Female PM? Only if she's straight, white and Catholic!

R. M.

Nov 27th 2009, 18:59

"to think you are better due to race is unaceptable..in history the european whites are the worst race..taking over countries etc" Unacceptable to judge by race, but whites are worst?!? Get your thoughts aligned. Taking over countries is not race specific. Here's a hint, Shaka, nevermind what might have happened if he had boats. Endless examples, silly comment.

adrian aquilina

Nov 26th 2009, 20:57

mr k.vella, you are one of the only person with a brain..all colours are equal,all genders are equal,religious or not we are equal,human animal or non human animal we are equal and all deserve respect...to think you are better due to race is unaceptable..in history the european whites are the worst race..taking over countries etc....the world is not owned by anyone but is for all..racism,division is a nasty thing

Sarah Bonello

Nov 15th 2009, 20:50

I think it is wise to conclude my discussion here. I got your point, you got mine.

K Vella

Nov 15th 2009, 20:23

One final point, and this is my main bone of contention: given the choice between OPTION 1 a capable black leader who is non-religious but is capable of moving our land into a new era of economic and social prosperity away from partisan politics, a leader capable of bringing forth our real values of hard work, discipline, and generosity OPTION 2 an imbecile government (red or blue, they amount to the same thing) which is intent on personal power building, nepotism, nichism, and personal gain, whom would you choose?

Irrespective of our differences, I believe you to be a lady who loves her country and would like our nation to be prosperous and happy without the outflux of good people who are fleeing our shores because of the deep greed, ignorance and selfishness that has become so endemic in our society.

K Vella

Nov 15th 2009, 19:57

Most Maltese are xenophobic, and prejudiced against all those who do not confirm to what is a concept of a "standard" Maltese. The meaning of "alternative" is "another" not THE only one as you are implying. I am not imposing my beliefs on anyone. I am arguing my beliefs: do not superimpose your own feelings at me. I am arguing a humanist and empathetic position rather than one which is grounded in racism and xenophobia. I always accepted that there are different races. I said that the races emerged from a single stock which later adapted to their environment accordingly. You ignored the evidence I gave you. I relish differences: have Chinese, Maltese, Brazilians, Iranian, Zulu, German friends etc. We are culturally and racially different. To call me racist means that you haven't understood what I said. Grouping Arabs as Mediterranean is not precise. They are Arabs as distinct from other Mediterranean cultures (e.g., Egyptian, Greek, Roman). Also, NO, Maltese do not only have S European blood, the Normans are not S European. Please argue with your mind and fact rather than common sense science. Also, culture and race do not necessarily go together as I have already said.

Sarah Bonello

Nov 15th 2009, 18:43

3. "Oh you forgot Arabs in your Maltese ethnicity equation"

Who do you think i am referring to when i say Mediterraneans ? You might be a racist if you where thinking only Southern Europeans qualify as mediterraneans right ? The Arabs and the Berbers are not much less. In fact you might find it difficult to distinguish between an arab and a southern european, but if you put a Nigerian/Chinese into the Equation than you'll see the difference, even Culturally of course.

I hold to the obviuos Fact, that The Maltese are a mix of Mediterranean and European Stock. And there is nothing wrong with that !

Sarah Bonello

Nov 15th 2009, 18:39

@ K Vella

1. "it is only they exist because the outflux of humanity moved accordingly and mankind evolved to adapt to its environment"

Got the point, just keep believing what you have said below :

"Fact: the present stock of humanity descends from black African genes: meaning we are all descendants of black people"

2. "Fourthly, my opinion is an alternative to an otherwise xenophobic nation"

What xenophobic nation ? It is people like you who want to impose the Modern Multiracial society on us and NOT vice versa, we are on the defensive here ! You cannot accept THE OBVIOUS FACT that the Maltese have Racial Characteristics which distinguish them from other races. That you can distinguish a Maltese from a Chinese from a Nigerian you view as something wrong, why ? You want to eliminate the Racial Characteristic form the equation, as if the way we look, our physicial characteristics and features and hereditary traits and ancestry has nothing to do with the Maltese National Identity.

Even our Historic Figures look Caucasoid. Why ? All works of art inside our churches is Racist according to you right ?

K Vella

Nov 15th 2009, 16:36

@Sarah Bonello
First of all common sense, does not make it science. That is a popular and narrow view - casual observation is not scientific evidence. Secondly, theories are believed and subsequently tested through hypothesis. A hypothesis is an expectation. The material I sent you are NOT just expectations. There is sufficient evidence to substantiate the hypothesis. This does not mean that there aren't racial differences: it is only they exist because the outflux of humanity moved accordingly and mankind evolved to adapt to its environment. Thirdly, do not base yourself on Wikipedia but read before forming an opinion (see 1 above). Fourthly, my opinion is an alternative to an otherwise xenophobic nation who would never except someone in the leader's chair who might be capable but not of the right colour of skin or race. This, whichever way you term it, is racism. There is nothing inherently wrong in wanting a Maltese in power as long as they are capable. My argument is that if a black/lesbian/atheist is better then I would go for her. You are saying, never because she isn't the right colour, ethnic origin, sexual/religious orientation. Oh you forgot Arabs in your Maltese ethnicity equation.

Sarah Bonello

Nov 15th 2009, 13:31

@ K Vella

"You have circumvented all my arguments with nonsense"

Neither you are hardly answering any questions but insisting on portraying your own views according to what hypothesis you prefer to believe. The only nonsense here is the fact that you think that what you say is right, and all i said is Nonsense. Much of what i said is Common sense and NATURE proves it. You have just to look around you. You spot the difference easily.

I will get back to my first point, on track of the topic. There is NOTHING wrong in The Maltese wanting a "White" PM because they are "white" themselves (and please do not play the skin colour card because it is irrelevant - the maltese are a mix of mediterranean and european stock). A Maltese can be Easily distinguished from a Nigerian or a Chinese because his racial characteristics are miles apart, and do not get me started with culture (look at the USA). What is the problem in wanting a Prime Minister who is ethnically Maltese ? afterall it is our prime minister representing us, not China or Nigeria.

K Vella

Nov 14th 2009, 22:28

@ Sarah Bonello

What does culture have to do with racial evolution. If you stick a racial Nigerian baby into Sweden, he will become culturally Swedish as culture is a socially LEARNED and conditioned not genetically imposed phenomenon. This is fact and I cannot understand why you continue basing your arguments on Wikipedia. Please, first read the books and material I suggested, then you can form a real opinion and have a real discussion. You have circumvented all my arguments with nonsense. Plus you haven't answered my original questions. You are choosing only those sentences that please you. Oh if you want to know who says that culture is a learned phenomenon, I'll give you material on that too...

Sarah Bonello

Nov 14th 2009, 20:20

@ K Vella

"The evidence is there, you just need to read"

Read what ? Everyone reads the hypothesis they feel comfortable believing.

"are black because of millions of years (evolution) living in the climatic conditions warranting suck changes"

millions of years living in those climate conditions ?

Skin color is irrlevant. You can paint a Nigerian skin in White and his hair in blonde. That will not make him a Swedish neither Physically (skull and facial characteristics) and neither Psychologically. The point is that Races exist and differences between them are a reality. I do not know why people are afraid of this ???

Simple Example with Common Sense :

The Average Nigerian is Physically in terms of Strength and Built, much superior to the average Chinese ! These races can never be equal no matter how much some people try to bridge the difference. Even their sexual organs (according to u - its the environment). That is a Fact which you can see.

The Average Nigerian way of thinking and his "civilization" is different to the Chinese way of thinking and civilization. Facts not hypothesis.

K Vella

Nov 13th 2009, 17:27

@ K. Vella First of all, I gave you the first book he wrote about the subject for you to look at. Secondly parts are hypothetical but the part about our origin from a single stock (DNA testing) is tested and proved with the available evidence. Thirdly, surely you haven't read all the books and Oppenheimer's materials on the matter in one day). Fourthly, please don't base your argument against me by reading the back flap of a book or wikipedia (which is a free for all so everyone can write what they want). The evidence is there, you just need to read. People are not genetically different as you are implying: in fact there is scientific evidence that refutes what you are saying. Inter-relationship and facial features are different because of an evolutionary (Darwinian) need to adapt to one's environment. Black people (black because they have highest concentrations of tanine in their genetic structure) are black because of millions of years (evolution) living in the climatic conditions warranting suck changes; certain Arabs have extremely long eye lashes because of desert conditions, etc etc. Sticks and stones...

Joe Xuereb

Nov 13th 2009, 11:58

Surveying Maltese people and gauging their levels of sexism, racism, homophobia, mysogyny etc. is futule and irrelevant seeing that the PN has been in power for twenty years and looks likely to stay another twenty.
I recently read somewhere that smoking among the young is on the increase. I think it would be more useful for Malta to do its own survey and find out if smoking among the young in Malta is on the increase, and if so, why. Also, alcohol consumption, and why. And equally important, the use of contraceptives, or lack of them, and again, why. The results of such a survey would, hopefully, take the temperature of where Maltese society is heading.

Christian Sciberras

Nov 13th 2009, 11:28

@T.gauci - Except that you are talking about a 1 (Malta) to 1 million (US) scale. This does not make any statistical or logical sense.

