Crowd-funding to buy a Maltese passport for a migrant – I LOVE IT
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November 19, 2013 at 9:55am
Who is this Antoine Cassar? What a great move – starting off a crowd-funding project to buy a passport for a migrant from Manuel Mallia.
See the article in The Times (it’s premium content, though).
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http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20131119/local/activist-raising-funds-to-buy-passport-for-migrant.495397#.UosnlScueV5
At least now when the idiots get rolling with their usual ‘justification’ for the IIP that the evil GonziPN/BusutiilPN let so many blacks have Maltese citizenship (no, they don’t know how asylum works), we can now point out that it was their programme that allowed that to happen.
Isn’t there a better way to spend the inherent cost of paying Henley and partners at least Eur 70,000?
Reminds me of Barabbas at the Pontius Pilate scene in the Bible were one person will be freed.
With Pontius Pilate being played by Manuel Mallia
“Massive.”
is that all you can say? Massive!
For those who don’t have access to premium content:
Human rights activist embarks on ‘citizenship’ project – The Malta …
http://www.independent.com.mt › News
Meanwhile, oh look!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrtIDUMmnhQ
Will Henley make a few phone calls and get agreement amongst their partners to forgo their Euro 70,000 fee?
Brilliant, just tell me where to post the cheque.
Isn’t adoption a cheaper way? Can I adopt an adult person?
It’s a good idea as a stunt to draw attention to a ludicrous scheme, but I guess that’s all it is. A stunt.
How will the successful asylum seeker pass the due diligence tests as many of them arrive in Malta without any identification or papers of any kind?
If they cannot be identified and subsequent background checks done in the country of origin, I cannot see how this is going to work.
Unless of course, they apply due diligence a la Shiv Nair.
[Daphne – The asylum process involves just such background checks, Gary. Asylum claims need to be verified.]
You miss the entire point in such a MASSIVE way, Gary.
But it’s not a claim for asylum, but an application for citizenship.
Asylum seekers are identified. Refugee status is not granted randomly.
If the Community Chest Fund gives to this worthy cause, I might not hesitate to give my money to L-Istrina.
Peppi Azzopardi might dedicate an edition of Xarabank for this cause.
Grace Borg will be his guest of honour as the principal fundraiser.
Instead of donating to Strina, we can donate towards this venture.
Antoine Cassar is a poet and translator. A work of his is called Passaport, which specifically questions the nature of citizenship, country borders and national identity. A brilliant poet, and a very compassionate man.
He’s losing it, blaming the PN for having Labour in government. Rant, rave, where was I, rant rant.
http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/en/blogsdetails/blogs/The-pretence-of-having-admirable-beliefs-20131118
He does have an issue with shades of grey, very digital logic.
Perhaps L-Istrina can purchase a couple. I think it is a good idea – helping the poor and the helpless whilst contributing towards this poor country.
Born in London in 1978 to Maltese parents.
Works as a translator in Luxembourg.
Good article on why Louis Grech’s declaration is not enough
http://markanthonysammut.blogspot.com/2013/11/no-folks-secrecy-clause-is-not-yet-gone.html
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20131119/local/Drive-to-buy-passport-for-deserving-immigrant.495319#.UotyoH-9KSN
Antoine Cassar is a wonderful person. Incidentally he’s one of those AD voters you hate so much.
[Daphne – I don’t hate AD voters. I mock them for their refusal to understand that anything other than a vote against the Labour Party runs the risk of landing this country with a Labour government, the very one he is currently protesting against. In life, work, love, politics, whatever, if you don’t want something, you act to avoid it. You don’t leave matters to fate and wash your hands of the responsibility. That’s hardly the liberal way. That’s the Catholic religious way: “not my fault; I have nothing to do with it”. It might surprise you to know that I agree with many of AD’s views and policies. But I don’t agree with AD itself because it acts to divide the anti-Labour vote. Also, AD’s policies are not at odds with the PN’s. But AD’s founders and supporters are at odds with the PN for psychological/emotional reasons and not rational ones. And that’s why they say the PN and MLP are the same when they most evidently are not, at all. I think a Labour government is a disaster for Malta, so doing anything that helps put it into power is grossly irresponsible.]
Alex, who are you to speak on behalf of another person on the way he votes! Might be that since he does not live in Malta Lejber managed to get him scratched off the electoral register. Yes, Antoine is a wonderful person.
Daphne, “not my fault; I have nothing to do with it” is definitely not a Catholic religious way. If anything, it is more a liberal thing due to the simple fact that practicing Catholics must know their faults, accept themselves as being too weak without Him and His grace, and must confess their faults. On the other hand, liberal views are much more of, “there’s nothing wrong in that, therefore I’m not at fault”.
