The signs were always present and visible. In many cases the evidence too.

It is the maturity of the Maltese electorate in general, if we get that far, that is coming at a high cost.

That they twisted the truth, we knew.

That lying was the norm for Joseph Muscat, he said himself before the nation.

That they were directly involved in drugs and use technicalities to get off the hook, we knew.

That they intended only working with Taghna Lkoll, we knew.

That the granting of the tender to the Gasol, Electrogas Siemens (HSBC, BNP etc.) consortium was a done deal, we knew and we know.

That voters were courted, with favours for votes, methodically and systematically, we knew.

That they hounded, pre-election, with intent and misconstruction, we knew and we know.

That they totally misrepresented their electoral mandate, we know.

Democracy was not even present en route to ballot box, let alone afterwards.

And yet, what checks exist for what is happening?

Isn’t there a huge failing of the system – right before us – if this is allowed to happen and persist?

Is there nothing upholding a sane state of affairs that is guaranteed by the Constitution?

Is this right, in this day and age, and in a European Country?

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I have been thinking about the tolerance levels and non-resignation of ministers.

And this is where the real specific value of JPO and Franco Debono to the Labour Party lay.

There was no catch 22 situation for the NP in Government. With such traitors in their midst, the situation called for their immediate resignation, with no exception. Once the electorate witnessed the NP tolerate any such behaviour over any extended term, the scene was set for the tolerance levels to be stretched for any future scenario.

When they say:

“Man’s mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions”

this counts in the negative as well as in the positive.

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It’s going to take a hell of a lot of time for a tolerance readjustment to manifest desperation levels with this state of affairs.

Anyone who is just under 60 in 8 years time is going to have had half of that time ruined by Labour, and the rest of the time recovering from the damage.

It’s all proportionate to exposure, but the truth is that every taxpayer – and every child of that taxpayer – is exposed.

You mean thank God for DCG.

You don’t make much sense, Jozef, but I’ll forgive you that.

As for your ‘Twin Towers’ comment, as Einstein once said, “condemnation without investigation is the height of ignorance.” Keep that in mind to avoid making a fool of yourself with people in the know.

Fl-opinjoni tiegħi l-għarukaża mhix l-istqarrija li għamel dwar li l-qassisin jafu minfejn għandhom jgħaddu. Ejja ma ninħbewx wara subgħajna u nammettu li għalkemm il-Knisja tilfet ħafna mill-influwenza tagħha fuq in-nies, xorta taf x’għandha tagħmel u ‘minfejn għandha tgħaddi’ biex tkun influwenti fil-kurituri tal-poter.

Fih innifsu dan ma naħsibx li hu ħażin sakemm din l-influwenza ma tkunx abbużata biex tgħatti l-verita’ jew taħbi xturha — biċċa xogħol delikata mhux ftit.

Biex niġi għall-punt, l-għarukaża l-kbira ta’ xi ħadd bħal Patri Mark, li jridha tal-verġni w pur fejn tidħol it-tmexxija tal-Knisja, hi li hu kien parti konxja (anke jekk skond hu mhux direttament attiva) f’din il-bawxata biex jinxtara s-silenzju tal-(allegata) vittma ta’ abbuż minn ministru tal-istess Knisja li hu parti minnha. .