Joe Xuereb

Nov 12th 2009, 22:25

@ K. Vella. Thanks for your kind words. I have learned that life is NOT a bowl of cherries. The key is integrity, justice and knowing (and accepting) oneself and one's limitations. The rest, the best, follows.
Some Maltese who moved abroad, but not all, do get to view life differently. Their comments are merely an opinion. They are not arrogant. They do not comment to change things. No need to get all defensive and claim that everything in Malta is fine when it obviously isn't.
Malta is small but that is immaterial. A country's best resource are its people. Maltese people as a nation are no better or worse than any other. But perfect it is not. In my opinion - note the words - what is needed is for people anywhere to identify what could be changed and improved and work to bring about those changes. Malta's small size could in fact work in its favour if anything.
Living abroad can be fine but life is never a piece of cake wherever one lives. So please don't be too hard on us, living as we are so deprived of Maltese light, in its uniqueness. Ask the painters.

Sarah Bonello

Nov 12th 2009, 22:19

@ K. Vella

What are you pointing at are NOT facts but hypothesis (that book you mentioned is a hypothesis). You still haven't directed us to a single research of Scientific Evidence which backs your claim below :

"Fact: the present stock of humanity descends from black African genes: meaning we are all descendants of black people"

This is not a fact. what black genes ?

And how are you so sure that the skin colour of these first people we descended from was black ? because you are making a hypotheses according to the location ?

May i remind you that if the world was really multiracial like you are saying, then the major races would have mixed themselves already long time ago, and there would be no present racial characteristics. We would all look more or less similar in our physical traits.

However (hint hint) we can clearly make a difference between a chinese, a swedish, a nigerian, and a native american. Guess why ? That is why the people living in Asia are different than the people living in Europe who are different than the people living in Congo or Nigeria.

T.gauci

Nov 12th 2009, 22:19

@C.Portelli

Malta might be racist but it's nothing compared to united states and other countries with multi culture problems. they beat you up and even kill you in other countries.

C.Portelli

Nov 12th 2009, 21:08

@ C.Zammit

No way to reason or discuss with someone like you! Maltese lately are acting like racists wether you agree or not is not my problem....not all maltese ofcourse...cause I am maltese and am no a racist at all...am open to all nations ...any colour any religion any sex orientation...does not scare me ....wishing all the best to Malta is nothing wrong ...in some aspects Malta is drowning or maybe I know Malta better than yourself living there???
Am often in Malta ..the fact that I do not live there does not mean I abbondoned my country...so please read well what I wrote and what I meant...and start by not hating your own co citizens who for some reason live abroad!!!! To those maltese who are still racists I say... the world is one and very small so enough with racismmmmm....and viva Malta and the clever Maltesers who look always ahead and wish Malta to be a better place .

A.Borg

Nov 12th 2009, 20:48

Intant Iceland semmejt!!!

This was the worst country that was hit by the recession, in fact it went bankrupt!! So it means that I do have an argument after all...WISE GUY!!

Also do I have a right for an opinion or NO??

John Lauri

Nov 12th 2009, 20:22

@ A Borg

Your quote " cannot agree if she is gay, she will be competent as a PM. The simple reason is they are most of the time fighting for their rights, and flaunting. No hurt, but you know it is true."

Which naive, make-believe world do you live in ? We have plenty of MPs in the country I live in, within the EU, who do NOT spend most of "the time fighting for their rights, and flaunting". As you so eloquently put it ! They spend most of the time, running the country !

Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, the prime minister of Iceland (a european country) is openly lesbian and lives in the official government residence with her same-sex partner. As it so happens, Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir is the best prime minister Iceland has had in over a decade. I do not ever recall her either spending most of the time fighting for "our" rights, nor flaunting.

John Lauri

Nov 12th 2009, 19:52

@ C Zammit.

'If you don't like it you have the right to change it - Which part of that very simple statement, do you not understand ?

IT IS A FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHT ACCORDED TO ALL AND THE VERY ESSENCE OF A DEMOCRACY - THE RIGHT TO CHANGE !

There again, I am not sure as to whether you fully understand the concept of "Human Right" and "Democracy".

John Lauri

Nov 12th 2009, 19:48

@ C Zammit.

Your quote "Once agian if you do not like it pack and leave".

Is this your only argument to those of us who are not in agreement with you ? You keep repeating this statement time and again, which is becoming a trifle boring.

You want to argue something, argue with fact or with intelligent reasoning, not with "Once agian if you do not like it pack and leave !" It is the weak argument of a person clutching at straws... but there again, it does not surprise me, when I read your inconsistent and incoherent arguments.

John Lauri

Nov 12th 2009, 19:43

@ C Zammit.

Once again, you come across a hysterical, with such statements : You honestly think, all is right in Malta ? If so, then wake up and smell the odours of reality, for they are quite pungent ! It take a large dose of naivety, to think that Malta is so Utopic.

The voices in Malta against censorship, against racsim, and those wanting divorce and cohabitation rights to name just a few, are becoming louder each day. Comes the next election, which will bring a change of government, you will be in for a deep shock, because the tide of change will sweep the islands like a tsunami ! Perhaps then it will be time for you to leave, as you so keep asking the rest of us to do !!! However, you will find every other society within Europe to be far more progressive, liberal and tolerant, than you could cope with... so I guess you will be in quandry then !

A.Borg

Nov 12th 2009, 19:13

I cannot agree if she is gay, she will be competent as a PM. The simple reason is they are most of the time fighting for their rights, and flaunting. No hurt, but you know it is true.

As for religion, Yes a Muslim is not sufficient, for another simple reason that they discriminate between men & women!!

For colour it does not make a difference.

C.Zammit

Nov 12th 2009, 19:03

C.Portelli -- We don't need people like you to wish us all the best. Malta is not a racist country. We don't have hate crime at least like other countries. We are not racist but had enough of people like you trying to change us! We don't need that! Like I said to Mr.Lauri we don't need Maltese nationals living abroad telling us what we should do! Now that you have left enjoy the country you are living in!

C.Zammit

Nov 12th 2009, 18:28

John Lauri -- Who do you think you are! 'If you don't like it you have the right to change it" Who said that how things are in Malta are not right! Once agian if you do not like it pack and leave! I can assure you that the majority of Maltese people like the way things are in Malta. Inti bravu hafna ghax Malti ta Barra. You think you know it all! Leave us alone will you!!!

C.Portelli

Nov 12th 2009, 17:45

I am white, straight and was made catholic, but am not able to lead a country! If a lady like me, but not white, not straight and not catholic, BUT a good leader is able to make te country make progress and go ahead WHY NOT a PM ?
Sounds so immature that this sort of survey has been carried out, disgusting, asking such questions!!! If there is a lady out there no matter what her skin is tanned or white wether les or straight, wether a muslim or catholic if she is honest and able to lead a country she should be given the chance!!!
Non of those 3 qualities are important, ABILITY TO LEAD AND BE HONEST would be a must !!! I live abroad and am sorry to see my MALTA always more racistttttttt....a pity !!! Wish Malta always the best !!!

T.gauci

Nov 12th 2009, 16:51

@FRANK MERCIECA

i said in whole Europe.

Joe Borg

Nov 12th 2009, 15:22

No wonder we're so backwards. Ugh. Racism, sexism AND religion, can't get any worse.

John Lauri

Nov 12th 2009, 15:20

@ C Zammit

Your quote . " there are the many maltese which are leaving Malta to live in Britain they can continue to do so! If they don't like it they are free to leave just like you did! "

What is about you lot in Malta that you keep saying if you do not like it, you are free to leave. That is pure and sheer arrogance !

You have obviously not heard of the basic human right of, IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO CHANGE IT ????????? This is what happens in democracies, correcting what is not right and putting in legislation where inequalites and injustices are put right, THROUGH CHANGE !

CHANGE IS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF EVOULTION AND PROGRESSION.

You do NOT own Malta. I am equally a Maltese citizen like you, and I have the right to demand change, where I see fit ! Live with that ! You have no right to decide who I should marry, I have the right to marry a member of my own sex and I HAVE ! Likewise, I have no right to stop you going to your church !

John Lauri

Nov 12th 2009, 15:03

@ C Zammit.

You keep coming across as very inconsistent in your statements. You are like the kettle trying to call the pot, black. Understood ?

Kurt Mifsud

Nov 12th 2009, 15:01

@C.Zammit

U mbilli Malta suppost l-iktar pajjiz kattoliku fid-dinja... evalwa... l-iktar pajjiz li hawn dagha, ipokrezija, ghira, mibeghda, etc. Imma l-aqwa li taghmel present fuq il-bank nhar ta hadd u titfa xi haga fil-qoffa

Manuel Degorgio

Nov 12th 2009, 13:35

"The whole world is controlled by the wicked one" said the Lord. "The world will hate you like it hated me".How true his words ring today.

This world he promised would end, it will even without his intervention because with all this sexual perversion and political corruption it is flushing itself down the toilet.

C.Zammit

Nov 12th 2009, 13:11

@ Jhon Lauri -- If you want to beleive God does not exsists its up to you!! But you don't have the right to tell me or try to impose that he does not exsist! Also may i tell you again I am not an extreme catholic as I have some views against the catholic church! If your happy living in london continue to enjoy it & if there are the many maltese which are leaving Malta to live in Britain they can continue to do so! If they don't like it they are free to leave just like you did! One thing don't try to impose your ideas on Malta & other maltese. I have nothing against the british as I too have relatives who live in England , NewZeland & Australian like many other maltese people have! Lough at me as much as you like as your free to do so but this continues to show your arrogance towards other peoples opinions! You Maltese that live abroad seem to know it all as you have become so open minded !

