Collective psychosis – what a terrible thing it is when people begin to believe their own lies, and the psychosis spreads
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November 29, 2012 at 10:27am
The Times reports on Muscat’s speech last night:
The government had shown that it does not know how the economy functions and as a result the people are seeing fewer jobs, deteriorating conditions and some of the highest utility prices in Europe.
I feel like running away from this island without even bothering to pack my bags. And it’s not fear of Labour that does it. It’s fear of the growing collective psychosis among my fellow countrymen that has them actually absorbing this way of (not) thinking and (not) seeing.
Has everybody gone f**king nuts?
As for the Labour leader, he’s begun to sound like he believes his own lying propaganda, and my God, is that dangerous or what.
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You know, I kind of feel bad for ranting about the government I voted for 4 years ago or so. So here it is, a confession.
This budget is probably one of the best we’ve had in years. I now understand what the government was trying to do with previous budgets.
The Government basically prepared the ship for the oncoming storm. Sure, there was a lot of work to be done and the crew grumbled and ranted.
When the storm finally arrived the ship more or less withstood it and sailed through it.
Other ships sunk, larger ships than ours.
It goes to show that we really are in a good state and that sometimes people like myself should really keep their mouths shut.
Before this budget, I wasn’t sure if I’d go and actually vote. Now though, I can easily say that I’ll be voting for the right party.
And what about Edward Scicluna, who this morning on TVAM, said that although the tax rate is going to decrease, the Maltese people will still pay more tax than ever?
Is he a real economist? Doesn’t he know how percentages work? 25% of 40,000 is more than 15% of 10,000. If people have better jobs (the result of a stronger economy), they have a better pay, and pay more tax.
I prefer having a higher-paid job and pay more tax, than paying less tax with a meagre salary. I would have thought that this was simple logic.
If Edward Scicluna is stating that although the tax rate is going to decrease, the Maltese people will still pay more tax than ever, then he is admitting that there is economic growth.
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20121129/budget-2013/arguments-fly-as-scicluna-says-budget-raises-the-tax-burden.447327
It would be better if the so-called floating voters start thinking, seriously, about the destination on their boats. I think it is time to forget about floating and stand solidly on a rock that has been our government for so many years now. Wake up, floaters – the time has come to throw anchor.
Had an interesting conversation yesterday about collective psychosis. It’s usually down to aversion to change.
Which change and from what stasis is where Labour cannot go, causing it.
They insist on returning public transport to their ‘class’, newcomers and innovation in use most unwelcome for instance.
Then there’s Piano and bridges to nowhere. (The Shard is absolutely magnificent, they’re putting up its sister across the bridge next to Lloyd’s, Tolkien would be impressed.)
Not to mention the integration of intelligence, efficiency and technology as elegance.
I could go on, but with these morons, it’s wishful thinking. Bugger.
It has long been obvious that one cannot expect a reasonable debate in parliament when it comes to a vote that may bring government down, with the possibility that the opposition will be in government following the resulting genaral election.
So the focus should be on what the electorate really thinks, or better still, on how the elctorate can be persuaded that one choice is better than the other. Statements like that of Joseph Muscat have no value unless thay are convincing.
Are they? Not to me, and I hope that the spokesmen for the Nationalist Party will be able to convince the undecided that the party represents the better choice. It is the undecided who are resisting the pressures of a collective psychosis.
Why doesn’t Labour finally grow up and attempt election on the basis of being a truly viable government with a vision, principles and policies of its own making that are better than any other offered by anyone else?
Because when Joseph cheats his way to leadership of the party why change tack?
He was notable by his absence yesterday, as was live coverage of the speech on ONE, a precedent, that. They’ve hijacked the budget for their own aims and interpretation. Shameful how they treat their viewers.
Karmenu Vella’s final comment on TVM yesterday was whether this budget is feasible or propaganda, must feel hard done by poor thing, forced to adopt GonziPN’s proposals and scrap four years of diligent work.
Let’s see Joseph’s ‘gvern immexxi minni’ speech 2012. There’s already growing malcontent to the 25% tax rate in Labour’s orthodoxy, preceeded by the gratuitious, albeit mumbled, disclaimers of course.
Joseph chose to gamble his party, and the impression made by his lot yesterday is that no one’s allowed to speak before he makes up his mind where to go.
A mess, if there ever was one.
Which measures, according to him, are positive? Talk about uncertainty.
Spot on.
The Moviment is built on collective psychosis of “Dan il-gvern qeridna” and that Labour can deliver better. Of course, Labour’s history and track record shows otherwise.
I just received my electrical bill and proud to say that it amounts to 0eu therefore I don’t need MLP’s promise to reduce my bill. Now apart from the utility bills, what is MLP promising? Ah yes, instability.
Thanks, but no thanks.
In your case, Joseph Muscat is likely to INCREASE your bill. In order to finance waste and excesses, Muscat will have to increase the bills of diligent consumers like yourself.
Ha, mine reads -274 euros! You’re still a long way off:)
A Roman writer once said “video bona, proboque, deteriora sequor”. Roughly translated that means “while I applaud what is good, I tend to follow what is not”.
Labour is intent on shooting down the budget, but will implement it because it is good. How’s that for logic.
Closer to our times, Paul Valéry once said: “Ce qui est simple est faux, ce qui est compliqué est inutilisable.”
Anything simple is false, anything complicated is unusable.
Which just about sums up Joseph Muscat’s future budget.
Collective psychosis : “Twenty five years of GonziPN is enough!”
I even hear this ‘twenty five year’ mantra by PN speakers who should recall Sant’s “years of lead”.
Yes, Daphne, I agree with you, but come on there are quite a few of us who don’t agree or believe what Dear Joseph says.
Yes there are quite a few who actually prefer to believe lies, but there are many more silent content people who are not bothering really and are sticking to their daily routine instead of listening to Labour.
Who cares what they say, when all the time we know that their words mean nothing but plain deceit?
It’s the new voters on Facebook who worry me.