Comments on: The National Song Festival is back. The reason: “to promote elements of national identity”. https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/07/the-national-song-festival-is-back-the-reason-to-promote-elements-of-national-identity/ Daphne Caruana Galizia is a journalist working in Malta. Fri, 26 Jul 2013 22:33:59 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: ciccio https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/07/the-national-song-festival-is-back-the-reason-to-promote-elements-of-national-identity/#comment-1156807 Fri, 26 Jul 2013 22:33:59 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=35276#comment-1156807 In reply to P Shaw.

Where is the “mitna ghal barrani” bit?

]]> By: ciccio https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/07/the-national-song-festival-is-back-the-reason-to-promote-elements-of-national-identity/#comment-1156805 Fri, 26 Jul 2013 22:30:35 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=35276#comment-1156805 In reply to Tracy.

This is a festival of Maltese song, not garage music.

]]> By: ciccio https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/07/the-national-song-festival-is-back-the-reason-to-promote-elements-of-national-identity/#comment-1156800 Fri, 26 Jul 2013 22:28:51 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=35276#comment-1156800 In reply to Pandora.

The news item quoted by Daphne says that the festival will have foreign participants.

With the involvement of Natius, we are likely to see Brazilians on live television.

]]> By: Tabatha White https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/07/the-national-song-festival-is-back-the-reason-to-promote-elements-of-national-identity/#comment-1156627 Fri, 26 Jul 2013 19:54:32 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=35276#comment-1156627 In reply to La Redoute.

Has the position been renegotiated?

If this is the alternative, there must be more to this deal than meets the eye in terms of inner circle security net for Joseph…. or simply, survival of the fittest in the power push and pull has knocked them off the stand.

Ambiguities. Oh dear.

Typical, for the game at this level.

]]> By: Caramel Camel https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/07/the-national-song-festival-is-back-the-reason-to-promote-elements-of-national-identity/#comment-1156564 Fri, 26 Jul 2013 18:52:23 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=35276#comment-1156564 Pathetic.

But I must admit I just love seeing these idiots coming up with these retro initiatives. Because that’s what Labour is – abysmally retro.

]]> By: Tracy https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/07/the-national-song-festival-is-back-the-reason-to-promote-elements-of-national-identity/#comment-1156467 Fri, 26 Jul 2013 17:39:07 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=35276#comment-1156467 In reply to TinaB.

Why wasn’t Willy Mangion invited to participate too? They must need a place to rehearse.

]]> By: Tracy https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/07/the-national-song-festival-is-back-the-reason-to-promote-elements-of-national-identity/#comment-1156460 Fri, 26 Jul 2013 17:31:39 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=35276#comment-1156460 All in the family!

]]> By: Liberal https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/07/the-national-song-festival-is-back-the-reason-to-promote-elements-of-national-identity/#comment-1156425 Fri, 26 Jul 2013 17:09:52 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=35276#comment-1156425 The first seeds of fascism – emphasise differences, create a mob feeling of “National Identity” and watch the mob see anyone different as an outcast if not an outright traitor.

This is not just about crappy songs.

]]> By: AE https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/07/the-national-song-festival-is-back-the-reason-to-promote-elements-of-national-identity/#comment-1156369 Fri, 26 Jul 2013 16:38:58 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=35276#comment-1156369 So they don’t have funds to complete the City Gate project, they strip budgets like V18, and lose out on some great initiatives to promote Malta yet find funds to resurrect this fossil. I despair.

]]> By: Str8 https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/07/the-national-song-festival-is-back-the-reason-to-promote-elements-of-national-identity/#comment-1156350 Fri, 26 Jul 2013 16:33:51 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=35276#comment-1156350 Thought that the PS responsible of our Culture has recently declared in a clear and unequivocal manner on one of the TV programmes that he will not allow the organisation of such festivals. But I stand to be corrected.

In any case, this is waste of money and we cannot afford it, apart it is not needed or required any more. We are really going backwords instead of progressing forward.

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