J.Borg

Nov 12th 2009, 13:08

How pathetic can we be.......what's wrong if an elected prime minister is gay or lesbian. As long as he does his job well for the good of the country it doesn't matter.
Then we say that we are christians......christians my foot.....

Joe Fenech

Nov 12th 2009, 13:07

Does one necessarily have to have a gay, black, Muslim woman wrapped in a burka to be a modern European? Is this what the EU wants?

M Bagley

Nov 12th 2009, 13:06

For the life of me I cannot understand why people posting their comments here insist that their are countries, Northern or whatever, which have no values? Get a life and give us a break!

K Vella

Nov 12th 2009, 13:00

@ John Spiteri Cornish/Joe Xuereb/J Mercieca: I am not gay BUT I support your FULL HUMAN rights because we are all equal under the law and, despite being agnostic, under God. Mr Xuereb, I am sorry that you have been a persona non grata in your family and I am sure that hurts. The island does however have a small section of people who are receptive to the plights of homosexuals and the need to treat people with equality and humanely. I am sorry for this kind of words as if you are a marginalised abnormal lot. You are not. The same thing happened with the suffragette movement

All the rest of the homophobes/African haters (surprisingly no one speaks of white people working illegally in Malta), listen to your Christ who preached compassion and brotherly love: love thy neighbour as yourself. Christ lived with criminals and prostitutes, accepting them and loving them unconditionally. You believe he died on the cross for that: shouldn't we by that logic support those who are treated unfairly by the inadequacies of the law and our law makers who fail to take action lest they lose votes. Malta, it's wake up time!

C.Zammit

Nov 12th 2009, 12:50

@ John Lauri -- You laugh at people who have different views from the ones you have!! Because we are living in a society that If you don't accept every "modern idea" you are narrow minded & stupid! Don't tell me that socialists don't defend gays and illegal immigrants. Look at Greece he gave them the right to vote(immigrants)! Going back to the argument we are living in a one sided world. Just look @ the media , pop stars , modern rock stars who most of them I hate so much! They all talk in favour of Gays , Immigrants & other minorities. You can't have a view against a Gay or immigrant! Yet once agian I say that I hate people who insult or commit violence against minorities!

C.Zammit

Nov 12th 2009, 12:24

@ Clifford - For sure God created you.I don't believe no one else does! If your Gay I have nothing against living your life. You can never compare your self to a normal couple (Man& a Woman). I am aware too that we have Gay people around! I fully condem violence or and other hate language to Gay people! I have a life and happy living it for your info & am in a happy relationship my self! Of course say God so many times does not make you a good person. But trying your best to keep the values he gave us!

John Lauri

Nov 12th 2009, 12:17

@ C Zammit.

Yoru quote : "All countries you mentioned are not very strong in their values & and most of these laws are passed by socialist goverments! You can't excpect any better from socialists ".

If you were not taking yourself so seriously with these arguments, I would be laughing hysterically. There again I am now laughing hysterically!

Ooohh, I forgot, let's blame the Socialists for all the problem we have in Europe ... and the rest of the world for that matter. It certainly looks like that way, according to your point of view

Do we sense hysteria coming across once again, anybody ?

John Lauri

Nov 12th 2009, 12:11

@ C Zammit.

As you say, you are not an extreme catholic.... You are just unable to live in a democratic society where even minorities have the exact same rights as the majority !

C.Zammit

Nov 12th 2009, 12:04

cont.. against the catholic church! nothing to do with it as what i am going to mention is only entertainment as I listen to extreme heavy metal music which many times can be anti-christian / clerical. This does not mean I want to be like them just because they feel they are doing something modern in a modern world!

C.Zammit

Nov 12th 2009, 11:58

@ John Lauri - Laws are being forced upon people not because people want them to happen! Why don't they offer the countries a referendum on these issues and then we see wich laws pass and wich don't! Just because people don't agree with this Gay issue it does not mean that you are living in the 17th century! Also this is what the Modern Day media is feeding the people. You either except So Called modern day laws & ideas or your backwards.
All countries you mentioned are not very strong in their values & and most of these laws are passed by socialist goverments! You can't excpect any better from socialists & Yes ! values are being lost. You can still move forward and keep same values & ideas! I am not going to rush indoors or hide behing curtains but I will still stick to my opinion! Please If you give the southern european countries to vote in a referendum for Gay marrage I assure you that it will be a no by more than 55% of the population!I can assure you that I am not an extreme catholic.

clifford spiteri cornish

Nov 12th 2009, 11:57

@ C. Zammit.

(1) 'to justify that the life you live is normal.' i think that you mean is 'life you live is not like mine'
(2) 'put up with a Gay couple holding hands or kissing in public'??? Trust me dude, no gay person wants you to 'put up' with him/her! We are here, and all around you - you'd be surprised!! If anything, gay people, including myself, have to put up with ignorance and hatred instilled deep in the souls of people such as yourself!

(3) 'In fact being gay is not normal at all!! It's not the way God created': what 'fact' are you exactly refering to? again, by n'ormal' you mean 'not like you'. so tell me Dr Theologian - who created me? :)

go and get a life, and live it your own way. Saying 'God' so many times does not make you a 'good' person.

John Lauri

Nov 12th 2009, 11:55

@ C Zammit.

Once again, and I do hope that this does finally get through to you : God does NOT exist and religion is a pile of nonsense as far as I am concerned, and not you or anyone else will convince me otherwise, so please stop wasting your time and mine !

In the meantime, enjoy your religion and your God, for I have no problem with the fact that you have the right to believe in whatever you choose. Likewise I have the right to believe in NOT believing !

And do not start me on crosses in public places, clearly another subject which for me as an Athiest is self explanatory !

Joe Xuereb

Nov 12th 2009, 11:52

Congratulation Frank Mercieca. I've been a Londoner for even longer. A model emigrant, ALWAYS worked, now retired. I don't know if London made me - though I take your points about calm, etc. - but being away from a stifling so-called culture certainly did. Malta did not miss much by my going - arrogant I am not - but I contribute as much as I can through comments on these pages. In Malta I would risk opproprium (I have been practically disowned by my family) or worse, risk a blazing front door. I have not been 'home' for a very long time. A persona non grata knows, like the proverbial angel, where not to tread. As we say, there is a price to pay for everything. So be it. It's called integrity. I am glad your brothers are welcoming.

John Lauri

Nov 12th 2009, 11:48

@ C Zammit.

Your quote : Not just London Britain is full of Crime! You can't compare London to Malta as it is very dangerous especially in the evening's

Am not sure which London you are refering to, but the one, I lived in for 15 years, beign the capital of England, is not exactly dangerous as you call it. Never once, in all the years I lives there, did I EVER find it dangerous.

You also seem to forget that London has a population 11 million people in it, so crime is proprotioned accordingly per capita.

Hmmm, if it were such a DANGEROUS city that you claim it is, then please expalin to me why a large number of Maltese vacation there, and please explain the exodus of Maltese moving to London to live, since Malta joined the EU ? It must have been that they are looking for DANGEROUS adventures !

Do you realize how hysterical you come across in your posts ?

John Lauri

Nov 12th 2009, 11:42

@ C Zammit.

I assure you that you don't speak for the majority of the Maltese, when you share your views.

You do not belong to a modern-day society. You speak as someone who still lives in the 17th century in his mind..... medieval is the word which comes to mind.

Let's me once again remind you that even SPAIN, a catholic, mediterranean, southern European country of over 55 million catholics, legalised GAY MARRIAGE a few years ago. So your argument of North / South Europe / free-for-all issue, is a very weak argument and you are clutching at straws. Basically, you are saying that if countries move forward with the times, they have no values ? What kind of argument is this ? Oh yeah, I forgot, Malta with its extreme conservatism is right.... and the rest of the world is wrong !

Kissing a same-sex partner in the streets in Malta is NOT illegal. If you don't like it, look the other way, or run home and hide behind the curtains.

Leo Bartolo

Nov 12th 2009, 11:32

I do not believe the result of this survey, simply because I do not believe that the Maltese people are still living in the dark ages...........Or are they?

Joe Fenech

Nov 12th 2009, 11:32

What should we expect? A gay, black, Muslim with a Burka?

C.Zammit

Nov 12th 2009, 10:39

@ Frank Mercieca - Not just London Britain is full of Crime! You can't compare London to Malta as it is very dangerous especially in the evening's. At least we in Malta don't have Gangs around our streets. You wish that your Children in Britain will grow up in a healthy enviroment like we have in Malta! We can say that our families are very much closer to each other much than in Britain. Very easy not to be effected by crime if you stay indoors in the evenings. Maltese youths and familes go out much more than peopel from other countries do. It's Facts I have been to Scotland 2yrs ago and believe me it's not the place to walk after 6p.m. At least in Malta we are free to move around our country at what evertime of the day we like. If you'r saying that living in a country filthy with crime and other annoying stuff is living in the 21st century ENJOY IT YOUR SELF!!!!!!!!!! and leave the Maltese enjoy our life the way we want

Christian Sciberras

Nov 12th 2009, 10:16

And then people shout "keep the crosses"

Your Maltese FAITH IS A MULTIMILLENIUM JOKE.

