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		By: Conrad Zammit		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Conrad Zammit]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2014 18:09:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This is what our modern governments are trying to feed us :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_Marxism]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is what our modern governments are trying to feed us :</p>
<p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_Marxism" rel="nofollow ugc">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_Marxism</a></p>
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		By: Backing Thoughts		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Backing Thoughts]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2014 07:49:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/05/6400-people-voted-no-1-for-norman-lowell/#comment-2022936&quot;&gt;My Thoughts&lt;/a&gt;.

I, too have voted for Mr. Norman Lowell, and share your thought platform. I too consider myself well educated, with a PhD in engineering and an active career in research.

Not much to add to your comments, my friend, indeed self-righteous, God-chosen folks will do much research on fools like you and me ready for the right moment to throw a rock covered in a steaming cow pat to our heads.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/05/6400-people-voted-no-1-for-norman-lowell/#comment-2022936">My Thoughts</a>.</p>
<p>I, too have voted for Mr. Norman Lowell, and share your thought platform. I too consider myself well educated, with a PhD in engineering and an active career in research.</p>
<p>Not much to add to your comments, my friend, indeed self-righteous, God-chosen folks will do much research on fools like you and me ready for the right moment to throw a rock covered in a steaming cow pat to our heads.</p>
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		By: My Thoughts		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[My Thoughts]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2014 09:47:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I am one of those who voted for Lowell. (In previous elections I always voted PN). 

While I know that the guy says a lot of crazy stuff and is cuckoo, I decided to vote for him because of the disillusionment with both major parties and AD. 

Call it a protest vote if you want. Call it extremist and racist if you want. But as long as illegal immigration is not tackled by action (not just words), the vote for the far right both in Malta and in the rest of Europe is bound to increase with time. It is a genuine problem that is not being addressed by the major forces in society - just talk only. Far worse, through inaction and the type of talk that is being said by the main parties/forces in society, the problem is being made worse.

Scream as much as you want and call us racists as much as you want, but unless you tackle the problem, you have no God-given right to consider people who voted for Lowell as stupid, extremists, etc. Vox Populi, Vox Dei. (If you try to place us in some category of people for your own peace of mind, e.g. low-earners, low-educated class, keep in mind that at least myself I have a PhD degree in a science subject, have high income, and come from a family background where religion is a dominant force).

The more you try and push your arrogant views on society, the more people will fight back by backing the far right. The more you try and put the issue on the back burner, the more you try to depict people who vote for the far right (due to a lack of another alternative) as stupid and irresponsible and push them to the fringe, the more you try to push such people as me to a corner, the more you are actually helping the far right movement.

The more you try and legislate and push for supposed freedom and compassion without addressing equally-important issues such as security and peace of mind, the more you are going to lose in the long run. 

Europe is currently in such a sad state (This comes from someone who totally believes in the EU dream, who came to vote despite an MLP threat of prison for those who came to vote from abroad in the EU accession referendum). 

I have lived for a number of years in the UK and have seen what the real multiculturalism is. I just don&#039;t want the type of false and irresponsible multiculturalism brought about by liberalists, with all its consequences, to come to my country. But unfortunately the current trend in the EU is just allowing this to happen, and anyone who dares to raise or mention issues such as illegal immigration is immediately labelled extremist, far right, deviant, etc.

The more you keep doing this, the more in the long run things will work against you. Remember that history repeats itself. Currently the pendulum might be swinging in your favour in terms of pushing for increasing liberties, multiculturalism, accepting illegal immigrants with arms wide-open and giving them all they want, etc. But the pendulum will eventually swing back... (and you are indirectly helping in making this happen).

Thanks to you, I see it as a real possibility in a future EU, burdened and full of illegal immigrants with all the cultural baggage they bring with them that goes against our society (their treatment of women, pushing for sharia, mutilation of female genitalia, to name a few), that a future European-wide Hitler will arise buoyed by people that have no option but to adhere to the far right. 

It&#039;s something that you don&#039;t want and I do not want, but as long as you don&#039;t address our concerns and you continue treating us as fringe, extremists and what not, voting for Lowell is the only thing that I had left. And we are running headlong to such a scenario.

That&#039;s it from my side. Now prepare your axes and attack me and my arguments, try to assassinate me just because you don&#039;t agree with me -- it&#039;s the only way that you know how to deal with us; it&#039;s the only way you know how to &#039;discuss&#039; things; continue along this God-given path of yours, continue looking down on us and consider us inferior, continue with your absolutist way of thinking. 

