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Posted by Anne G:
On Sunday, Joseph came to my town preaching unity, shouting ‘Malta Taghna Lkoll’ every five minutes, and saying how he wants PN and PL supporters to celebrate together the national feasts of the Republic, Freedom Day and Independence Day.
And then in stark contrast yesterday, he sat there grinning smugly like a Cheshire cat while watching his marmalja shout ‘Shame on you’ at the man to whom they owe so much, including all the opportunities and education their parents never had under Mintoff and KMB.
If Joseph Muscat really wants to be a leader, he should lead by example and practise what he preaches. I would have expected no less than for him to calm the crowd and repeat what he said at the mass meeting.
It is one thing to preach unity from his podium, but unless it reaches the people, I’m afraid all we’re going to see come the 10th March is an unleashing of the collective hdura, pent-up lanzit, class hatred and resentment which has been bubbling and boiling beneath the surface for the past 15 years.
My hopes of seeing another Nationalist government in the next five years are close to zero, but I really really wish that whoever has decided to give Labour a chance will now see what this party they’ve chosen is truly about: lies to get into power, and nothing beyond that.
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The seriousness of change has to be taken in context of moving forward and not back in time. Sadly the electorate know nothing about change. Change for them means supporting a political party blindly as we do a football team.
Common sense was never common, and very few people can actually come to terms with the fact that their future hangs on a thread because they are choosing their idol and not a politician.
That’s right, Anne G. He would have shown some mettle had he stood up and asked the Labour crowd to calm down and stop insulting the prime minister.
But no, josephmuscatdotcom was enjoying every bit of it. If he condones such behaviour, he is certainly is no true leader.
Bejn il-kliem u l-fatti, hemm bahar jikkumbatti.
The disgruntled ‘Nationalists’ had better take note of what’s happening as after 9th March, there will be no turning back.
Why all this fatalism and resignation?
Why is everybody assuming that a JosephMuscat (the MLP does not exist anymore) victory is a foregone conclusion?
Do the Maltese change just for the sake of changing?
Are the Maltese people so stupid and or self-centred to vote in as prime minister such an inapt, incompetent and unbecoming person? Are we?
Uhfortunately for us all, yes !
A+, I haven’t given up – on the contrary. .. I’m making a bigger effort than ever to travel to Malta on the 9th and use my vote against these brainwashed numbskulls.
Not many people may have switched, but the ignorant have been overbreeding as they usually do. (Reverse Darwinism – look it up)
You’re right though, the resignation sounds worrying, though it’s a kind of healthy self preparation I guess.
The surveys are still showing a Labour Party advantage but the past electoral performances and results show that the Nationalist Party garners the trust of the Maltese. Ever since it was founded in 1880, the Nationalist party was elected 12 times out of 20 legislatures since self-government in 1921.
The Nationalist party formed an integral part of the political history of these islands for 130 years and was responsable for most of the political, economic and social successes achieved.
All this says a lot about the trust which all the Maltese have in this party and its successful political school of thought.
“My hopes of seeing another Nationalist government in the next five years are close to zero”. Aliex qed titkellem hekk daphne?? Ma naqbilx mieghek – jien perswaz li fl-ahhar mill-ahhar il-poplu qed jittendi kemm joseph muscat qed jipprova biss jidher sabih minn barra imma minn gewwa m’hemm xejn sustanza! u dan perswaz li l-poplu malti hu matur bizzejjed biex jaghraf dan kollu.
[Daphne – Aqra sew. Dak mhux jien ktibtu, imma xorta naqbel ma’ Anne.]
Muscat is just playing the part of a statesman. It does not come naturally but he constantly strives to project that image.
The first thing that comes to mind is the building of a film-set, with incredible nice facades with scaffolding, wood and all sorts of material to hold everything in place.
He speaks at mass meetings as if we are living through South African apartheid. His dramatic tone of voice, which he tries to copy from Fenech Adami, is a tone suitable for crises and very serious situations, but not for 2013, peace and prosperity.
One can fool people easily during a free ride down a slope. Cracks will emerge once he is through the test of time. As to Gonzi, his best is demostrated during a crisis. That is simply the basis for our choice come March the 9th.