FRANK MERCIECA

Nov 12th 2009, 10:13

@ T. Gauci

See Mr. Gauci, you proved my point. How can you compare a vibrant city like London, with a population of 7 million to little old Malta. Of course we,re bound to have more crime and terrorists, but please put it into perspective, London is so vast , that you have to be really unlucky to be affected by these things, you have to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.
You must be quoting from tabloid headlines, and that is what I mean when I say most Maltese are backward. I have no worries for my children and grandchildren to grow up here, in fact I,m proud of it. Leave the past and join us into the 21st. century. without bigotry..

FRANK MERCIECA

Nov 12th 2009, 10:12

@ T. Gauci

See Mr. Gauci, you proved my point. How can you compare a vibrant city like London, with a population of 7 million to little old Malta. Of course we,re bound to have more crime and terrorists, but please put it into perspective, London is so vast , that you have to be really unlucky to be affected by these things, you have to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.
You must be quoting from tabloid headlines, and that is what I mean when I say most Maltese are backward. I have no worries for my children and grandchildren to grow up here, in fact I,m proud of it. Leave the past and join us into the 21st. century. without bigotry..

joe scerri

Nov 12th 2009, 10:04

The only personal attributes that a PM or any other MP should have are intelligence, integrity and honesty, all of which are very lacking in most politicians.

C.Zammit

Nov 12th 2009, 09:08

And then we have to put up with a Gay couple holding hands or kissing in public! I am 28 yrs old so i might be still here to see any changes that will happen. Whatever you deny GOD and his laws are still here!

C.Zammit

Nov 12th 2009, 09:05

@ John Lauri - If you think God does not exsist it's you that have to keep your views to your self not me. If your an Athiest it's up to you! But one can't change a country's views for minorities like you. If you are happy to be married to your husband good for you & enjoy living in a so called free Sweden. Malta has values unlike Sweden where you live. Majority of the Maltese people do not agree with Gay marrage & that's the way it should be. The only reason you deny god and you say that religion is non sense is because you try to justify that the life you live is normal. In fact being gay is not normal at all!! It's not the way God created or wanted us to be! I don't see the reason why you want Malta to change when you do not Live here and have plenty of other countries to choose from so should not be that of a problem for you or any other Gay! If you don't have rights very soon catholics won't too thanks to athiest's who want to remove a cross froma public place

Kurt Mifsud

Nov 12th 2009, 08:58

@John Lauri

Basically who has the money can go abroad get married, divorce, abortion, etc. I'm not gay and I hope I will never need divorce in my life. But it's discrimination against who can't afford. So I fully agree that these rights are available in Malta, and they will eventually. I don't care if 2 gay people get married, it's none of my business after all. Nobody is putting a gun to my head to marry a gay person, so it won't affect me. I just want everybody to live happy and have equal rights.

But unfortunately in Malta people confuse RIGHTS with OPINION.

Joseph Arpa

Nov 12th 2009, 07:43

If she's drop dead beautiful, she'll have my vot, cause the PM is always on our TV stations and newspapers.....so we can enjoy her beauty everyday,everywhere,anytime!!!

Bernhard Mengeringhausen

Nov 12th 2009, 01:15

What a discussion! As long the catholic church has "the right and the duty to decide which principles are right and which a wrong" (part of the Maltese constitution) the President and the PM have to be white, straight, male and catholic. A Maltese woman with the background of our chancellor Angela Merkel (female, once divorced and protestant) would under these circumstances have no chance to lead the country. Sorry, my dear Maltese and Gozitan friends, this discussion is theoretical and - in my humble opinion -more or less useless. Please excuse my poor English.

T.gauci

Nov 11th 2009, 23:31

@FRANK

London has the highest crime in Europe. did you forget the underground terrorist attack ? sure let's adapt to Multi culture and end up like London. keep it to yourself. i had rather live with bigots than with dangerous people

K Vella

Nov 11th 2009, 23:00

@Sarah Bonello

Sure, no problem, look at the work of Professor Stephen Oppenheimer especially "Out of Eden - The peopling of the world". The guy is a world-recognised expert in DNA studies. Otherwise feel free to look at palaeontology journals as well.

Also, if you read my other posts, many remain unanswered as to your stance about compassion, the imperialistic rush into Africa by western powers (and now china), and those who traffic in illegal immigrants including some Maltese AND those who abuse them for low wages. Or is it a question of selective attention?

John Lauri

Nov 11th 2009, 22:26

@ C Zammit.

Gay marriage is legal in several EU countries : The Netherlands, Belgium, Spain ( Catholic country if there ever was one), Sweden and Norway - an EFTA country.

In addition : Civil unions, civil partnerships, domestic partnerships, registered partnerships, or unregistered partnership/unregistered co-habitation legal status offer varying portions of the legal benefits of marriage and are available to same-sex couples in: Andorra, Australia, Colombia, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Portugal, Slovenia, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and Uruguay. They are also available in parts of Argentina (Villa Carlos Paz, Río Cuarto, Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Río Negro), Mexico (Coahuila and the Federal District), and the United States (California, Colorado, Hawaii, Maryland, New Jersey, Nevada, Oregon, Wisconsin and Washington, and the federal District of Columbia).

And the list keeps growing each year... and there will come a point where this WILL become legal in Malta too. I hope you are around then to watch it happen !

John Lauri

Nov 11th 2009, 22:15

@ C Zammit. I will correct your blinkered and incorrect statement, YES 2 gay men can get married to each other, so can 2 lesbians to each other , so can 2 straights to each other.

I am a MALTESE MALE citizen, I am - READ THIS : LEGALLY MARRIED to my Swedish HUSBAND. Married at City Hall by the Mayor of Stockholm. In the eyes of Swedish law, my marriage is no less and no more than that of 2 straights..... Oh and get this, a new law has passed here in Sweden, effective 01 January 2010, that same-sex partners CAN get married in the Swedish Lutheran Church, which is a CHRISTIAN and official church of Sweden, same as the Protestant Church Of England.

I will of course choose NOT to perform a church ceremony, for I am an Athiest and to me religion is a a load of nonsense. So keep your God to yourself, for he/she does not exist in views.

P.S. we have plenty of openly gay / lesbian MPs, Minsiters, and gay / lesbian clergy too, including various archbishops. We believe here in the "Live and Let Live" concept, something you seem unable to comprehend

Sarah Bonello

Nov 11th 2009, 22:13

@ K Vella

If what you are saying is so true, Please point us directly to the Scientific Research which backs your following claim :

"Fact: the present stock of humanity descends from black African genes: meaning we are all descendants of black people"

G. Borg UK

Nov 11th 2009, 22:10

@Frank Mercieca....well said...i did the same thing as you..........and never regretted it.....i wouldnt bat an eyelid if i didnt set foot in that backward country again

G. Borg UK

Nov 11th 2009, 21:58

@John Galea...it is true that the Monarch cannot be Roman Catholic......however,Prime Ministers can be of any faith.....Benjamin Disraeli was of Jewish stock....Michael Howard who contested the election as leader of the Tories is himself a son of Hungarian Jewish immigrants and a practising Jew.

Sandro Pace

Nov 11th 2009, 21:53

As for the gay part, I dont think it would be a problem neither, except if he/she is of the gay parade type, or be the odd one out in ' international conference photos' besides a same sex partner. It would be a cultural shock to our society, and perhaps to other mediterrenean ones with a similar situation. But the democratic mechanism would prevent any such thing happening.

As for religion, no, I cannot see my prime minister taking the oath on the Koran. There is no compromise here, though very highly unlikely. For sure not in the PN, a party professing to be a 'Christian' democrat. It would be very funny.

For all of the Maltese abroad, claiming yourself to be refugees of these islands' backward
conservatism, we are very happy that you found satisfaction elsewhere. But its not that Malta stopped functioning or got depressed without you.

C Galea

Nov 11th 2009, 21:38

Pitiful Malta that it has to be inhabited by such an uncatholic population?????????. the locals are always going about life by judging other people. this seems to be still so important so as to ignore and not have to deal with ones own problems?????????.MALTESE PEOPLE, YOU WANT TOURISTS MONEY AND YOU CAN BE AS GREEDY AS EVERYONE ELSE. WAKE UP AND PLEASE PLEASE LIVE AND LET LIVE.

K Vella

Nov 11th 2009, 21:29

@Sarah Bonello
I think you have your facts wrong. During the period of one Pangea, ie, around 250m years ago there were no humans!

What I said is current state of knowledge (iterating what scientists say; and you might want to look up some scientific journals on this plus a book called A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson). Also you might be curious to know that about 75k years ago it is thought that humanity was almost wiped out by what is thought to have been a massive volcanic (Toba) eruption leaving the shared genetic pool of what remains to be very narrow. This theory is based on some rather convincing findings both on the genetic pool of humanity and in the deposits found in the poles and in Toba itself. So before yelling that I do not have my facts straight, I would suggest that you do a tad of reading up to prepare yourself for proper scientific discussion

Sandro Pace

Nov 11th 2009, 21:19

I think we'd better put things into perspective, as arguments are getting stronger.

The Maltese football national team has two coloured players, with Maltese surname, where I presume one of the parents is Maltese. I dont think the majority of the Maltese will have any problems if for the sake of argument, any one of these ever become prime minister. The problems started with uncontrolled illegal immigration, which is inevitably and naturally having its effects on the national psyche. There is nothing wrong with some integrated colourful communities, but not at the extent of disturbing the presently very safe demographic makeup.

