Is Muscat afraid of his minister?
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November 28, 2014 at 8:59am
This is a hard-hitting leading article, but I don’t think Muscat is afraid of his minister at all. If I read his personality correctly, and I’m generally good on the subject of difficult men, Muscat’s defiance mechanisms have been triggered. His attitude now will be ‘issa tara kif se nisfidhom’.
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If you are correct about Muscat’s defiance, then poor Malta. What will happen when other equally or more serious matters come his way?
Muscat will just do what is best for Muscat. never mind the collateral damage.
We are already seeing signs of this. By allowing party cowboys to flaunt the law, he is making others in the party take some of the flack. They are not queuing to defend Mallia or the others are they?
That does not mean that those who do not agree with him will say so publicly but they are very aware now where his priorities lie, none of them are stupid enough to think that what Muscat is doing puts the party in a good light. Of course they will say what they want the people to hear but one should also hear what they are NOT saying.
I agree fully. It is a common trait in men ever since Adam and Eve. Especially those who grow up always having their own way.
It manifests itself in a popular “game” among boys, called “I dare you to…”, like ring the neighbour’s doorbell, jump over the fire, dive from a high point, get into that field and get some fruit. Give them an order: don’t touch, don’t open that door. They take that as a challenge, a dare.
It is seen in activities like bull-fights, rodeo, weightlifting, the strongest man, etc.
It is a characteristic of those who always feel the need to prove themselves, craving to be seen as stronger, better, braver.
It is evident in those with a superiority complex. Throw in a huge dose of innate cowardice and you get a perfect profile of Joseph Muscat. Like the Duke of Plaza Toro, he prefers to lead from behind.
Muscat may well not want to sack Mallia, will not try to and couldn’t if he wanted to but he sure wishes that Mallia could just vanish or never have existed.
Don Mallia has the police, security drivers, the army, national security, and broadcasting, all under ‘his wings’ (and it is not known that he is addicted to Red Bull like his driver).
If Joseph Muscat tries to sack him, Don Mallia can execute a coup. Which is why he is effectively already the prime minister, with so much power under his control.
You are so damn right Daphne! Muscat has already done this thing of showing us his type of attitude – ‘issa tara kif se nisfidhom’ during the election of 2013 with Toni Blokka Silg Abela.