In fact that’s what he did on Bondi+ the other day. What with the pre-studio make up and with the masquerading aplomb, he tried to project the image of a deeply intelligent and far seeing statesman.
I am amazed how the usually more than ordinarily capable Bondi did not manage to tear the mask off at the first opportunity that presented itself during the interview!
Was it a real mistake by Bondi?
Ma nahsibx li ghandna nkunu pessimisti – ghandna l-elementi kollha biex nirbhu l-elezzjoni li gejja. U perswaz li l-poplu Malti hu matur bizzejjed.
Jien perswaz minn haga wahda: l-MLP huwa dejjem il-partit tal-maggoranza. Il-PN irnexxielu jirbah biss meta sab rallying cause. Bhall-EU. Din id-darba mhemm xejn.
Il-Maltin mhumhiex voters razzjonali, izda emozzjonali. U l-emozzjonai qieghda fuq in-naha tal-MLP. Il-PN qed jipprezenta biss l-argument razzjonali ta’ “l-ahjar ghazla ghal futur sod.” Imma ohrajn qed jghidu: “Ejja naqilbu kollox ta’ taht fuq u ngibu bidla! Hej hej!”
Liema mill-messaggi jirbah fuq livell emozzjonali? It-tieni.
Il-poplu Malti mhux matur- dik hi l-problema.
Daphne do you actually think that the PN stand no chance of winning the election? Are the Maltatoday polls to be believed then? I for one am not that pessimistic. I think Labour’s campaign is slowly going down the drain.
Veru li kif ighidu t-tigrija sal-barkun, imma wisq nibza li din id-darba ma hemmx cans ghall-PN u l-gid kollu li sar intesa min xi whud u dan kollu ghal l-egoizmu li jezizti, dejjem fil-fehma tieghi.
Fl-10 ta’ Marzu ser nindunaw aktar mill-llum li kollox ghadu l-istess fl-MLP, taghna lkoll, taghna lkoll u jekk jibqa taghna lkoll.
U dak li ‘mhux taghna’ infarrkuh u neqirduh mid-dinja. Hekk ukoll lil min ‘mhux maghna’.
I can already foresee labour’s hordes rampaging on the trail of destruction of whatever, and whoever, appears to be decent and ‘sacred’ – and away with legality and, obviously, police protection for law-abiding quarters.
Has anybody stopped to think of last night’s arson attempt on Beppe Fenech Adami’s front door? We are really and truly going back to the Golden Years. Has he? Joseph os now studying how to cover up his lies. Big job -if not nearly impossible
Vera poplu bla mohh.
Mela l-bierah l-istudenti bdew jghajjtu ‘shame on you’ lill-persuna li tahom cans jistudjaw u qieghed ihallashom talli jitghallmu, fethilhom opportunitajiet f’Malta u fl-Ewropa kollha, filwaqt li capcpu lil min bghathom jiddejjnu, ghalqilhom il-kullegg li qieghdin jistudjaw fih u ghamel minn kollox biex jaghlaqhom fuq din in-naqra ta’ gzira.
Nerga’ nghid, vera poplu bla mohh.
I totally agree with Anne. For starters, never has the PN had such a weak campaign. Secondly, the people are so short-sighted that when you challenge them and ask them “change to what” they just look at you as though you asked them to explain a proposition by Wittgenstein.
No, the PN will lose and badly. The people are alienated, brain-washed, self-centred and suffering from ennui and, above all, the vibes I’m getting are the same of pre-1996 and, my parents say, pre-1971.
We’ll see. But I’m not deluding myself.
If Joseph Muscat is elected, not even a week will pass till we start hearing about the unbelievable ‘hofor’ that the PN government left behind.
Of course our promised ‘Utopia’ won’t be possible anymore.
This will be the sequel to the smiling charade and promises that we are being given now. The strategy remains the same, no more smiles then by our blue-eyed prime minister.
Well said, Jenny. That’s what I think too, but by then it will be too late and we’ll be lumped with Joseph.com warming the seat at Castille. But, if he gets there, it’s definitely not thanks to my and my family’s vote.
I am hopeful that more and more people come to their senses before the elections and that the PN wins.
The PL’s sheep’s mask is falling apart and we have begun to see the wolf underneath.