Comments on: Have you heard the one about the sinking African immigrant and the Maltese navy? https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/07/have-you-heard-the-one-about-the-sinking-african-immigrant-and-the-maltese-navy/ Daphne Caruana Galizia is a journalist working in Malta. Sat, 13 Jul 2013 11:28:37 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: cettina https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/07/have-you-heard-the-one-about-the-sinking-african-immigrant-and-the-maltese-navy/#comment-1135841 Sat, 13 Jul 2013 11:28:37 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=34710#comment-1135841 In reply to Joseph Abela.

Mr Abela

Let me give you a simple illustration of how wrong your argument is, shall I?

Maybe it will make it easier for you to comprehend how important it is for you to think before you write.

So if the majority of your neighbours decided they just didn’t like your face and that they would protest and demand that you are removed from your house and your village, they would be right and you would have to pack up and leave.

And I suppose you would do it gladly wouldn’t you? It is the majority demanding it so they must be right, mhux hekk.

Daphne, can we organise some basic courses for these guys, please.

]]> By: cettina https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/07/have-you-heard-the-one-about-the-sinking-african-immigrant-and-the-maltese-navy/#comment-1135833 Sat, 13 Jul 2013 11:17:35 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=34710#comment-1135833 In reply to J. Parnis.

Oh my god…. what ignorance…

Mr/s Parnis, I hope that what you just said was a joke, and that you were just taking the mickey.

So you really really think that democracy is all about majority rule? Can someone help this guy /gal please. donate some books to him or something?

]]> By: ciccio https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/07/have-you-heard-the-one-about-the-sinking-african-immigrant-and-the-maltese-navy/#comment-1135644 Sat, 13 Jul 2013 07:29:38 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=34710#comment-1135644 In reply to Wilson.

Joseph Muscat told the media that racists are a tiny minority. Maybe he should publish his surveys.

]]> By: ciccio https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/07/have-you-heard-the-one-about-the-sinking-african-immigrant-and-the-maltese-navy/#comment-1135634 Sat, 13 Jul 2013 07:24:39 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=34710#comment-1135634 In reply to C.F..

Andrew Azzopardi is an educator, and he is paid for it.

He should be educating the public with his opinion, not wasting time conducting surveys of the public’s ignorance.

]]> By: Gakku https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/07/have-you-heard-the-one-about-the-sinking-african-immigrant-and-the-maltese-navy/#comment-1135555 Sat, 13 Jul 2013 05:49:26 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=34710#comment-1135555 In reply to Joseph Abela.

“If it be admitted that a man possessing absolute power may misuse that power by wronging his adversaries, why should not a majority be liable to the same reproach? Men do not change their characters by uniting with one another; nor does their patience in the presence of obstacles increase with their strength.

For my own part, I cannot believe it; the power to do everything, which I should refuse to one of my equals, I will never grant to any number of them.”

– Alexis de Tocqueville, “Tyranny of the Majority,” Chapter XV, Book 1, Democracy in America (1835)

]]> By: Grezz https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/07/have-you-heard-the-one-about-the-sinking-african-immigrant-and-the-maltese-navy/#comment-1135242 Fri, 12 Jul 2013 20:58:25 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=34710#comment-1135242 In reply to L.Gatt.

My thoughts exactly! He looks smitten (Joseph, I mean).

]]> By: Victor https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/07/have-you-heard-the-one-about-the-sinking-african-immigrant-and-the-maltese-navy/#comment-1135160 Fri, 12 Jul 2013 19:37:19 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=34710#comment-1135160 In reply to marks.

So I wasn’t the only one who noticed that. Similar culture as North Africa???

Is this Dom Mintoff speaking?

God please help us!

]]> By: Mopsyteen https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/07/have-you-heard-the-one-about-the-sinking-african-immigrant-and-the-maltese-navy/#comment-1135054 Fri, 12 Jul 2013 17:56:57 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=34710#comment-1135054 I am totally against the violation of human rights and that it is every human being’s right to be respected and protected from racists and violators of international conventions.

Yes we must respect the EU Convention on Human Rights, but is the EU respecting its agreements towards other member states? Does it respect our size and that we have our limits? Democracy should reign supreme however how will we cope if we end up with thousands of irregular immigrants in a matter of months?Can the EU tell us?

[Daphne – The European (not EU) Convention on Human Rights has absolutely nothing to do with the EU. Malta was a signatory of the first long before it joined the second.]

]]> By: Catsrbest https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/07/have-you-heard-the-one-about-the-sinking-african-immigrant-and-the-maltese-navy/#comment-1134971 Fri, 12 Jul 2013 17:01:30 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=34710#comment-1134971 In reply to Jozef.

Correct me if I’m wrong, but it is a fallacy isn’t it that there are 20,000+ immigrants on the island? There are much less, if I’m not mistaken the figure is around 5,000 or so. I believe that this lie should be vigorously tackled and corrected.

]]> By: Pitravu https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/07/have-you-heard-the-one-about-the-sinking-african-immigrant-and-the-maltese-navy/#comment-1134924 Fri, 12 Jul 2013 16:33:59 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=34710#comment-1134924 Why not conduct a poll to do away with income tax and VAT.
I am sure 90% of will vote in favour of it.

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