Vox Populi, Vox Dei.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am one of those who voted for Lowell. (In previous elections I always voted PN). </p>
<p>While I know that the guy says a lot of crazy stuff and is cuckoo, I decided to vote for him because of the disillusionment with both major parties and AD. </p>
<p>Call it a protest vote if you want. Call it extremist and racist if you want. But as long as illegal immigration is not tackled by action (not just words), the vote for the far right both in Malta and in the rest of Europe is bound to increase with time. It is a genuine problem that is not being addressed by the major forces in society &#8211; just talk only. Far worse, through inaction and the type of talk that is being said by the main parties/forces in society, the problem is being made worse.</p>
<p>Scream as much as you want and call us racists as much as you want, but unless you tackle the problem, you have no God-given right to consider people who voted for Lowell as stupid, extremists, etc. Vox Populi, Vox Dei. (If you try to place us in some category of people for your own peace of mind, e.g. low-earners, low-educated class, keep in mind that at least myself I have a PhD degree in a science subject, have high income, and come from a family background where religion is a dominant force).</p>
<p>The more you try and push your arrogant views on society, the more people will fight back by backing the far right. The more you try and put the issue on the back burner, the more you try to depict people who vote for the far right (due to a lack of another alternative) as stupid and irresponsible and push them to the fringe, the more you try to push such people as me to a corner, the more you are actually helping the far right movement.</p>
<p>The more you try and legislate and push for supposed freedom and compassion without addressing equally-important issues such as security and peace of mind, the more you are going to lose in the long run. </p>
<p>Europe is currently in such a sad state (This comes from someone who totally believes in the EU dream, who came to vote despite an MLP threat of prison for those who came to vote from abroad in the EU accession referendum). </p>
<p>I have lived for a number of years in the UK and have seen what the real multiculturalism is. I just don&#8217;t want the type of false and irresponsible multiculturalism brought about by liberalists, with all its consequences, to come to my country. But unfortunately the current trend in the EU is just allowing this to happen, and anyone who dares to raise or mention issues such as illegal immigration is immediately labelled extremist, far right, deviant, etc.</p>
<p>The more you keep doing this, the more in the long run things will work against you. Remember that history repeats itself. Currently the pendulum might be swinging in your favour in terms of pushing for increasing liberties, multiculturalism, accepting illegal immigrants with arms wide-open and giving them all they want, etc. But the pendulum will eventually swing back&#8230; (and you are indirectly helping in making this happen).</p>
<p>Thanks to you, I see it as a real possibility in a future EU, burdened and full of illegal immigrants with all the cultural baggage they bring with them that goes against our society (their treatment of women, pushing for sharia, mutilation of female genitalia, to name a few), that a future European-wide Hitler will arise buoyed by people that have no option but to adhere to the far right. </p>
<p>It&#8217;s something that you don&#8217;t want and I do not want, but as long as you don&#8217;t address our concerns and you continue treating us as fringe, extremists and what not, voting for Lowell is the only thing that I had left. And we are running headlong to such a scenario.</p>
<p>That&#8217;s it from my side. Now prepare your axes and attack me and my arguments, try to assassinate me just because you don&#8217;t agree with me &#8212; it&#8217;s the only way that you know how to deal with us; it&#8217;s the only way you know how to &#8216;discuss&#8217; things; continue along this God-given path of yours, continue looking down on us and consider us inferior, continue with your absolutist way of thinking. </p>
<p>Vox Populi, Vox Dei.</p>
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		By: Anthony Ianello		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anthony Ianello]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2014 03:46:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Let&#039;s start realizing the problem we have with uncontrolled immigration.]]></description>
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		By: Anthony Ianello		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anthony Ianello]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2014 03:33:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/05/6400-people-voted-no-1-for-norman-lowell/#comment-2010674&quot;&gt;Gahan&lt;/a&gt;.

I am a Maltese citizen that resides in London. I want to point out that even here in the UK and France  people are voting for parties that are against this uncontrolled immigration that is crippling Europe. 

So maybe Mr. Lowell&#039;s views are considered to be extreme, however I am witnessing first hand that European people do not want any more asylum seekers and people from outside Europe flocking to the EU, that at the end of the day do not integrate and hate our way of life.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/05/6400-people-voted-no-1-for-norman-lowell/#comment-2010674">Gahan</a>.</p>
<p>I am a Maltese citizen that resides in London. I want to point out that even here in the UK and France  people are voting for parties that are against this uncontrolled immigration that is crippling Europe. </p>
<p>So maybe Mr. Lowell&#8217;s views are considered to be extreme, however I am witnessing first hand that European people do not want any more asylum seekers and people from outside Europe flocking to the EU, that at the end of the day do not integrate and hate our way of life.</p>
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		By: ken il malti		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ken il malti]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2014 02:37:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/05/6400-people-voted-no-1-for-norman-lowell/#comment-2012140&quot;&gt;ken il malti&lt;/a&gt;.

Michael, everyone is entitled to an opinion.

 Getting angry at me or anyone else for their opinion does not change the facts.

Ask your self, did Simon Busuttil produce a victory for the PN in that election two Marches ago?

Is there any chance that will change for the next future election?

