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Maltese politics

The question is, would you have voted for Lawrence Gonzi or Joseph Muscat if they were black Maltese citizens?

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Charles Sammut (on 16/11/08)
94% of black voters in the US voted for Obama.

I hope that answers your question.
Patricia Mifsud (on 16/11/08)
@ Ronnie Gauci

Don't you know any Maltese people who are genetically African but culturally Maltese? Are you saying that all those babies who have been adopted by Maltese nationals cannot or shouldn't run for office because of their skin colour? Are you including the Asian and South American babies as well? How about all the children born of mixed marriages? What makes you believe that skin colour is going to guarantee that a person has your values and expectations?
Chris ebejer (on 16/11/08)
Should Blacks are interested in a political carrier, Malta is not their seat, Africa needs them to improve its devastating situation.

Ronnie Gauci (on 16/11/08)
@ Joe Tanti

NO!! I want a Maltese person with my own values and expectations to be the Prime Minister of Malta not an African, they have their own continent which I have to say is not a small one plus it's one of the richest.
A. Muscat (on 16/11/08)

@ Joe Tanti,

You are asking Europeans not Americans? Right? The answer of your specific question is a BIG NO (Surveys across Europe, including Malta proves this)
Would Europeans countries give TAX PAYERS OF LEGAL BLACK AFRICAN MUSLIMS immigrants full political rights, including the right to contest? Here, the democratic deficit in Europe is crystal clear. This is the question that keeps Europe many decades backward in terms of immigration!
Patricia Mifsud (on 16/11/08)
I would hope that people look beyond skin colour and scrutinise a person's beliefs before voting for him/her!
George de Giorgio (on 16/11/08)
... a poem written in 2006 by an African kid:

When I born, I black
When I grow up, I black
When I go in Sun, I black
When I scared, I black
When I sick, I black
And when I die, I still black

And you white fellow
When you born, you pink
When you grow up, you white
When you go in sun, you red
When you cold, you blue
When you scared, you yellow
When you sick, you green
And when you die, you grey

And you calling me coloured?
Edward W Sant (on 16/11/08)
The answer is a deafening "Yes". Why should colour matter?

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