What ‘the best in Europe’ means to Muscat
The Malta Independent reports on the Labour leader’s speech which kicked off his party’s EP campaign:
The government is transforming the country from a conservative backwater into one of the best in Europe, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said at a rally kicking off the Labour Party’s European election campaign.
So now we know what being ‘the best in Europe’ means to Joseph Muscat: not a strong economy, not education, not a great place to live. No.
To him, being ‘the best in Europe’ means having the most of the legislation and factors he clearly regards as being symbolically European. Does he mean safeguards for the free press, freedom of expression, of assembly and of information?
No.
He means liberalising the drug laws, same-sex marriage and adoption by same-sex couples. These are his symbols of Europeanness. But mention abortion, as some people have done over the weekend, and he becomes hysterical, as he did over the last two days, issuing statements of categorical denial.
But that’s only because he thinks he stands to lose more votes than gain them. Until a couple of years ago, he was on the record as saying that he doesn’t think there should be such a thing as same-sex marriage, though he’s OK with something inferior called a union that isn’t the same, and that he doesn’t agree with adoption by same-sex couples.
But needs must when the devil drives and then, if you will allow me to mix my metaphors, it’s all grist to his mill.
Muscat’s only belief is in what is useful to his purposes.
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http://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2014-04-21/news/government-transforming-malta-into-best-in-europe-4702797825/
Hallina, Muscat. Bqajt reporter b’mentalita Mintoffjana li trabbejt fil-gid ta’ 25 sena qabel tlajt int fil-gvern. X’bniedem imhawwad bla karattru.
http://maltarightnow.com/news/2014/04/22/muscat-izur-dar-wahda-fl-isla-u-ma-jghidx-li-hi-ta-qariba-tieghu/
Rileks Guz.
We will now have abortion and assisted suicides as next positive best in Europe laws.
Then it will be positive Chinese free medicine delivered by rickshaw.
Now we know what Sai Mizzi’s doing.
And euthanasia to solve the problem of overcrowding in our hospitals.
The Maltese were weighed and measured and a bespoke electoral campaign and governing style were churned out.
Unfortunately, in the case of widespread stupidity, such strategies work.
One does not counter this tactic by endless apologizing and being meek but by recognizing the pattern and taking on a bold approach. Admittedly this is not easy with a lack of funds but for goodness sake do give those lacking in independent thinking counter arguments and a glimpse of a vision.
High value targets at the moment are the party leader and party unity. Previous Nationalist Party exponents’ opinions are being sought only to be paraded in the media to further damage the NP.
There must be someone out there looking at NP faces and body language for any hint of squirm and then parading that person’s quotes in the media just to ‘show’ a divided opinion.
The ugly mind and mindset is not pleasant to study but it must be done because the rules of the game have changed and pre-election resources have just become humongous because our taxes are paying for experts to fool us.
http://www.independent.com.mt/mobile/2014-04-22/news/chinese-medicine-for-malta-4714790913/
This should lift us up.
Definitions according to Joseph Muscat:
“Best in Europe” – giving the boot to a highly competent CEO in the mental health sector and replacing her with a political appointee who has zero knowledge and experience on the subject.
“But mention abortion, as some people have done over the weekend, and he becomes hysterical, as he did over the last two days, issuing statements of categorical denial.”
Denial, but only “at this point in time”. It may not have been Muscat himself that sat that, but Helena Dalli’s words cannot but unwittingly expose how much a ‘pinnur’ her master is.
If Joseph Muscat is a liberal with balls he will go the whole hog and legalise abortion. Those thousands of women who go abroad for abortions have rights too although they don’t make their voice heard for obvious reasons.
You cannot cherry-pick civil rights as it suits you and your chances at gaining votes.
[Daphne – Hundreds, not thousands, though of course over the years the numbers would have accumulated into a few thousands.]
They kill you as a fetus or they kill you as an adult, it is always killing when it is convenient for someone to do so.
He personifies populism.
Did Joseph state that “government is transforming the country from a conservative backwater into one of the best in Europe”?
Said by someone who so vehemently opposed Malta’s entry in the EU… well, he must have quite a nerve.
Or was it perhaps a pun?
The PM, by his own admission, is a great admirer of Spain’s Zapatero. I hope I am wrong, but I suspect Joseph Muscat intends to follow in Zapatero’s footsteps : relishing the establishment of a ‘liberal’ society at the expense of sound economic policies.
Only the bad points about being European – as for the rest…
Being the best in Europe he means taking tough decisions. The 5th most shared story on the BBC news website today is: Malta Criticised For Mass Bird Shoot.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-27108910
Exactly. The best in Europe is what is best for Joseph Muscat.
How very Chinese.
“You may do as you please as long as you don’t speak, think, seek freedom, or criticise the government.”
Only the Other Malta doesn’t understand this.
Muscat’s view of the world mirrors that of the ‘other Malta’. Now, let’s stick to “other Malta’s ” travel antics and what some cities/countries mean to these people:
UK
“L-ikel hemm veru tajjeb u tghidx x-porxins ituk”
London – Oxford street (more precisely, Primark and M&S)
Cambridge – minn hemm tista’ tmur tara t-tlielaq tal-karozzi
Manchester – loghoba futbol
FRANCE
Paris – Disneyland
South West France – Lourdes (or Lourdesse for the OM)
Provence – tlielaq taz-zwiemel
ITALY
Rome – ikla ghagin
Milan – loghba futbol
Sicily – monti ta’ Katanja, ikla ghagin minn Pozzallo
SWITZERLAND
“Dawk bhalna”
BELGIUM
“M’hemmx x’tara”
GERMANY
“Oktoberfest ma’ Norman Hamilton”
HOLLAND
Amsterdam – haxixa u nisa biz-zejziet barra
SPAIN
“Tista’ tmur Lourdes minn hemm”
EASTERN EUROPE
“Dawk injoranti imma tista’ tixtri xi gakketta tal-gilda mit-Turkija”
SCANDINAVIA
Hemm kulhadd jaghmel li jrid, in-nisa kollha jhobbu jin###