A makeup which is predominantly European, no matter how much one twists and sees darker shades, for otherwise we will never have been EU members, which requires a country to be European in all and everything. A fact quite forgotten. Morocco was refused entry, and it is not just a question of geography. The term 'white' here is relative, and no one is referring to anything anglo-scandinavian. By some arguments here, even Italian Sofia Loren is black.

Oreste Calleja

Nov 11th 2009, 21:16

What's the fuss - tell me what's happening?...(Apologies ot J C Superstar)
So let us say that the Apostle Paul on his jaunt to Rome was lucky enough to have good weather. Or a better compass. Let us suppose he made it in time to Rome for his... demise. And never set foot on THE island. So Malta falls in with the tide and soon is a prosperous... Muslim satellite of... shall we say Libya? And the Arabometer survey, a few centuries later comes along and lo and behold finds out..the Maltese do not want to be lead by a Mufti who is Catholic/Christian/Maronite/Protestant... or of any other religion whatsoever! (The female part of the question was deleted as being found offensive to the Great Ayathola.The word lesbian or sexually deviant was likewise expunged). They however have no problem with the venerable age of the prospective leaders. So, to repeat,what's all the fuss about? We are who we are... (Or as Popeye would say, I am what I am) As are millions of other .. human beings from other cultures.

Anna Maria Bartolo

Nov 11th 2009, 21:05

What a megalomanic little island. So self-satisfied. So judgmental. So deluded. We should be so proud. I'm glad to have left the rock - I miss it for what's left of its scenic beauty - but definitely not for its insular attitude.

Sarah Bonello

Nov 11th 2009, 20:38

@ K Vella

"Fact: the present stock of humanity descends from black African genes: meaning we are all descendants of black people."

Please can we get our Facts right at least, instead of interpretations : This is distortion of present research in an ignorant fashion !

1. The Continents as we know them didn't exist in the present form.

2. Earliest humans may have originated from one region, which in the present is located somewhere in the African continent. That does not mean they were all Negroid. (so if the location was somewhere in the americas, they should have been native american indians ? or else present day americans ? what about the great migrations ? )

It is like saying that if the earliest humans originated from a region which currently is located somehere in asia, then we are all descended from Mongols. What reasoning is that ?

Stephen Borg Cardona

Nov 11th 2009, 20:29

By T Gauci`s meter if i have six kids and he has four i am superior to him.

K Vella

Nov 11th 2009, 19:36

@ lgalea: "The eu is going to collapse and we shall do our utmost to hasten its demise." What do you mean by this? Are you a National Socialist? are you a white supremacist? an anarchist? what?

May I suggest that you remove yourself from violence and this type of racial prejudice and hatred? Your rhetoric reminds me too much of extreme right wing fundamentalists. Who will be next after the black scourge is purged? non-Christians? then whom, perhaps anyone who's eyes aren't blue and have blonde hair? anyone who cannot prove they are of Arian descent (probably including yourself)? Isn't love and peace more important than war and hatred? Can't you see that the problem is not the illegal immigrants themselves but the people who engage in slavery and strip them of dignity and the politics of their own country? I am not saying that illegal immigration is not a problem. But make no mistake, your kind of verbal behaviour is compounding the problem.

Joe Xuereb

Nov 11th 2009, 19:35

@ T. Gauci. You are entitled to your opinions. But homosexuals not biologically equipped to have children. Have you not noticed the thousands of homosexuals married to women all around you. And full of 'family'? No? Of course you haven't my old son. Because you've convinced yourself that you can spot a homo from seven miles away. They have green hair. You can smell them. And convenient for you - one smug T.Gauci feeling safe and superior and sanctimonious.
As I said, you are entitled to your opinion. Why should I care? It's your lack of knowledge, not mine. I am not responsible for your way of thinking. Like in all else, personal responsibility lies with the person concerned. Nought to do with me. Sorry my old bean.

Joseph Brincat

Nov 11th 2009, 18:49

Whoever wrote this article does not know how to pass his short life.
What does it matter whether a president is white, black, male or female, catholic or not?
The important thing is that he or she is chosen by the majority. Not as we once had when he elected himself.
The Italians once had an atheist as president who proved himself to be one of the best they ever had.

K Vella

Nov 11th 2009, 18:42

@ lgalea
you are so funny. the proof is available in any scientific journal that relates to genetic. don't start conspiracy theories now to add insult to injury!

Neville Zammit

Nov 11th 2009, 18:20

Kemm ghadna lura ahna l-Maltin, ghax daqs li kieku ser tghamel xi differenza dwar il-hiliet taghha ghax tkun mara, lesbjana jew le!

Mur ara billi ghandna Prim Ministru ragel u mhux gay! Kissru pajjiz!

FRANK MERCIECA

Nov 11th 2009, 17:55

I left Malta 45 Years ago , and as one said I did not go back with my tail between my legs. It is the best thing ever I done in my life. I have been living in one of the greatest city in the world.ie. LONDON. I,m quite confortable, been married 40 years to a London girl, and have 4 sweet grandchildren. But my most valued asset I got from London is the way it opened my eyes of how to see things, in other words no bigotry, fair, tolerant, and above all calm in any situation. I ,m afraid my fellow Maltese in Malta, are living in the dark ages, as I always find out when I visit at least once a year to see my brothers.

Robert Azzopardi

Nov 11th 2009, 17:12

This shall be my last comment as it seems to be pointless to try and argue with people who refuse to listen and accept others' points of view. I direct this to Igalea who mentioned the riots in France, not sure about riots in the UK but I'll play along. The reason is simple here, both these countries where colonisers and in a few decades ago took on a huge influx of former colonial citizens. Now the problem was not that Immigrants came to these countries to boost their respective economies, the problem lies in the failiure of both states to integrate them properly. We have the advantage of hindsight, the obvious mistake was to allow them to convene into ghettos instead of helping in order to include them in their society. One has to teach the immigrants one's culture and traditions but, and here lies the key, teach the locals about acceptance and about living and prospering together with theri new neighbours, colleauges fellow students and so forth. In other words teach the general public tolerance! But somehow i think that would fail in Malta with individuals like you Mr./Ms. Galea.

Marton Saliba

Nov 11th 2009, 17:09

@All catholics

Get your history and faith in tune:
Malta is a catholic constitution, no homosexual or non-catholic member can be permitted. Because the violates the constitution!

What do we want, destroy the constitution that your fathers fote (sometimes literally) for, turn this country to anarchy and fix things "for the better"?

And by the way, freedom of speech is only acceptable without attacking the constituation. UNlike most people

(No comment about white though, 'cept most maltese are rascist anyways)

C.Zammit

Nov 11th 2009, 16:44

@ John Lauri . Out of all countries in the world you mention Iceland. Please to start of with don't mention Northern European countries. These are countries with no values at all. Free far all do what you like! We can't have that in Malta! If in Malta our prime minister is gay, not Maltese and not catholic she/he will for sure force down their ideas on the Maltese people. If people don't like Gays its not homophobia. These are all words that are breing used today in this world. Being Gay is not normal at all!!!! Two Gays can't get married ! as marrage is a sacrament God gave us to be between a Man & Woman. No Prime Minister nor President have the right to change God's laws. I tolerate Religions but not don't tolarate someone trying to change our country to a free for all country. You can be Gay as much as you like but please keep it in your private residence or Gay Bars.Noone is forcing anyone to stay in Malta who does not like it can leave this country.

M Bagley

Nov 11th 2009, 15:49

Way things stand, I don't see a Maltese woman who is white, straight and Catholic EVER becoming PM in the next few decades.....

lgalea

Nov 11th 2009, 15:45

Martin Büttner
I have understood everything and did not miss any points.
They want to change us to make us like them.
One single european people without their particular identities and cultures.
That is what the eu project is about.
They want to create the united states of europe but they shall NOT succeed.
The eu is going to collapse and we shall do our utmost to hasten its demise.
What you and the eu idiots call problems are NOT problems for us.
No foreigner can dictate what we want and what we should do or choose to be our PM.
They can keep their opinions and surveys to themselves.
As for the eu idiots, no Martin, they do not make life safer and healthier for us. They are there to look after their own interests and being bought by the lobbyists to impose their agendas all at our expense.

K Vella Prove that we are descendants of Africans. It's another myth to make Europeans accept Africans. As for illegal immigrants they are INVADERS of OUR country.

Marianna Galea Xuereb Perfectly agree

Robert Azzopardi Such as rioting in England and France?

Joseph Vella

Nov 11th 2009, 15:10

Imbaghad jghidu li m'hemmx bzonn ta' LGBT Labour!!!!!! Viva Malta Kattolika eh, diskriminazzjoni fl-aqwa taghha

D Phillips

Nov 11th 2009, 14:55

@John Galea,
I think you'll find that there is no law prohibiting a catholic from becoming Prime Minister of the UK.

Helen McAleer

Nov 11th 2009, 14:39

Only a few months ago everyone was in awe and congratulating Obama for becoming the first black American president but when it comes to governing (lets be honest) a small rock in the meditterrean, it has to be maltese. Hypocrites.

Have a look round and count how many maltese people have really tight curly hair and dark skin even after dozens of generations and then think who were our ancestors and should we be racists against blacks?

