Comments on: Here’s a bit from Joseph Muscat’s doctoral thesis, in the distinctive style of Mario Vella https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/03/heres-a-bit-from-joseph-muscats-doctoral-thesis-in-the-distinctive-style-of-mario-vella/ Daphne Caruana Galizia is a journalist working in Malta. Mon, 18 Mar 2013 23:52:53 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: A friend in London https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/03/heres-a-bit-from-joseph-muscats-doctoral-thesis-in-the-distinctive-style-of-mario-vella/#comment-894379 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 23:52:53 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=30283#comment-894379 In reply to ken il malti.

Which little friend?

]]> By: ken il malti https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/03/heres-a-bit-from-joseph-muscats-doctoral-thesis-in-the-distinctive-style-of-mario-vella/#comment-893956 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 20:44:44 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=30283#comment-893956 In reply to Melissa.

Luke might have been his little friend.

]]> By: Mark Vassallo https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/03/heres-a-bit-from-joseph-muscats-doctoral-thesis-in-the-distinctive-style-of-mario-vella/#comment-893709 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 18:57:41 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=30283#comment-893709 At the end of the first paragraph on page 2 of the thesis, the author writes:

“Malta continued to be a British military base until 1979, fifteen years after it was granted independence within the Commonwealth and three years after it was proclaimed a Republic.”

We all know that Malta was proclaimed a Republic on 13DEC1974 and the British contract expired on 31MAR1979. i.e. 4 years and 3 months after it became a Republic and not three years after.

Therefore this part of the thesis must have been written by the same idiot who publicly proclaimed that Columbus sailed the ocean blue in 1565 and not 1492.

]]> By: bob-a-job https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/03/heres-a-bit-from-joseph-muscats-doctoral-thesis-in-the-distinctive-style-of-mario-vella/#comment-893225 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 16:11:18 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=30283#comment-893225 In the words of Hegel, like the owl of Minerva takes flight at dusk. It is only now that many will begin to assess their mistake in voting Labour.

If Joseph can understand what he wrote, he just might understand this.

]]> By: MojoMalti https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/03/heres-a-bit-from-joseph-muscats-doctoral-thesis-in-the-distinctive-style-of-mario-vella/#comment-893091 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 15:23:58 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=30283#comment-893091 In reply to admin.

The passage quoted above reminds me of Richard Dawkins’ excellent article on intellectual impostors, titled Postmodernism Disrobed, which begins:

“Suppose you are an intellectual impostor with nothing to say, but with strong ambitions to succeed in academic life, collect a coterie of reverent disciples and have students around the world anoint your pages with respectful yellow highlighter. What kind of literary style would you cultivate? Not a lucid one, surely, for clarity would expose your lack of content.”

Full article: http://old.richarddawkins.net/articles/824

]]> By: etil https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/03/heres-a-bit-from-joseph-muscats-doctoral-thesis-in-the-distinctive-style-of-mario-vella/#comment-893089 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 15:23:34 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=30283#comment-893089 In reply to Roy.

Dak sabiex jidher itwal.

]]> By: Makjavel https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/03/heres-a-bit-from-joseph-muscats-doctoral-thesis-in-the-distinctive-style-of-mario-vella/#comment-892897 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 14:11:38 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=30283#comment-892897 Nobody who is capable of writing a doctoral thesis requires a podium with teleprompter. The inability to give a good, off-the-cuff speech indicates intellectual restrictions.

]]> By: Mr. Bean There Done That https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/03/heres-a-bit-from-joseph-muscats-doctoral-thesis-in-the-distinctive-style-of-mario-vella/#comment-892797 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 13:38:08 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=30283#comment-892797 In reply to etil.

Then shave the head at the top, and you get him:

http://micallefdaniel.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/mario-cutajar.jpg?w=470&h=140&crop=1

Then, for one more trick, shave the beard, and you get this one:

http://www.maltarightnow.com/content/images/1132009155255Evarist%20Bartolo%20Irrabbjat%20BondiPlus%20090309.jpg

And with some cosmetic changes, you may get this one as a special bonus:

http://maltatoday.com.mt/includes/sites/default/files/news/Picture%2019_2.png

]]> By: Melissa https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/03/heres-a-bit-from-joseph-muscats-doctoral-thesis-in-the-distinctive-style-of-mario-vella/#comment-892749 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 13:25:35 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=30283#comment-892749 Who’s Luke? The thesis is dedicated to him.

]]> By: Ian https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/03/heres-a-bit-from-joseph-muscats-doctoral-thesis-in-the-distinctive-style-of-mario-vella/#comment-892737 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 13:22:08 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=30283#comment-892737 In reply to admin.

Who is Luke?

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