Prosit La Redoute, wiehed mil-ahjar pariri lil-gvern li qatt qrajt. Naf li hemm hafna aktar x’jinkiteb imma ilqadt il-musmar fuq rasu. Naqbel mieghek 100%

Silvio, with this government ALL Maltese will soon need tons of handkerchiefs not just PN people.

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Tell me Albert, what are our interests to pursue in China?

I agree with your last point, which is why I take issue with the rest of your comment.

The separation between domestic and international is artificial as they are one and the same in this case.

We are talking at cross purposes if you assume, incorrectly, that Muscat’s MOU with China can be assessed in isolation.

To read its significance correctly you need to look not at the text in the context of international law and diplomatic relations, but at Muscat’s personality and motivation in the context of power relations.

Your mistake is assuming that Muscat’s priority is Malta not himself, and that his policy decisions are value-free.

@ Tezi – I’m not sure how you can presume to know my thoughts on domestic politics in Malta, given that I haven’t commented on a single aspect of domestic policy. I’m merely cautioning against excessive alarmism on the basis of the signing of one agreement, and arguing against people who have an entirely negative – and therefore jaundiced – view of China. We have interests to pursue in countries across the world – even countries you don’t like – and they aren’t served by people who are incapable of making dispassionate cost/benefit calculations.

How about adding handkerchiefs , I’m sure the P.N.has run out of them and they will surely be needing tonnes of them, come next elections.

That is to say, utility is the application of ability such that the desired goal is reached. It seems to me that for all his ability, Simon Busuttil still isn’t clear about his goals.

That speech is a case in point. He chides the government – he doesn’t quite denounce it, just chides it – but he doesn’t say what he wished would have happened instead.

And he is also being held back by a lot of fossil Nazzjonalisti with the mental ability of a plate of minestra.

Good point.

Ability is nothing without utility.