Standards in freefall: this is a real, undoctored photograph

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1. Hogan Hero says:

   February 15, 2015 at 10:37 am

   The Great Siege of Malta II – The Revenge.

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2. Don Camillo says:

   February 15, 2015 at 1:42 pm

   This is one of the main zones in the Capital City of Culture and not some parish bazaar.

   Missing are bigilla and mqaret booths. What sort of degenerative eyesight disease are the permitting authorities afflicted of?

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3. Joseph Caruana says:

   February 15, 2015 at 2:02 pm

   I think the statue should be removed.

   La Vallette looks more like a mannequin wearing a dolly dress. Is this how the Order of St. John would have put forward a portrait of one of their leaders? This is a hero who lashed out the Arab Order, is still how to represent a great leader? Think Napoleon, Alexander the Great.

   No.

   Back to Malta. Think Castille, does the statue matches the architectural power of Castille’s facade shouting at the view?

   I guess not.

   The space would not end up being used for such activities.

   Can we imagine such hawkers or monti stalls in front of Castille? Or in the courtyard of the Grandmaster’s Palace? I guess not. Since both buildings are a symbol of power. Symbols to where the ordinary Maltese have been doped to bow down to who’s the occupant in-residence, both in the past and sadly, even today.

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4. C Falzon says:

   February 15, 2015 at 4:08 pm

   Do they actually apply for and get a permit or are they squatting there and being tolerated?

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