If your opinion on this is based on the story of Adam and Eve, it too don’t stick. That biblical story from the Genesis belongs to all Christendom, not just Catholics and as well as Jews.
[Daphne – No, George. My opinion is based on having been at – UNLIKE THE VAST MAJORITY OF PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY WHO THINK THEY KNOW MORE ABOUT CATHOLICISM THAN I DO – a Roman Catholic CONVENT school for 12 years. I take exception at being preached at by people who overlook this very obvious fact and assume that I must know nothing about a religion that was coming out of my ears by the end of it.]
Daphne,
I don’t see how the “not my fault; I have nothing to do with it” attitude is connected to liberalism or Catholicism. It is not even the attitude of any other religion or ideology I can think of. At least, there seems to be no evidence that it is.
I would agree, however, that it is a Maltese social trait. I am no sociologist but I suspect that it is connected to our colonial past. I am referring to the whole of our history not just the British period.
Hi Daphne. I never assumed you know nothing about Catholicism, nor was I preaching to you. I was merely pointing out the fact that the ‘not my fault’ attitude is a trait that many persons have irrespective of their religion. My perception of this, like yours is also based after spending 12 years in Catholic schools, catechism lessons and ‘tal -Muzew’. My perception is also formed after having worked for more than 20 years in multicultural environments. At the end of the day, a perception remains what it is, an opinion based on one’s personal knowledge and experience. So while I feel that it is unfair of you to attribute such a trait, specifically to the faith I follow, I do also understand that your personal experience and hence your perception. As the Maltese saying goes, “Mitt bniedem, mitt fehma”.
As for your blog, keep it up.
Daphne’s absolutely right about the Catholic “not my fault, I had nothing to do with it” attitude.
I know one such devout Catholic who was pleased with the outcome of the divorce referendum because although she had realised that there would be some poor souls who would benefit from divorce, at the same time she was also relieved that she had nothing to do with it because she had voted against, and thus not guilty. Warped.
B,
That’s not a very good application of inductive logic. In other words, you would conclude that since you saw 1, 2 or even 10 black swans, then all swans are black.
Except in this particular election, it was very clear that the Nationalist Party wasn’t going to get nearly as many votes as PL.
The second Labour announced they were planning to reduce taxes so heavily (irrespective of whether or not it was possible) they won they election, and by a landslide. That was more obvious than whether or not AD could have gotten a seat.
You can’t say it was wrong or illogical to vote AD knowing that they probably won’t make it when the same was true for PN.
[Daphne – Rubbish. The Nationalist Party can form a government. AD can never even get a seat. If AD politicians were honest brokers, they would join the Nationalist Party, which shares almost all their values and policies, and fight Labour, which is a direct and permanent threat to the core values both AD and the PN hold dear, starting with freedom of speech and civil liberties. Ask yourself this: why are people scared to speak when there is a Labour government, but have no problem screaming ‘shame on you’ at a Nationalist prime minister, to his face? Or calling him names and shrieking insults? It’s because they know, even if they won’t admit it, that Labour is not democratic.]
You don’t hate AD voters? What part of hate am I missing in “figures of hate”?
[Daphne – I don’t hate anyone, Alex. It’s not an emotion with which I am familiar, except at the receiving end. People irritate or annoy me, or I find them insufferable or ridiculous. That’s hardly hatred.]
The idea is brilliant in principle, but it does mean that hefty sums would go into the coffers of Henley & Partners in fees and commissions.
Perhaps they can forgo their commission and give the Government a special price.
Or maybe not, endless ramblings to test his readership’s response, not that it means anything.
‘…However, the PN has misread the situation in this case. Whether we agree or disagree, the PL is more open to business and more interested in the fast-track, and this reality is what concerns many in the business community. And the PL knows that at the very end of the day, it is affluence that will convince people to support them.
It is very much like that individual who (bafflingly) complained that the citizenship programme would shock our rock-solid financial services… as if the financial services were the Mecca of the Maria Gorettis and Mother Theresas of this world. I could say the same about the gaming industry in Malta…..’
That was this morning. Nasty financial services then, just like online casinos.
This afternoon,
http://www.maltarightnow.com/?module=news&at=%26%23379%3Bidiet+fenomenali+g%26%23295%3Bal%2Dli%26%23267%3Benzji+tal%2Dkumpaniji+fil%2Dqasam+finanzjarju&t=a&aid=99852289&cid=19
Such a coincidence.
Saviour could write how it feels to have agendas shafted up his daily.
love it
http://markanthonysammut.blogspot.com/2013/11/no-folks-secrecy-clause-is-not-yet-gone.html
http://antoinecassar.wordpress.com/2013/11/12/out-of-place-or-to-return-without-returning/