Comments on: “They should be stopped” – yes, right. Burn them, why don’t you. https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2012/09/they-should-be-stopped-yes-right-burn-them-why-dont-you/ Daphne Caruana Galizia is a journalist working in Malta. Mon, 17 Sep 2012 08:44:17 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: The Engineer https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2012/09/they-should-be-stopped-yes-right-burn-them-why-dont-you/#comment-391404 Mon, 17 Sep 2012 08:44:17 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=22927#comment-391404 In reply to Crockett.

Yes Crockett is right your answer Daphne is nonsense rubbish . It doesn’t follow.

[Daphne – Crockett does not refer to me. Sometimes I wonder just how many children found the exercise called ‘comprehension’ – do they still do it? – more difficult than maths back in the day.]

]]> By: Bubu https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2012/09/they-should-be-stopped-yes-right-burn-them-why-dont-you/#comment-390612 Sun, 16 Sep 2012 17:45:59 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=22927#comment-390612 In reply to Wormfood.

Apparently it was “Coptic Christians” now. Next they’ll be saying it was aliens from Mars.

Regardless who it was, this movie was obviously nothing but a political move aimed at getting back on the warpath a US that is getting weary of trouble in the Middle East. We have seen time and time again the US allowing itself to be used in this way.

]]> By: Crockett https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2012/09/they-should-be-stopped-yes-right-burn-them-why-dont-you/#comment-390261 Sun, 16 Sep 2012 11:16:54 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=22927#comment-390261 What a load of bollocks. It makes no sense to argue that people ‘used to living in countries where censorship is the order of the day’ must to resort to violence if they are somehow contradicted.

It is equally a non sequitur and a gross obscenity to state that a film is produced as an excuse for war. Why is it that religious fundamentalists (and several moderates, for that matter) feel ‘offended’ by criticism, satire or lampooning?

]]> By: The Engineer https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2012/09/they-should-be-stopped-yes-right-burn-them-why-dont-you/#comment-390237 Sun, 16 Sep 2012 10:55:29 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=22927#comment-390237 I don’t think the film should have been allowed to circulate around. Apart from being meaningless and senseless it was alos offensive for the muslims and also I that am christian found it of bad taste and went too far. However, I have doubts whether the USA had control over its circulation. I don’t think it passed under the censorship. I don’t think there was any foul play by the United States. However, this episode reinforces the importance of censorship. Censorhip doesn’t mean that one has to censor everthing one disagrees with. Censorship means one censors if the way the message is being portrayed is offending the general public. There are degrees by which censorship can be done. However the arabs reaction was over proportionate. Although I think that it was fomented by the extremist muslims possibly urged by al-qaida elements. Sensitivity should guide the censorship. One should never go to extremes. However I reamin in favour of censorship especially of sentivity and moderate censorship.

[Daphne – There is no censorship in the United States. The United States is not responsible for offence taken outside its jurisdiction. Those who live in a democracy should not be dictated to by those who do not live in a democracy.]

]]> By: Antoine Vella https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2012/09/they-should-be-stopped-yes-right-burn-them-why-dont-you/#comment-390165 Sun, 16 Sep 2012 09:25:35 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=22927#comment-390165 What Arsalan Alshinawi said was stupid but it’s only a side-note to the blog entry. The point is that his line of reasoning is prevalent among Mintoffians, especially when the violence occurs in Malta itself.

How else can they accept and be comfortable with the culture of violence fostered by Mintoff and still very strong today?

They need something to justify it and they want to believe that the victims of Mintoffian abuse and violence brought it upon themselves by “deliberately seeking a reaction like the one delivered.”

]]> By: Tobby https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2012/09/they-should-be-stopped-yes-right-burn-them-why-dont-you/#comment-390151 Sun, 16 Sep 2012 09:11:09 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=22927#comment-390151 In reply to sue.

http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20080828/local/ministry-official-charged-with-assaulting-warden.222538

]]> By: Tabby https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2012/09/they-should-be-stopped-yes-right-burn-them-why-dont-you/#comment-390131 Sun, 16 Sep 2012 08:50:23 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=22927#comment-390131 In reply to totus ego.

Interesting – explains it all now. But can you imagine this man representing Malta?

]]> By: totus ego https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2012/09/they-should-be-stopped-yes-right-burn-them-why-dont-you/#comment-390056 Sun, 16 Sep 2012 07:26:43 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=22927#comment-390056 In reply to anthony.

No, earlier. His father was a high-ranking UN official during Malta’s UNGA presidency….

]]> By: anthony https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2012/09/they-should-be-stopped-yes-right-burn-them-why-dont-you/#comment-389642 Sat, 15 Sep 2012 23:03:24 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=22927#comment-389642 So this Ars worked for Malta’s foreign service. Is that right?

I wonder who roped him in. Was it Michael Frendo or Tonio Borg?

What a gross error of judgement, whoever it was.

At least he did not end up as head of mission in Washington.

He ended up at Malta Uni.

The Skip.

]]> By: Malcolm Vella https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2012/09/they-should-be-stopped-yes-right-burn-them-why-dont-you/#comment-389492 Sat, 15 Sep 2012 20:22:59 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=22927#comment-389492 You’re right. Strange how everyone had attributed it to him.

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