I’ll bite, whose Cikku Bezzghani?

Pardon me for my curiosity, but I wasn’t even born at the time, and every Mintoff era story I hear has a distinct dirty pulp fiction magazine tinge to it. Especially the nicknames.

In spite of the odds all decent Maltese citizens, Nationalists or Labourites, must raise their voice in strong protest. That kind of eternal vigilance is mandatory if Malta is to retain its grievously threatened democratic freedoms.

This prompts the question: is there something about being a (Maltese) policeman that corrupts an individual?

‘a new shift in comprehension’, I agree.

However, with the advent of the internet and Daphne’s blog, the instantaneous ‘outing’ of wrong-doing by this bunch, compared to Mintoff’s time, will go a long way to reveal the evil as it happens. Thus remedial action can be taken much more quickly.

I can now understand where you are coming from Dr Saliba. Although I don’t always agree with you and have occasionally crossed swords with you on your religious conservatism and John Dalli stance, you have my respect for your steadfast and constant rebuttal of the Privitera (and his like) tripe in the other media.

Helga knows what the people want, and what our country needs.

It is no wonder that the Labour party and its hard-core supporters went berserk every time anyone mentioned the past. They were counting on the younger people who have no idea what went on because there was no one to relate the past to them, others who have heard, but if one does not live through an experience one cannot understand the full impact of it, and the short memory of some other people. And it worked!

What never stops to amaze me is the fact that there were all those ‘old familiar’ faces amongst their candidates and most people did not even blink an eye.

Now we are seeing history repeating itself. I, for one am not surprised at all!

Are we sure that Ms Ellul is competent to undertake a political career?

Having been an outstanding CEO does not guarantee a good politician.

I didn’t have doubts about her before reading these comments, but now it seems that she either doesn’t know what is going on in Malta, or else she is being too diplomatic, which puts her in the wrong place.

It’s already happening, only no one is talking yet. No one knows for certain who else it is happening to or who really voted for Labour or NP within a certain milieu. There is a certain loneliness to the process of abuse received. It is intended to isolate, not just the individual targeted but his associated sector within that milieu.

It is not safe to talk about matters that are seemingly couched in legalities.

It’s happening at a level where you’re damned if you talk about it and damned if you don’t. You can also be relatively certain that if “a friend” approaches you and happens to be particularly concerned about what’s happening… the plant is there to swing any major threats away from Labour’s camp.

Once the incredulity sinks in to the level of acute realisation and awareness, it will already have been too long an absorption process.

“Zmien il-hnizrijiet” would be more appropriate, believe you me.

I managed to survive all sixteen years (almost) of it – and remember the jubilation on May 10th 1987 when, finally, the barriers of our prison came crashing down and Malta was freed from the clutches of Mintoff and his henchmen.

Anybody remember Cikku Bezzghani, by any chance?

Dr Saliba certainly does.