My opinion is &quot;NO&quot; not with Simon at the helm and if he keeps going on this course it will be a massacre for the PN in the next election, the only thing that might ameliorate this without Simon or the PN laying a hand is that Jo and his amateur  team will screw up the economy so bad, with unemployment to record levels that only a fool will vote for the PL.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/05/6400-people-voted-no-1-for-norman-lowell/#comment-2012140">ken il malti</a>.</p>
<p>Michael, everyone is entitled to an opinion.</p>
<p> Getting angry at me or anyone else for their opinion does not change the facts.</p>
<p>Ask your self, did Simon Busuttil produce a victory for the PN in that election two Marches ago?</p>
<p>Is there any chance that will change for the next future election?</p>
<p>My opinion is &#8220;NO&#8221; not with Simon at the helm and if he keeps going on this course it will be a massacre for the PN in the next election, the only thing that might ameliorate this without Simon or the PN laying a hand is that Jo and his amateur  team will screw up the economy so bad, with unemployment to record levels that only a fool will vote for the PL.</p>
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		By: Dissident		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dissident]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2014 23:39:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/05/6400-people-voted-no-1-for-norman-lowell/#comment-2010900&quot;&gt;Rumplestiltskin&lt;/a&gt;.

I wouldn&#039;t worry so much, 90% of them are just illiterate retards]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/05/6400-people-voted-no-1-for-norman-lowell/#comment-2010900">Rumplestiltskin</a>.</p>
<p>I wouldn&#8217;t worry so much, 90% of them are just illiterate retards</p>
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		By: Dissident		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dissident]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2014 23:37:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/05/6400-people-voted-no-1-for-norman-lowell/#comment-2010712&quot;&gt;Peppa Pig&lt;/a&gt;.

AD should raise a white flag and retire from the Maltese political scene. They achieved nothing and never will, well at least not until the post-war baby boomers and a few other generations are buried.

All they&#039;ve been doing in the last 25 years is taking away PN votes, thus hindering Malta&#039;s efforts to become a proper EU country]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/05/6400-people-voted-no-1-for-norman-lowell/#comment-2010712">Peppa Pig</a>.</p>
<p>AD should raise a white flag and retire from the Maltese political scene. They achieved nothing and never will, well at least not until the post-war baby boomers and a few other generations are buried.</p>
<p>All they&#8217;ve been doing in the last 25 years is taking away PN votes, thus hindering Malta&#8217;s efforts to become a proper EU country</p>
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		By: Painter		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Painter]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2014 18:17:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/05/6400-people-voted-no-1-for-norman-lowell/#comment-2013127&quot;&gt;Conrad Zammit&lt;/a&gt;.

And the point of the Daily Fail article is...?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/05/6400-people-voted-no-1-for-norman-lowell/#comment-2013127">Conrad Zammit</a>.</p>
<p>And the point of the Daily Fail article is&#8230;?</p>
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		By: michael seychell		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[michael seychell]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2014 17:09:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/05/6400-people-voted-no-1-for-norman-lowell/#comment-2012140&quot;&gt;ken il malti&lt;/a&gt;.

How easy it is to attack a person when you do not have the guts to show your name, albeit you have every right to do it.

Simon Busuttil, like any new party leader, started as being a lightweight, or rather an inexperienced speaker. I remember myself when I became Assistant Secretary of the Metal Section of the GWU Secretary led by Lorry Sant. The first few days I found it so difficult to talk in public even during a conference of a few members, yet in time I addressed large conferences and even public meetings. 

You must have not attended for any public meeting more so his last general meeting outside the P.N. headquarters. The difference in Simon Busttil&#039;s case is that he is not a loud or rather a shouting/screeching speaker, like Mintoff and his followers  were/are including Joseph Muscat. 

Another difference is that Busuttil will never insultany of his opponents, but it seems that some people prefer the Mintoff/Lorry Sant/Alfred Sant/Joe Muscat type of foul-mouthing.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/05/6400-people-voted-no-1-for-norman-lowell/#comment-2012140">ken il malti</a>.</p>
<p>How easy it is to attack a person when you do not have the guts to show your name, albeit you have every right to do it.</p>
<p>Simon Busuttil, like any new party leader, started as being a lightweight, or rather an inexperienced speaker. I remember myself when I became Assistant Secretary of the Metal Section of the GWU Secretary led by Lorry Sant. The first few days I found it so difficult to talk in public even during a conference of a few members, yet in time I addressed large conferences and even public meetings. </p>
<p>You must have not attended for any public meeting more so his last general meeting outside the P.N. headquarters. The difference in Simon Busttil&#8217;s case is that he is not a loud or rather a shouting/screeching speaker, like Mintoff and his followers  were/are including Joseph Muscat. </p>
<p>Another difference is that Busuttil will never insultany of his opponents, but it seems that some people prefer the Mintoff/Lorry Sant/Alfred Sant/Joe Muscat type of foul-mouthing.</p>
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