Comments on: What hope is there when people can’t distinguish between 36,000 and 36,000,000? https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2015/03/what-hope-is-there-when-people-cant-distinguish-between-36000-and-36000000/ Daphne Caruana Galizia is a journalist working in Malta. Tue, 17 Mar 2015 12:38:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.6 By: M Borg https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2015/03/what-hope-is-there-when-people-cant-distinguish-between-36000-and-36000000/#comment-3035323 Tue, 17 Mar 2015 12:38:00 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=60879#comment-3035323 In reply to Jack Bean.

No, it’s the difference between statesmen and unscrupulous politicians.

The former engaging in politics with a conscience versus the latter pursuing a career in vote collecting and corruption.

]]> By: Jack Bean https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2015/03/what-hope-is-there-when-people-cant-distinguish-between-36000-and-36000000/#comment-3035297 Tue, 17 Mar 2015 10:33:00 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=60879#comment-3035297 Is that the difference between ‘true statesmen’ and just ‘statesmen’?

True statesman = number of votes gained.

Simple statesmen = those who have the public good at heart.

]]> By: Ħasil tal-Moħħ https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2015/03/what-hope-is-there-when-people-cant-distinguish-between-36000-and-36000000/#comment-3035203 Sun, 15 Mar 2015 21:34:00 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=60879#comment-3035203 L-aqwa li s-Salvatur seraq lin-nies biex ta lil ‘fqir’; imma l-villel li kellu u r-rigali li qala’ żammhom għalih biex gawdewhom il-werrieta, ma biegħhomx biex jibni housing-estate oħra għal proletarjati li kienu joqtlu għalih.

‘Joseph kompla fejn ħalla Mintoff’; veru għax it-tnejn serqu/qed jisraq mill-poplu biex idaħħlu f’buthom.

]]> By: J Sammut https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2015/03/what-hope-is-there-when-people-cant-distinguish-between-36000-and-36000000/#comment-3035199 Sun, 15 Mar 2015 21:23:00 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=60879#comment-3035199 http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20140413/local/-It-felt-like-blades-slashing-my-eyes-.514701

http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20140609/local/-Brilliant-white-canopy-link-to-Muscat-blinding-.522548

This time round, after the Żurrieq meeting, we won’t see a full blown investigation leading us to no conclusions.

]]> By: Lara https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2015/03/what-hope-is-there-when-people-cant-distinguish-between-36000-and-36000000/#comment-3035164 Sun, 15 Mar 2015 17:58:00 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=60879#comment-3035164 A perfect leader cult follower, multiple challenges except for the adulation department which is firing on all cylinders.

The only great thing about Joseph Muscat is that he realized that there are enough of these to sustain his lies and believe his promises.

]]> By: Bert Gauci https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2015/03/what-hope-is-there-when-people-cant-distinguish-between-36000-and-36000000/#comment-3035160 Sun, 15 Mar 2015 17:26:00 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=60879#comment-3035160 Did China vote?

]]> By: thealley https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2015/03/what-hope-is-there-when-people-cant-distinguish-between-36000-and-36000000/#comment-3035153 Sun, 15 Mar 2015 16:34:00 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=60879#comment-3035153 Maybe he’s using binary not decimal

]]> By: tinnat https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2015/03/what-hope-is-there-when-people-cant-distinguish-between-36000-and-36000000/#comment-3035152 Sun, 15 Mar 2015 16:16:00 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=60879#comment-3035152 I have been blocked from following Joseph Muscat on Twitter. So much for democracy and free speech.

At any rate, he has just retweeted an interesting photo of himself and Chris Cardona. If only photos could speak.

]]> By: saggio https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2015/03/what-hope-is-there-when-people-cant-distinguish-between-36000-and-36000000/#comment-3035151 Sun, 15 Mar 2015 16:15:00 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=60879#comment-3035151 Li kieku tigbidlu l-attenzjoni fuq ic-cifra probabbli jirrispondi, ‘u iva mhux xorta’.

]]> By: Observer https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2015/03/what-hope-is-there-when-people-cant-distinguish-between-36000-and-36000000/#comment-3035148 Sun, 15 Mar 2015 15:22:00 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=60879#comment-3035148 Hate to repeat myself – even on the obvious – but:”X’ma jitlax il-Labour”.

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