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		By: La Redoute		</title>
		<link>https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/08/guest-post-it-is-pointless-being-good-when-your-rivals-are-armed-and-dangerous-and-have-no-moral-brakes/#comment-1198820</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[La Redoute]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Aug 2013 17:32:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/08/guest-post-it-is-pointless-being-good-when-your-rivals-are-armed-and-dangerous-and-have-no-moral-brakes/#comment-1198651&quot;&gt;Victor&lt;/a&gt;.

The lack of discernment is frightening. What do they think a government is for and what do they think governments do?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/08/guest-post-it-is-pointless-being-good-when-your-rivals-are-armed-and-dangerous-and-have-no-moral-brakes/#comment-1198651">Victor</a>.</p>
<p>The lack of discernment is frightening. What do they think a government is for and what do they think governments do?</p>
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		By: Joseph Ellul-Grech		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joseph Ellul-Grech]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Aug 2013 16:38:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[It is true that Dr Lawrence Gonzi had to &quot; face the biggest financial crisis since Malta’s Independence &quot;. This crisis was the making of the financial genius John Dalli. John Dalli was responsible for the country&#039;s finances from 1990 - 1996.

Dr Lawrence Gonzi must have recognised this and appointed John Dalli as Minister for Social Policy instead. The health sector, including Mater Dei hospital were part of Dalli&#039;s portfolio. 

During the two years Dalli was responsible for this sector he proved his incompetence by longer waiting lists and lack of medicines and a lot of other deficiencies.

The current PM Joseph Muscat gave John Dalli the responsibility of Mater Die hospital to sort out the mess that Dalli had created.

From articles published on this site it is evident that John Dalli is settling into his new position very well. There seems to be a family and close friends takeover to the detriment of the general public.

SOME PEOPLE NEVER LEARN.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It is true that Dr Lawrence Gonzi had to &#8221; face the biggest financial crisis since Malta’s Independence &#8220;. This crisis was the making of the financial genius John Dalli. John Dalli was responsible for the country&#8217;s finances from 1990 &#8211; 1996.</p>
<p>Dr Lawrence Gonzi must have recognised this and appointed John Dalli as Minister for Social Policy instead. The health sector, including Mater Dei hospital were part of Dalli&#8217;s portfolio. </p>
<p>During the two years Dalli was responsible for this sector he proved his incompetence by longer waiting lists and lack of medicines and a lot of other deficiencies.</p>
<p>The current PM Joseph Muscat gave John Dalli the responsibility of Mater Die hospital to sort out the mess that Dalli had created.</p>
<p>From articles published on this site it is evident that John Dalli is settling into his new position very well. There seems to be a family and close friends takeover to the detriment of the general public.</p>
<p>SOME PEOPLE NEVER LEARN.</p>
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		By: Victor		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Victor]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Aug 2013 16:24:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I despair to think of the many people I spoke to before the elections, who said that we definitely need a change and what harm can Labour do now that we are part of the EU.

I always maintained that I do not trust the Labour Party. I would have been more at peace had I been the one who was proved wrong.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I despair to think of the many people I spoke to before the elections, who said that we definitely need a change and what harm can Labour do now that we are part of the EU.</p>
<p>I always maintained that I do not trust the Labour Party. I would have been more at peace had I been the one who was proved wrong.</p>
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		By: Edward		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Aug 2013 15:02:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[What I found extremely strange was the online popularity of the PL in the years leading up to the election. Personally, I still find it suspicious the way online pols seemed to favour the PL so much and in such a short time. One could easily put it down to there being lots of people willing to suck up to the Pl, but then again how would they know who clicked on what? Or maybe everyone is stupid?

Well, personally I think there is secret option number 3: the PL bought clicks and Facebook likes from companies in places like Dhaka that specialise in fake fans and online popularity.

A simple google search will lead you to websites where you can pay as little as 50$ for 1000 Facebook likes or YouTube hits in one day for example. Who knows what a little extra could get you? Lots of fake Facebook profiles with pictures? The opportunities are endless, as are the the clicks and likes. So whenever you want an online pol to favour you, just give the man a call and within 24 hours you have your lead.

And can you imagine how the businessmen would have reacted? Seeing such a huge swell in PL&#039;s popularity, they would have gone running to them.

This is a trick used by many many businesses all over the world, and it works miracles. We also have heard many people talk about how Muscat runs the PL like a business, so I wouldn&#039;t put it past him. 