Mark-Anthony Fenech

Nov 11th 2009, 14:04

Ancient cities like Constantinople, Acre were multicultural cities but it had happened gradually and out of necessities like trade etc from which many sides benefited.. The reason today is that due to political correctness we are being forced to live with multiculturalism, it should happen more slowly.. I'm not saying that it is bad or good, just that we shouldn't rush into it..

I have no problem with a PM's sexual orientation or religion.. He/she has to be Maltese though.. This is Malta after all...

Mario Borg

Nov 11th 2009, 13:52

Every city in England is filled with violence and barbarism because of the multicult. This is the main reason people are opposed to illegal immigration. Nothing to do with racism.

Mark-Anthony Fenech

Nov 11th 2009, 13:33

If you prick us, do we not bleed? If you tickle us, do we not laugh? If you poison us, do we not die? And if you wrong us, shall we not revenge? If we are like you in the rest, we will resemble you in that. [...] The villainy you teach me, I will execute, and it shall go hard but I will better the instruction. The Merchant of Venice, William Shakespeare.

Martin Büttner

Nov 11th 2009, 13:11

@ Igalea
You haven't understand a thing.
Surveys are important, and this actual one is even more important as it shows some obvious problems of the Maltese society.
By the way, those "eu idiots" as you call them make life for all of us (including you) safer and healthier. Of course, you have a right to criticise certain behaviours and certain expenses and certain imperfections of the system. But this you can do with any administration be it a government or a company or a union etc.
Again: You miss the point!

K Vella

Nov 11th 2009, 13:01

@ colin stanley, sarah bonello, lgalea, t.gauci: Fact: the present stock of humanity descends from black African genes: meaning we are all descendants of black people. There were people living in Africa WAY before European and American imperialism subjugated them exporting many to slavery and raping their countries. The situation of the African continent today is partly due to this imperialistic rush to expand power base and limit the knowledge in host countries. African/Arab people did extract oil way before the whites started digging in the earth to extract it. You are all implying white supremacy. Do you call yourself Christians? You should be ashamed! These people are suffering and we should indeed try and help. Whom we should condemn are those who traffic in these people including some Maltese AND those who abuse them for low wages. Those are the people we should go up in arms against. As to what they can teach us, much. Some of these cultures are ancient ones and can enrich such mindless bigotry there seems to be on the island.

Marianna Galea Xuereb

Nov 11th 2009, 12:50

No matter what so-called politically correct bloggers say, I believe the Maltese Islands should seriously legislate against the possibility of an illegal immigrant or offspring ever being allowed to contest an election as an MP, an EMP or local councilor, let alone become Prim minister or President. Such a law ought to continue to apply even if the illegal immigrant or offspring is eventually granted Maltese citizenship on some humanitarian excuse or because he/she marries a True Maltese.
The Maltese Islands should learn from the mistakes of other so called modern, “enlightened”, over permissive, ethnical hotchpotch countries (who have allowed gross ethnical diversity to be imposed on them by undesirable outsiders rather than evolved a gradual, natural melting pot of healthy, limited racial diversity as the Maltese have traditionally done by occasionally mating with others from Europe or the Mediterranean basin) and not blindly and stupidly emulate them.
Countries much richer, resourceful, larger and more sparsely populated than us have repeatedly experienced huge problems with crime and injustices when they started accepting absolutely everybody. How can we expect a practically barren, overpopulated and overbuilt rock not to be socially, economically and environmentally destroyed by illegal immigrant invasion?

J Arevalo

Nov 11th 2009, 12:18

The fact that Malta even considers these possibilities makes me very proud to be Maltese. I want to say to everyone else, "look, look, see what's going on in Malta." She is more tolerant, modern and intelligent than we are. She is always surprising me.

Robert Azzopardi

Nov 11th 2009, 11:43

Ok this is getting really tiring! Can you guys stop thinking that the Maltese are some kind of Super race blessed by God! Stop thinking that Malta is the best place to live, stop thinking that the Maltese people are some kind of uber-moral creatures incapable of no harm and that it is 'Il-Barrani' that corrupts Maltese society. For Christ's Sake start calling things the way they are, accept the good and the bad, look at was is negative and positive and yes Chris Finch is right most of us are short, overweight, super hairy and dark so please criticise and comment about anything you like but not appearance of others! cos in any other society further north YOU are the Darkies!!! Black, white, yellow, blue really doesnt matter, it's what's inside your cranium and heart that counts! Nobody should think that they are superior to others NOBODY!

Leah Micallef

Nov 11th 2009, 11:34

I have to laugh though. Based on this survey's reasoning, Miss Carrie Prejean would be a more acceptable candidate than Barack Obama or Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir.

Unbelievable!

Robert Azzopardi

Nov 11th 2009, 10:52

@Colin Stanley my job and pay are irrelevant here, for all you know I could have the hardest and lowest paid job, would that make a difference in the way I think?NO! Besides it's not my fault if in my country wages do not reflect cost of living, address that issue to who's in power! In any case I live in Europe yes, and so do you, you live in Malta and Malta is part of Europe. You can learn from everyone dear Colin, I do not agree with the way certain factions of Islam look and treat women but then again neither do I agree with the way Maltese Society treats them either. I dont see why you quote black people, they integrate very well in Society and usually bring with them cultural traditions, colours and cuisine. PS I never send I could enlighten you, just go out and discover for yourself but make sure you do it with an open mind!
@TGauci Lack of validity in my comment, ok I accept your opinion but at least understand that Darwin's dictums do not apply to the 21st Century. There's no Crusade planned you know!

John Galea

Nov 11th 2009, 09:11

Its the same in the Uk. You can not be king or Queen if you are Roman Catholic. Also you can not be Prime Minister of the UK if you are Catholic. Also a younger son will over take his older sister as heir of the throne.

I believe that a leader must reflect the cultural and ethical values of the country they are trying to represent.

Clayton Camenzuli

Nov 11th 2009, 07:26

hahha as always religion has to be there somewhere. Long live the pope, christian inquisition and backwardness

CA Miller

Nov 11th 2009, 03:27

Some of you should give the average American voter as well as Mr Obama a bit more credit. Most of the voters in the US are white. Last year's presidential election had very little to do with race, and a lot to do with the economy. I would hope that most voters in Malta would also vote for the best candidate.

T.gauci

Nov 11th 2009, 02:55

@clifford spiteri cornish

That's not what i meant. what i meant was that you'd watch a gay couple making love and not a straight couple.

T.gauci

Nov 11th 2009, 02:43

@K Vella

No we are not equal and i explain to you and others why: there's no purpose of marriage for gays, it's simply they can't produce offspring in order to form a family. biologically & socially two people of the same sex are unable to develop a society and i disagree with gays adopting kids for a lot of reasons.

@Stephen Borg Cardona

there's a distinguish between equal and unequal. an apple and an orange are both fruits but are unequal when it comes to flavor and nutrition. "equality" is a communist ideology.

j grech

Nov 11th 2009, 01:40

i am english and married to a maltese for 38yrs living amongst the people of malta has made me very sympathetic towards the foreiners back home because now i have had a taste of what it feels like, as for gays i have found true freindship amongst the many gay freinds i have, as for black or white non of us are white in malta dont you have mirrors and sorry to all but i was baptised a catholic but i do not follow the faith how can it be a christian country when every day i am warned dont leave unattended or it will be stolen so no being catholic does not make us above others of another faith and as for gays they have more compassion than straights as for woman men know we can do a better job they are afraid to let us in because we could do the job properly i have lived here under both goverments and would not waste a vote on either of them i love malta but stop advertising it as modern malta as we are far from it ,mentality and arrogance leave a lot to be desired

T.gauci

Nov 11th 2009, 01:15

@Leah Micallef

It matters because our views and values differ from one to another . you hope to see gay marriage legalized and i am against that. in regards to race...i prefer ethnically Maltese women as a PM than ethnically African. those are my values. how am i discriminating because i don't like gay couples & people of different ethnicity than mine and you're not discriminating because you don't like straight couples & Maltese ethnicity (just saying) ?. don't get me wrong i respect everyone but there are things that i don't like in some people. using your logic, that means lesbians are discriminating against men or 99% of Africans electoral voters discriminated against McCain because they voted Obama for his ethnicity. i don't like fish - hopefully that's legal

colin stanley

Nov 11th 2009, 00:26

@Kurt Mifsud. you said that we are living comfortly, at their expence, because oil and other resources come from Africa. first of all it was the white man most probably that found these resources, for sure the blacks did not know what to do to extract these minerals ,secondly you talk about slavery as if it was ayear ago, these things happened 100 years ago, so stop living in the past, and who is getting the money, besides the companies, the African goverments, we don't get any oil or other mi nerals for free we pay them good money. all I asked was , can you tell me what we can learn from these Africans, to enrich our culture.

T.gauci

Nov 11th 2009, 00:19

@Kurt Mifsud

We get the oil from Arabs not from Africans. we did never colonize Africa but Europeans did and that happened about 100 years ago. US and all wealthy countries have spend billions to curb AIDS and educate the inhabitants of Africa but failed to accomplish the goal. Africans were the ones who sold their fellow brothers into slavery for American capitalists. get your facts straight before you comment on such matters.

Sarah Bonello

Nov 11th 2009, 00:03

@ J.J. Borg

Did i mention skin color ? did i mention black or white ? Why are you putting color into the equation ?

