them here.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2012/01/the-big-divide/#comment-173780">Corinne Vella</a>.</p>
<p>I have to agree with you that some Maltese are also useless and it would be a better country without them. However if they are born here the country has a duty (unfortunately ) to keep them here.</p>
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		By: Malcolm Seychell		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Malcolm Seychell]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 10:27:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2012/01/the-big-divide/#comment-173780&quot;&gt;Corinne Vella&lt;/a&gt;.

I have no problem in saying that I am against illegal immigration. I have nothing against black people as long as they come here legally. If most illegal immigrants are black its not my problem. They should leave with other white people with an expired Visa.

&lt;strong&gt;[Daphne - The people you see walking around, Malcolm, are by definition not illegal immmigrants. Otherwise they wouldn&#039;t be walking around. I have nothing against thick, strange, not particularly useful Maltese men, even though it would be infinitely better if they left the country with their EU passport and left the space clear for replacement by more pleasant and intelligent individuals.]&lt;/strong&gt;]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2012/01/the-big-divide/#comment-173780">Corinne Vella</a>.</p>
<p>I have no problem in saying that I am against illegal immigration. I have nothing against black people as long as they come here legally. If most illegal immigrants are black its not my problem. They should leave with other white people with an expired Visa.</p>
<p><strong>[Daphne &#8211; The people you see walking around, Malcolm, are by definition not illegal immmigrants. Otherwise they wouldn&#8217;t be walking around. I have nothing against thick, strange, not particularly useful Maltese men, even though it would be infinitely better if they left the country with their EU passport and left the space clear for replacement by more pleasant and intelligent individuals.]</strong></p>
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		By: Corinne Vella		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Corinne Vella]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 09:47:04 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2012/01/the-big-divide/#comment-173372&quot;&gt;Malcolm Seychell&lt;/a&gt;.

Malcolm Seychell is a denizen of vivamalta, a vicious far right forum run by Arlette Baldacchino, Norman Lowell&#039;s sidekick. His nick there is &#039;Malsey&#039;. He uses the same nick in other fora and foolishly identified new photographer Ben Borg Cardona as some sort of spy, and uploaded video footage to &#039;prove&#039; it.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2012/01/the-big-divide/#comment-173372">Malcolm Seychell</a>.</p>
<p>Malcolm Seychell is a denizen of vivamalta, a vicious far right forum run by Arlette Baldacchino, Norman Lowell&#8217;s sidekick. His nick there is &#8216;Malsey&#8217;. He uses the same nick in other fora and foolishly identified new photographer Ben Borg Cardona as some sort of spy, and uploaded video footage to &#8216;prove&#8217; it.</p>
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		By: Grezz		</title>
		<link>https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2012/01/the-big-divide/#comment-173624</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Grezz]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 23:50:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2012/01/the-big-divide/#comment-173445&quot;&gt;Malcolm Seychell&lt;/a&gt;.

Correction, Mr. Seychell.  Judging by what I&#039;ve seen of your comments on the Times of Malta&#039;s comments board, you don&#039;t even &#039;tolerate&#039; a baby delivered on a patrol boat after its mother was rescued from a dinghy miles away from Malta:

&lt;em&gt;MALCOLM SEYCHELL

Jan 15th, 08:35

Send them back Malta, now we have a good relationship between GonziPN and the new sharia friendly transition government in Libya. Seems Gaddafi was right again. He is not to blame about immigration&quot; http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20120115/local/68-migrants-being-brought-to-malta-after-rescue.402307/comments:3&lt;/em&gt;]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2012/01/the-big-divide/#comment-173445">Malcolm Seychell</a>.</p>
<p>Correction, Mr. Seychell.  Judging by what I&#8217;ve seen of your comments on the Times of Malta&#8217;s comments board, you don&#8217;t even &#8216;tolerate&#8217; a baby delivered on a patrol boat after its mother was rescued from a dinghy miles away from Malta:</p>
<p><em>MALCOLM SEYCHELL</p>
<p>Jan 15th, 08:35</p>
<p>Send them back Malta, now we have a good relationship between GonziPN and the new sharia friendly transition government in Libya. Seems Gaddafi was right again. He is not to blame about immigration&#8221; <a href="http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20120115/local/68-migrants-being-brought-to-malta-after-rescue.402307/comments:3" rel="nofollow ugc">http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20120115/local/68-migrants-being-brought-to-malta-after-rescue.402307/comments:3</a></em></p>
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		By: Not Tonight		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Not Tonight]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 22:02:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2012/01/the-big-divide/#comment-173389&quot;&gt;xmun&lt;/a&gt;.

He can&#039;t have it both ways.  By reaching out to the Mintoffjani he may well have alienated another section of the electorate.  Those who thought that Mintoff&#039;s creed had been laid to rest.  

But I&#039;m glad he&#039;s showing his true colours at last.  Now we just need him to start hinting at policies and the Nationalists may well be back in the running again.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2012/01/the-big-divide/#comment-173389">xmun</a>.</p>
<p>He can&#8217;t have it both ways.  By reaching out to the Mintoffjani he may well have alienated another section of the electorate.  Those who thought that Mintoff&#8217;s creed had been laid to rest.  </p>
<p>But I&#8217;m glad he&#8217;s showing his true colours at last.  Now we just need him to start hinting at policies and the Nationalists may well be back in the running again.</p>
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