I have no actual proof that this is what they did, but I always suspected them of doing it.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What I found extremely strange was the online popularity of the PL in the years leading up to the election. Personally, I still find it suspicious the way online pols seemed to favour the PL so much and in such a short time. One could easily put it down to there being lots of people willing to suck up to the Pl, but then again how would they know who clicked on what? Or maybe everyone is stupid?</p>
<p>Well, personally I think there is secret option number 3: the PL bought clicks and Facebook likes from companies in places like Dhaka that specialise in fake fans and online popularity.</p>
<p>A simple google search will lead you to websites where you can pay as little as 50$ for 1000 Facebook likes or YouTube hits in one day for example. Who knows what a little extra could get you? Lots of fake Facebook profiles with pictures? The opportunities are endless, as are the the clicks and likes. So whenever you want an online pol to favour you, just give the man a call and within 24 hours you have your lead.</p>
<p>And can you imagine how the businessmen would have reacted? Seeing such a huge swell in PL&#8217;s popularity, they would have gone running to them.</p>
<p>This is a trick used by many many businesses all over the world, and it works miracles. We also have heard many people talk about how Muscat runs the PL like a business, so I wouldn&#8217;t put it past him. </p>
<p>I have no actual proof that this is what they did, but I always suspected them of doing it.</p>
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		By: La Redoute		</title>
		<link>https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/08/guest-post-it-is-pointless-being-good-when-your-rivals-are-armed-and-dangerous-and-have-no-moral-brakes/#comment-1198455</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[La Redoute]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Aug 2013 15:01:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/08/guest-post-it-is-pointless-being-good-when-your-rivals-are-armed-and-dangerous-and-have-no-moral-brakes/#comment-1198058&quot;&gt;Reuben&lt;/a&gt;.

Oh, Kevin Ellul Bonici knows the value of freedom of movement, alright. He may be holed up at home, but that&#039;s in Brussels, not Malta, thanks to the EU membership he and his wife Sharon campaigned against.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/08/guest-post-it-is-pointless-being-good-when-your-rivals-are-armed-and-dangerous-and-have-no-moral-brakes/#comment-1198058">Reuben</a>.</p>
<p>Oh, Kevin Ellul Bonici knows the value of freedom of movement, alright. He may be holed up at home, but that&#8217;s in Brussels, not Malta, thanks to the EU membership he and his wife Sharon campaigned against.</p>
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		By: La Redoute		</title>
		<link>https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/08/guest-post-it-is-pointless-being-good-when-your-rivals-are-armed-and-dangerous-and-have-no-moral-brakes/#comment-1198453</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[La Redoute]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Aug 2013 14:59:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/08/guest-post-it-is-pointless-being-good-when-your-rivals-are-armed-and-dangerous-and-have-no-moral-brakes/#comment-1197765&quot;&gt;d.attard&lt;/a&gt;.

The agreement with China undercuts your argument entirely. 

Bankrolling a political party and making sure it gets into government so that you can get what you want in the long term is not a new experience to Malta or the Labour Party. 

Gaddafi did that in the 1970s and 1980s, and Malta was hamstrung even after Labour was pushed out of government.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/08/guest-post-it-is-pointless-being-good-when-your-rivals-are-armed-and-dangerous-and-have-no-moral-brakes/#comment-1197765">d.attard</a>.</p>
<p>The agreement with China undercuts your argument entirely. </p>
<p>Bankrolling a political party and making sure it gets into government so that you can get what you want in the long term is not a new experience to Malta or the Labour Party. </p>
<p>Gaddafi did that in the 1970s and 1980s, and Malta was hamstrung even after Labour was pushed out of government.</p>
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		By: La Redoute		</title>
		<link>https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/08/guest-post-it-is-pointless-being-good-when-your-rivals-are-armed-and-dangerous-and-have-no-moral-brakes/#comment-1198442</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[La Redoute]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Aug 2013 14:53:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/08/guest-post-it-is-pointless-being-good-when-your-rivals-are-armed-and-dangerous-and-have-no-moral-brakes/#comment-1197661&quot;&gt;albona&lt;/a&gt;.

