Look, it’s not SO bad. Yes and No are almost neck and neck.
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February 1, 2015 at 10:44pm
Though support for the No vote has declined considerably while support for the Yes vote has risen, they are now at par. Those ‘don’t knows’ are going to make or break it, even though they’re probably not ‘don’t knows’ at all but, as with general election surveys, ‘won’t says’.
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Common sense should prevail. No to spring hunting. Life is more beautiful without weapons.
And without hobbies, I suppose !
Depends on which hobbies, Eddy. If the hobbies are harmful to other people or the environment, they should be stopped. If, on the other hand, the hobbies are harmless, like your hobby of trolling the internet boards writing stupidities, then they are not at any risk.
Please note that trolling is not a hobby.
Don’t worry, Eddy, you’ll still be able to troll everyone on the internet. I guess it makes for a nice diversion from feeding the pigeons.
“Don’t worry, Eddy, you’ll still be able to troll everyone on the internet. I guess it makes for a nice diversion from feeding the pigeons.” , or waiting for those darn pills to be delivered directly to his door.
Il-hobby tieghi kien li naqta z-zigarella tal-pawerstejxins il-godda, Eddie. Tghid jkolli naqta d-delizzju?
Life would be so much nicer without fools like you, Privitera. Alas we are burdened. At least you do provide comic relief. You’re not wasted.
The word is trawling not trolling.
[Daphne – I believe Liberal actually did mean trolling, as in Eddy Privitera the internet troll who trolls the comments boards every hour: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=trolling ]
Eddy. Relax a bit. You can be a die hard, no matter what Laburist and still vote against hunting in Spring.
Muscat gave you a free vote, remember?
I think this looks bad. The No should be at around 75% – 80% , only if this was a normal and civilized country.
Unfortunately, this country is anything but. Mediocrity, selfishness and bad taste in all things rule supreme here.
Brilliant!
All it needs now is for Balzan to keep his trap shut and his mug out of shot.
There’s nothing brilliant about this result. It’s disastrous.
It shouldn’t be this hard to convince people who don’t hunt (the majority) to vote against hunting during the breeding season.
I think the No campaign has made little to no impact. In fact, I’m starting to wonder whether it’s still alive. A flurry of activity the first couple of days aside, I have seen very little since.
They’re only just ticking on Twitter and Facebook, where they’re preaching to the choir anyway.
Outside of that, they’re nowhere.
Nice people and all, bar Saviour Balzan, but what a shambles.
It is good for Madam President to show her views in public on the issues of life and abortion. Likewise she also has to show her views on the conservation of species and hunting in spring.
Well said
It’s all Busuttil’s fault. He should have declared his true intention and not try to emulate Muscat. This is not who will get the most votes.
If Simon Busuttil had said that he would vote NO it would have become a political issue, this way it should not.
Hunting IS a political issue, as it should be.
We’ve been over this countless times, so I’m not about to restart the discussion on how the Nationalist core vote will vote.
I do however note one remarkable thing: the core vote has shrunk, and the “neutrals”, as Charles Flores calls them, are on the rise. How else can you explain that 38% support for the No vote?
Take away the AD voters and you’re still left with around 25-30% of voters who are prepared to defy their party leader.
That eats into what was previously the core vote.
I say it’s time for that third party.
The newspapers who have all claimed to support the “no” camp should run front page adverts every day until the referendum with slogans to dispel the myths being dispersed by FKNK.
Simple, straight statements in both Maltese and English such as:
It is not true that hunting is permitted in other countries in the EU.Vote NO to Spring hunting.
Hunting is not a right. It is a hobby that infringes on your rights. Vote NO to Spring hunting.
It is not true that other hobbies are under threat.Vote NO to Spring hunting.
Malta is the only place in the EU were birds are shot when they are nesting.Vote NO to Spring hunting.
Even hunters should vote NO otherwise there won’t even be birds to shoot at in autumn. Vote NO to Spring hunting.
Get back the countryside in spring. Go for walks with your families in peace without the risk of being attacked or even shot. Vote NO to Spring hunting.
Jekk jirbhu l-IVA, ezempju car ta’ kif minoranza ta’ 3 elef ruh kollox irnexxielha timmanipula socjeta shieha b’kelma ta’ bniedem wiehed.
Hunting is the only Maltese hobby where one is ‘traditionally’ threatened with a gun for getting too close to a hunter’s hide.
I’m in favour of letting hunters enjoy their “hobby” in the traditional way, i.e. with bows and arrows , or with the “zbandola”.
Why are we always split right down the middle? Why are our elections and referenda always so close? This time there aren’t the political parties involved so is it just our nature?
The answer is simple. The overwhelming majority cannot think for themselves.
Since the NO percentage at 38% is considerably less than the minimum 50% required for the referendum to be valid, FKNK might opt to instruct those who want to maintain the status quo to abstain rather than vote yes.
In that way, the votes of those who would not have voted anyway for lack of interest, or those who are abroad or sick or whatever — of which there is a not negligible percentage in each plebiscite — would count in the hunters’ favour.
[Daphne – I don’t think you’ve understood the 50% requirement for validity. The requirement is that at least 50% + 1 of electors must vote in the referendum for the result, whatever the result, to be valid. If turn-out is lower than 50% + 1 of electors, then the referendum result is not valid.]
The fifty-fifty divide is practically the same as in most local general elections even though the political leaders of the two main parties have both dropped broad hints to their followers to vote “yes” so as to appease the voracious hunters.
This is rather surprising.considering that on most issues
the Maltese electorate behaves like a decerebrate cock lacking a brain with which to think and to form a logical independent opinion. Had this happened for the proposed referendum the result would have been a resounding almost 100% “Yes” in favour of hunting in spring.
Thank God for the small mercy that practically half the Maltese voters intend to ignore the joint preference expressed by the leaders of both main political parties.
Maybe the “NO” has a chance after all. My guess and my hope is that the “don’t know” and “the will not say” will mostly go for NO.