It is people like you who are distorting the facts. All i said is the OBVIOUS TRUTH that the Maltese are Mediterranean and European Stock. No matter what, a Sub Saharan African and a Han Chinese are not part of the Maltese racial family. The Maltese want a Prime Minister of their own kind, thier own people, because they can relate to him/her first and foremost.

lgalea

Nov 10th 2009, 23:43

Sarah Bonello Perfectly agree with you. They shall NOT succeed.

Jasmina Kotevska Since you are married to a Maltese citizen you have a right to stay here. It is those who just come and settle here in the tiniest overpopulated country that are getting on peoples nerves. This is apart from every nation not wanting a foreign settler/descendant to become its head of state.

Martin Büttner Is it not true that the eu idiots have to resort to such idiotic surveys etc to justify their exorbitant salaried paid for by our taxes?

c.caruana

Nov 10th 2009, 23:34

I'm maltese and super white, gay and atheist and i'm disgusted by some comments. I will NEVER judge a person by his/her skin color, sexual orientation or religion. Do you remember how we have to choose those who govern our country??? THE CHOICE HAVE TO BASED UPON THEIR ABALITIES. after this survey i'm noticing why our country is so laid back.
If we will have a gay, black woman who will be intelligent enough for my vote i will be proud to vote for her but since intelligent people never enter politics i'm pretty sure i will remain at home in the future elections!!

Sandro Pace

Nov 10th 2009, 22:56

Chris Finch, I agree with you that people should not be judged by the colour of their skin but by their character. However, your calling Maltese what they are not by any stretch of immagination, will not benefit your argument.

I think you've never seen a Maltese prime minister.

K Vella

Nov 10th 2009, 22:49

Sarah Bonello, culture is learnt. If someone of Chinese ethnic origin is adopted at a very early age and lives in Malta, he/she acquires a Maltese way of life/culture which is the result of not only Mediterranean and European influence but also Arab influence. Remember the Pheonicians? When I lived in Asia I had to adapt and learn Chinese way of doing things otherwise I would not survive. If you are afraid to live in a multi-racial society then I am afraid you are going to be very disappointed because we are ourselves multi-racial. Multi-culturalism is also a global reality; so, I suggest you take a good look around since us multi racial multi culturalists are here to stay whether racists like it or not.

Clifford, in the past things were different BUT sadly bigotry will never die. My advice is live your life and cherish those whom you love and who love you. At the end of your life, those are the only things that matter.

James De Giorgio

Nov 10th 2009, 22:37

Dear Jasmina Kotevska.

I don't mind you being Macedonian. You're still European and on the whole, we're all in the same boat. Your country will soon be in the EU, I'm sure.

What I don't like is your arrogance. You called most of us "cabbage heads" just because we have an opinion which is different from yours.

I find your attitude intolerant and insulting and would rather you returned to your country where the vegetables are more acceptable.

Which reminds me that most Macedonians don't like Albanians and ethnic violence is not unheard of.

What does that make you then, "bazooka heads"?

James De Giorgio

Nov 10th 2009, 22:33

Well I, for one, would be very uncomfortable if I had to have a muslim prime minister. It's inconsistent with what Malta, and the Maltese are.

I wouldn't mind that much if the Prime Minister were to be a non-Catholic Christian. Though I'd still prefer him or her to be Roman Catholic.

As for a woman Prime Minister... I'm surprised we haven't had one yet. I rather like the idea!

Joe Xuereb

Nov 10th 2009, 22:25

@ Clifford. Thanks for the compliment. I can assure you that my 'elegant' writing hardly reflects my appearance or my frequent expletives. I like things to be picturesque. Congratulations by the way. I wish you all the best.
Don't be shy. I told you, look them in the eye.......you never listen!

Sandro Pace

Nov 10th 2009, 22:21

Sarah Bonello, you are 100% right. In all.

J. Kotevska, if the only problem in this country are cabbage minded people, compared to the problems in Macedonia, with all its open mindedness, me personally, would prefer to live in Malta, and am proud and privileged that I have been born here. Our only real problems are environmental, which effect our quality of life. And not what is in people's minds.

Governments of countries like Macedonia have to always be careful with every little step to balance things out within the delicate hotch potch of minorities that exists there, lest a civil war will break out again, and Macedonia becomes Little FYROM, at the expense of Greater Albania. And its not that there is nice feeling between Macedonians and ethnic Albanians.

Other than that, our country has always been blessed with good leaders. Now tell us cabbage minded people, what makes you think you should fit in that role?

J. J. Borg

Nov 10th 2009, 21:59

Malcolm Seychell: blacks voters in America have been voting for Democratic candidates decades before Obama came along. You may want to inform yourself better on political affairs seeing that you aspire to be a politician.

J. J. Borg

Nov 10th 2009, 21:55

Sarah Bonello: you do realize, I hope, that all Maltese citizens are not straight, white (to the extent that most Maltese can be considered "white") and/or Catholic.

Stephen Farrugia

Nov 10th 2009, 21:53

@ Jasmina Kotevska

You are european and not illegal in Malta. You belong here and this valid for anyone that is here legally. It is the illegal immigrants from africa that are using force to enter our country, that we will never agree to accept.

Sarah Bonello

Nov 10th 2009, 21:39

Some people with a multiracial agenda, are trying to make us, the Maltese, feel ashamed or look stupid for WANTING an ethnically Maltese Prime Minister. Naturally the Maltese want so obviously.

We are a mix of Mediterranean and European stock, so we have every RIGHT to PREFER AND WANT the same kind of people representing us. What do you expect ? some sub saharan african or some han chinese as our Prime Minister ? for the sake of what ? they can never be part of the Maltese family. The Native Maltese people span through generations. They have a Mediterranean and European Look. Those are the obvious facts.

We are doing nothing wrong, it is the liberals who are trying to impose their multicultural multiracial agenda and playing the race card who are on the wrong side. They are trying to portray us as "racists" and "people who discriminate". As if they are right and we are wrong.

Those people who would really like to live in a Multiracial Multicultural society are invited to go elsewhere and then we see how they like it ?

Clifford Spiteri Cornish

Nov 10th 2009, 21:24

Thanks Joe Xuereb and K Vella... :)

@ K Vella, the important thing is that now you know. things in the past were different, so it was sort of 'acceptable' to be apprehensive of gay people. But 2009 - man, I think sometimes people think that living in the modern age is just about having 5 star appliances and kitchens! :)

@ Joe, I know exactly what you mean by 'tolerance', you just put it more elegantly than I did - guess I was more p*ssed off when I wrote my comment, and did not have time to refine! :)

Any by the way, I have been in a loving, commited relationship for the past 8 years, so the condoms are always at home! :)

J. J. Borg

Nov 10th 2009, 20:53

Joss Galea and Isobel Mcgonigle: you two should really get together for coffee and contemplate the end of the world as you know it.

Like the other Borg, I too have left Malta and I have never felt more alive.

clifford spiteri cornish

Nov 10th 2009, 20:52

@ T gauci..

of course we are not equal! first of all i know that one REproduces with the opposite sex and not produce.
secondly, if i understand you correctly, what you mean by 'you rather see gay couples than straight couples and vice versa for me', again, i am not the same as you are. Most of my friends are straight couples, most of whom are married, and unlike you, they (or myself) do not feel threatened by each other. You, for some reason, are; and you rather stick to your own sad little homophobic world! (That is, for all you know - as someone around you might be hiding what s/he really is, and considerng the kind of person you are, i do not really blame him/her!)
Anyway, and since you have the special capability of (re)producing of course through years and years of instense studying, I am definately not 'equal' to you!

what a laugh!

good night to all! :)

Sandro Pace

Nov 10th 2009, 20:37

Kemm teduwhom bi kbar!! Malta is conservative. Live with it. This is a survey of who you would want a prime minister, and not who you are comfortable with next door. I have no issue with gender, or other sexual orientations if they keep it to themselves. But apart from that, I would prefer the prime minister as mainstream as possible.

We tend to see leaders as role models, and hence we want them as much as we precieve a role model should be. The only coloured person that so far have contested a Maltese election (MEP), did not garner more than 1%. So I take it that the rest of the 20%, apart from naive, are hypocrital.

And then it is not that Euopean leaders are not mainstream in lifestyle, or are from different origins. You would be surprised with the survey results of Northern Ireland, had they not been 'buried' within UK statistics. Ask any Croatian whether they want a Serb prime minister. And you would not dare do such a survey in Zimbabwe.

Political multi-whatever is nothing to celebrate about. The net result is problems. And mental dilemma conflicts, as the US military psychiatrist. With deadly results.

Stephen Borg Cardona

Nov 10th 2009, 20:23

T Gauci seems not to know the difference between equal/unequal and similar/different. Now we also need to worry about Educational standards in our little corner of paradise sic.

K Vella

Nov 10th 2009, 20:19

@ T.gauci
We are ALL EQUAL irrespective of who we are attracted. The ability of reproduction is alive in most humans unless there is something wrong in the reproductive systems, meaning that homosexuals can have children (for example, Elton John) if they so desire. Also, just because someone has a heterosexual relationship to have children does not give him or her superiority of the rest.

@ Clifford Spiteri Cornish: I admire you, dude, for being so open about your sexuality. It takes guts - prosit - in Malta there is a luckily is a humanist portion of society that supports homosexuals and their right to equality on ALL COUNTS.