The agreement Labour signed with China helped it into power. It&#039;s a long-term agreement - Muscat&#039;s own words, published in it-Torca - but the clincher is financing and taking over Malta&#039;s entire energy supply for 25 years. Once that is in place, it won&#039;t matter whether Labour is in power. Anyone who controls Malta&#039;s energy supply controls its economy and government, which is what China will do for the next quarter of a century.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/08/guest-post-it-is-pointless-being-good-when-your-rivals-are-armed-and-dangerous-and-have-no-moral-brakes/#comment-1197661">albona</a>.</p>
<p>The agreement Labour signed with China helped it into power. It&#8217;s a long-term agreement &#8211; Muscat&#8217;s own words, published in it-Torca &#8211; but the clincher is financing and taking over Malta&#8217;s entire energy supply for 25 years. Once that is in place, it won&#8217;t matter whether Labour is in power. Anyone who controls Malta&#8217;s energy supply controls its economy and government, which is what China will do for the next quarter of a century.</p>
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		By: Edward		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Aug 2013 14:48:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[What I found extremely strange was the online popularity of the PL in the years leading up to the election. Personally, I still find it suspicious the way online polls seemed to favour the PL so much and in such a short time. 

One could easily put it down to there being lots of people willing to suck up to the PL, but then again how would they know who clicked on what? Or maybe everyone is stupid?

Well, personally I think there is secret option number 3: the PL bought clicks and Facebook Likes from companies in places like Dhaka that specialise in fake fans and online popularity.

A simple Google search will lead you to websites where you can pay as little as $50 for 1000 Facebook Likes or YouTube hits in one day for example. Who knows what a little extra could get you? 

Lots of fake Facebook profiles with pictures? 

The opportunities are endless, as are the the clicks and Likes. So whenever you want an online poll to favour you, just give the man a call and within 24 hours you have your lead.

And can you imagine how the businessmen would have reacted? Seeing such a huge swell in PL&#039;s popularity, they would have gone running to them.

This is a trick used by many, many businesses all over the world, and it works miracles. We also have heard many people talk about how Muscat runs the PL like a business, so I wouldn&#039;t put it past him. 

I have no actual proof that this is what they did, but I always suspected them of doing it.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What I found extremely strange was the online popularity of the PL in the years leading up to the election. Personally, I still find it suspicious the way online polls seemed to favour the PL so much and in such a short time. </p>
<p>One could easily put it down to there being lots of people willing to suck up to the PL, but then again how would they know who clicked on what? Or maybe everyone is stupid?</p>
<p>Well, personally I think there is secret option number 3: the PL bought clicks and Facebook Likes from companies in places like Dhaka that specialise in fake fans and online popularity.</p>
<p>A simple Google search will lead you to websites where you can pay as little as $50 for 1000 Facebook Likes or YouTube hits in one day for example. Who knows what a little extra could get you? </p>
<p>Lots of fake Facebook profiles with pictures? </p>
<p>The opportunities are endless, as are the the clicks and Likes. So whenever you want an online poll to favour you, just give the man a call and within 24 hours you have your lead.</p>
<p>And can you imagine how the businessmen would have reacted? Seeing such a huge swell in PL&#8217;s popularity, they would have gone running to them.</p>
<p>This is a trick used by many, many businesses all over the world, and it works miracles. We also have heard many people talk about how Muscat runs the PL like a business, so I wouldn&#8217;t put it past him. </p>
<p>I have no actual proof that this is what they did, but I always suspected them of doing it.</p>
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		By: Alexander Ball		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexander Ball]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Aug 2013 14:37:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/08/guest-post-it-is-pointless-being-good-when-your-rivals-are-armed-and-dangerous-and-have-no-moral-brakes/#comment-1198046&quot;&gt;Chris Ripard&lt;/a&gt;.

It&#039;s usually &#039;cocked hat&#039; but Frankie might take offence.

&lt;strong&gt;[Daphne - Kev and his tin-foil hat might be to blame.]&lt;/strong&gt;]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/08/guest-post-it-is-pointless-being-good-when-your-rivals-are-armed-and-dangerous-and-have-no-moral-brakes/#comment-1198046">Chris Ripard</a>.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s usually &#8216;cocked hat&#8217; but Frankie might take offence.</p>
<p><strong>[Daphne &#8211; Kev and his tin-foil hat might be to blame.]</strong></p>
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		By: Dissident		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dissident]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Aug 2013 14:04:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/08/guest-post-it-is-pointless-being-good-when-your-rivals-are-armed-and-dangerous-and-have-no-moral-brakes/#comment-1197772&quot;&gt;kev&lt;/a&gt;.

maltafly.com, I didn&#039;t know that this incredibly boring site still exists...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/08/guest-post-it-is-pointless-being-good-when-your-rivals-are-armed-and-dangerous-and-have-no-moral-brakes/#comment-1197772">kev</a>.</p>
<p>maltafly.com, I didn&#8217;t know that this incredibly boring site still exists&#8230;</p>
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