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		By: I`m already fed up of them- and they`re not even in government yet.		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[I`m already fed up of them- and they`re not even in government yet.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Feb 2013 15:15:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/02/not-joyful-but-sinister/#comment-807880&quot;&gt;PWG&lt;/a&gt;.

I`m already fed up of them and their invading presence here, there and everywhere - and they`re not in government yet. 

Tomorrow will indeed belong to them if they are handed power on a silver platter by  fickle and short-sighted switchers - unless the latter come to their senses and realise the long-term consequences of their moment of folly.

I`m already sick and tired of this fake movement which is nothing other than the MLP with a few cosmetic changes ready to seize power  once again.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/02/not-joyful-but-sinister/#comment-807880">PWG</a>.</p>
<p>I`m already fed up of them and their invading presence here, there and everywhere &#8211; and they`re not in government yet. </p>
<p>Tomorrow will indeed belong to them if they are handed power on a silver platter by  fickle and short-sighted switchers &#8211; unless the latter come to their senses and realise the long-term consequences of their moment of folly.</p>
<p>I`m already sick and tired of this fake movement which is nothing other than the MLP with a few cosmetic changes ready to seize power  once again.</p>
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		By: Matthew		</title>
		<link>https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/02/not-joyful-but-sinister/#comment-808908</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthew]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Feb 2013 02:10:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Joseph Muscat&#039;s campaign has a major flaw.

When you invite people to join your movement, you are automatically ostracising anyone who decides not to form part of it. Indeed, what&#039;s the point of having a movement if everyone can be a part of it?

Either everyone is in and there&#039;s no difference between being in or out or some are in, some are out and those who are out are discriminated against.

I&#039;ll give a simple analogy.

Let&#039;s say the political parties want us to take up a sport.

JosephMuscatDotCom is telling us to join his football team. This automatically leaves out all those people who are not interested in or have no skill in football. These will inevitably be ridiculed and bullied by the football players either eventually coercing them into joining the football team or ostracising them even further.

The Nationalist Party, because it is a party and not a movement or a cult, is proposing building facilities for tennis, rugby, gymnastics and so on leaving the choice of sport entirely up to each individual and holding each sport in equally high esteem.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Joseph Muscat&#8217;s campaign has a major flaw.</p>
<p>When you invite people to join your movement, you are automatically ostracising anyone who decides not to form part of it. Indeed, what&#8217;s the point of having a movement if everyone can be a part of it?</p>
<p>Either everyone is in and there&#8217;s no difference between being in or out or some are in, some are out and those who are out are discriminated against.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ll give a simple analogy.</p>
<p>Let&#8217;s say the political parties want us to take up a sport.</p>
<p>JosephMuscatDotCom is telling us to join his football team. This automatically leaves out all those people who are not interested in or have no skill in football. These will inevitably be ridiculed and bullied by the football players either eventually coercing them into joining the football team or ostracising them even further.</p>
<p>The Nationalist Party, because it is a party and not a movement or a cult, is proposing building facilities for tennis, rugby, gymnastics and so on leaving the choice of sport entirely up to each individual and holding each sport in equally high esteem.</p>
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		By: La Redoute		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[La Redoute]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Feb 2013 00:55:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/02/not-joyful-but-sinister/#comment-808350&quot;&gt;David&lt;/a&gt;.

Nationalism:http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/nationalism/
Patriotism: http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/patriotism/]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/02/not-joyful-but-sinister/#comment-808350">David</a>.</p>
<p>Nationalism:<a href="http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/nationalism/" rel="nofollow ugc">http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/nationalism/</a><br />
Patriotism: <a href="http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/patriotism/" rel="nofollow ugc">http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/patriotism/</a></p>
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		By: La Redoute		</title>
		<link>https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/02/not-joyful-but-sinister/#comment-808835</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[La Redoute]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Feb 2013 00:53:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/02/not-joyful-but-sinister/#comment-808346&quot;&gt;Albert Farrugia&lt;/a&gt;.

It may have escaped your notice that the Malta Taghna Lkoll masquerade was produced by the Labour Party. 

If it looks like something out of Hitler Jugend, the producers have only themselves to blame.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/02/not-joyful-but-sinister/#comment-808346">Albert Farrugia</a>.</p>
<p>It may have escaped your notice that the Malta Taghna Lkoll masquerade was produced by the Labour Party. </p>
<p>If it looks like something out of Hitler Jugend, the producers have only themselves to blame.</p>
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		By: Gahan		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Gahan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 19:25:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/02/not-joyful-but-sinister/#comment-808343&quot;&gt;Someone&lt;/a&gt;.

Come over to save us please on the 9th of March.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/02/not-joyful-but-sinister/#comment-808343">Someone</a>.</p>
<p>Come over to save us please on the 9th of March.</p>
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		By: Gahan		</title>
		<link>https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/02/not-joyful-but-sinister/#comment-808507</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Gahan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 19:22:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Don’t ask me why, but this video puts me off. Could it be that there is no spontaneity? 

Or perhaps because Joseph does not have fire in the belly.

Muscat doesn’t look like he really feels the words he’s uttering.

Let’s put it this way, he’s not a natural. It’s just not in him.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Don’t ask me why, but this video puts me off. Could it be that there is no spontaneity? </p>
<p>Or perhaps because Joseph does not have fire in the belly.</p>
<p>Muscat doesn’t look like he really feels the words he’s uttering.</p>
<p>Let’s put it this way, he’s not a natural. It’s just not in him.</p>
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		By: vanni		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[vanni]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 18:18:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/02/not-joyful-but-sinister/#comment-808346&quot;&gt;Albert Farrugia&lt;/a&gt;.

&#039;Party&#039;, what party?

It&#039;s a one man show. And it isn&#039;t our fault if the message the man is sending is similar to that once given by the Nazi machine. And just so that you know, in some countries, THAT is illegal.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/02/not-joyful-but-sinister/#comment-808346">Albert Farrugia</a>.</p>
<p>&#8216;Party&#8217;, what party?</p>
<p>It&#8217;s a one man show. And it isn&#8217;t our fault if the message the man is sending is similar to that once given by the Nazi machine. And just so that you know, in some countries, THAT is illegal.</p>
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		By: ken il malti		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ken il malti]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 18:05:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Will  the Horst Wessel song now be translated to Maltese?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Will  the Horst Wessel song now be translated to Maltese?</p>
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		By: Jozef		</title>
		<link>https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/02/not-joyful-but-sinister/#comment-808417</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jozef]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 18:01:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/02/not-joyful-but-sinister/#comment-808268&quot;&gt;Edward&lt;/a&gt;.

Muscat is closing in on any future form of criticism. 
The implied promise is that it won&#039;t be necessary, he&#039;ll listen.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/02/not-joyful-but-sinister/#comment-808268">Edward</a>.</p>
<p>Muscat is closing in on any future form of criticism.<br />
The implied promise is that it won&#8217;t be necessary, he&#8217;ll listen.</p>
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		By: David		</title>
		<link>https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/02/not-joyful-but-sinister/#comment-808350</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 17:01:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[“Patriotism has nothing to do with Conservatism. It is actually the opposite of Conservatism, since it is a devotion to something that is always changing and yet is felt to be mystically the same.” 
― George Orwell

&lt;strong&gt;[Daphne - Nationalism is not the same as patriotism.]&lt;/strong&gt;]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>“Patriotism has nothing to do with Conservatism. It is actually the opposite of Conservatism, since it is a devotion to something that is always changing and yet is felt to be mystically the same.”<br />
― George Orwell</p>
<p><strong>[Daphne &#8211; Nationalism is not the same as patriotism.]</strong></p>
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