Jasmina Kotevska

Nov 10th 2009, 19:47

I am Macedonian married to a Maltese I'm of different religion so I don't fit for the role, I am a graduated archeologist and art historian but it seems that these people who where interviewed have cabbages instead of minds. Really intelligent people now I really can see why my husband is annoyed living in Malta. He always told me that my country is like Malta in the 70s but the people here are more open minded. I see this every day here when i do my shopping or go around with people staring at me cause i dress different.

malcolm seychell

Nov 10th 2009, 19:47

Why don't you have a look how black people voted in America.

That is was I call racism against white people

Chris Finch

Nov 10th 2009, 19:46

Most Maltese people I see aren't white, in fact in summer most lie in the sun in order to get their already dark skin even darker. This combined with their black curly hair and brown eyes would make them black themselves.
So in fact in Malta there has already been (according to some commenters) a non-catholic PM and many non-white PM's.
By the way. people should not be proud or otherwise of their skin colour, it is something we are born with and cannot change - apart form making it temporarily darker in the sun.
As a great man once said, 'where they won't be judged on the colour of their skin, but on the content of their character'.
And judging by the content of some people's character, I am assuming they aren't hypocritical enough to take communion come sunday.

C. Farrugia

Nov 10th 2009, 19:32

***an atheist is holier then a Catholic in his deeds.***

So rightly said Christian!!

A person's character is not colour of skin, sexual orientation, and subject to his religious inclination!!

Personally, I would hold my reservation that he/she be Maltese, born and bred in Malta (knows and experienced the fibre), of good morals, and to vow to truly give 100% towards the best of the country and its people......but other than that I won't give a hoot about anything else!!

Kurt Mifsud

Nov 10th 2009, 19:05

@colin stanley

Re the black people... maybe we should let them learn first. Have you ever thought that you're living a comfortable life at their expense? Where does oil come from? Where do most resources come from? After stealing them, turning them into slaves, rape them and depriving them from education, what do you expect from them?

Btw I'm not talking about illegal immigration here, I don't want to jump into another topic

Josef Laspina

Nov 10th 2009, 19:01

EU give us our Crucifix and get LOST

Joe Xuereb

Nov 10th 2009, 18:47

@ Clifford Spiteri. Try and remember this today and you'll be happy and so shall I.
Your comment was about tolerance. The word tolerant. Usually, this word is seen as a virtue, a good quality in an individual. Sometimes. But sometimes not. Depending on what it is that's tolerated. You're with me still Clifford? If a person, ANYONE, tells you that they tolerate your gayness (I'm assuming you're one of the boys in the band here), look them straight in the eye Clifford and tell them to go jump. Because nobody, AND I MEAN NOBODY, has the right to insult you by condescendingly telling you that they tolerate you in spite of loving a man.. Tell them judge instead two men butchering each other in a boxing-ring, to acclaim and applause by the multitude, and a big cheque deposited in their name at the bank. Anybody who feels smug and self-congratulatory by tolerating homosexuals would do well to keep what I just said in mind. There are certain things one does not need to leave Malta to learn. Reading a reasoned comment in the Times is as good as any University. And Clifford, don't forget the condoms at home, man.

Martin Büttner

Nov 10th 2009, 18:36

This survey shows the high grade of intoleration, bigotry and racism amongst the Maltese people. Discrimination is a problem everyone has to be aware of.
A black young female non-catholic lesbian prime minister is very improbable for Malta. But the problem discovered here we have to face every day at work, at home, on the street, in the supermarket, on the football ground, in the sauna, in cinema, at a party, in a conference, etc.
Maybe we understand how important this survey and its result is and what we have to learn from it.
I hope we will learn to leave these bad qualities behind us (often caused by prejudices, exaggerations, non or half knowledge, or populistic glorifications) and meet our neighbours and judge them blind for their gender, race, age, sexual orientation, religion.

A stupid phrase like "These eu idiots have to justify their exorbitant salaries paid from our taxes with equally idiotic surveys." confirms the lack of understanding and ignorance that leads to intoleration, bigotry, racism and hatred at the end.

pcallus

Nov 10th 2009, 18:31

Oh my god, I'm lost for words what a tragic state of affairs!!

adrian aquilina

Nov 10th 2009, 18:19

what a small minded,pathetic majority live in malta..what differance does gender,religion or sexual orientation make to doing a job?? being maltese keeps being so embarrasing when we all get lumped in with the backward people...all maltese should live in a modern country for a minimum of 1 year so they get in the real world.by the way we always have a catholic prime minister and look how ruined the country is...open mindedness is the only way..
unbelievable

Chris Reiff

Nov 10th 2009, 18:14

Speak of religious tolerance now

K Vella

Nov 10th 2009, 18:08

@ Clifford Spiteri Cornish
Prosit at being so open - I admire you. It takes courage to fight the stigmas that Maltese religion and society at large places in your way. I have friends who had similar experiences to you and I wish I had the wisdom I have today to have been able to support them better at a younger impressionable age.

So quickly are we to judge: I have only one question to most of you here - you speak of Catholicism, so, where is your Christian compassion and empathy?

steve elliott,uk

Nov 10th 2009, 18:04

That counts me out then!!

T.gauci

Nov 10th 2009, 17:50

@Clifford Spiteri Cornish

i could care less if you're gay. i respect you as an individual but don't expect that me and you are equal. you're attractive to same sex and i'm attractive to opposite sex (female), you can't produce with same sex and i can with opposite sex, you rather see gay couples than straight couples and vice versa for me.

Pamela Hansen

Nov 10th 2009, 17:41

This is unbelievable. "White" rules out most of us.
The majority of us are different shades of brown,

Christian Sciberras

Nov 10th 2009, 17:24

@clare spiteri - There's a difference between "prefer" and "want".
My point? Mr Obama, for instance, wouldn't have a chance to get a vote.

The Maltese judge strangers without knowing them. I'm sure you'd be surprised to know that sometimes, an atheist is holier then a Catholic in his deeds.
But then again, I should shut up and not "play god".

Leah Micallef

Nov 10th 2009, 17:22

@ T. Gauci

It is one thing to differ in opinions. Another thing entirely to base said opinions on someone's skin colour and sexual orientation. Tell me why exactly an intelligent, educated black lesbian with good and fresh ideas cannot run for PM or be involved in politics?

To dislike gays leads to intolerance, which leads to discrimination, which is illegal.

Society isn't expected to 'allow' people to be gay. Thank God, homosexuality is no longer illegal. It's expected to love and accept them, and hopefully in the future grant them equal rights. If we can't elect a gay PM, then hopefully one day this wonderful straight white Catholic female will fight for gay marriage, which I 00% support. Yes I am a flaming liberal, and proud of it.

I also noticed that you brought up Obama's birth certificate. That whole ridiculous 'birther' movement in the US has been slammed as racist and untruthful. He was born in Hawaii. He is a natural born American.

colin stanley

Nov 10th 2009, 17:15

@T. Gauci. Sorry Mr. Gauci, my mistake.

colin stanley

Nov 10th 2009, 17:11

@Robert Azzopardi. you told us that you are living in europe, and enjoying it, good luck toyou, most probably you have a good job with more pay, than you get here. Now can you please tell me what you are learning say, from the black people's culture for example.and from the muslims as regards women. please enlighten us ignorant natives, who never went abroad.

Clifford Spiteri Cornish

Nov 10th 2009, 17:09

I dont know whether i should cry or laugh at some of the comments - especially ms or mr T Gauci down below.

Can anyone have less understanding of what being gay entails?? Do we still live in a time where people think that being gay is a choice? Do people know what gay people have to go through to accept themselves, at a young age?
I surely didnt go through this stage in my life, only to be 31 and expecting a T Gauci to 'tolerate' me or 'accept' me.

Anyway, i am happy with my life as it is now, and if you, T Gauci, think you are better than anyone else, or are in a position to 'tolerate' anyone - think again!

I do not need or want your tolerance.

Isobel Mcgonigle

Nov 10th 2009, 17:09

@
Igalea
Well said my friend,at last some one who sees the light,black is black,we should not be afraid to use the word,
Yes you are right,mass immigration was welcomed by the ruling governments,to lower wages,to deflate the average working mans,living conditions,now it is out of control,like a run away train,whos brakes have failed,the end result? carnage,
The Government of the U.K are at the helm of this train,and now,have no idea how to stop it,its gathering speed,eventually,it will crash and burn,taking what was once Great Britain,with it

John Borg

Nov 10th 2009, 17:08

At all those suggesting that those who do not like the repression in maltese society should leave.
(a) Its none of your business. Your suggestion only serves to illustrate just how narrow minded and intolerant, not to mention deluded, you are.
(b) I have in fact left. I left because I could no longer stand the maltese mentality. In malta I was a highly paid professional. Here I'm even better paid, have more personal freedom and I'm loving the multi cultural experience. I NEVER want to come back there. EVER. I am way better off, both from a standard of living point of view and from a quality of life point of view here than I was there. I actually feel physically sick whenever i visit my mother who still lives there.
I recommend moving away to all ambitious and freedom loving maltese, as long as you don't bring your hang ups with you.

Tony Bonello

Nov 10th 2009, 17:08

I'm going to be short and sweet THIS SHOW HOW CLOSE MINDED 77% OF THE POPULATION IS

Kurt Mifsud

Nov 10th 2009, 17:07

Of course because like many people are obsessed with here, if you're like the majority then you're GREAT. Just take a look at the status of our country

clare spiteri

Nov 10th 2009, 17:02

That's right on this tiny island we prefer the premier to practice the religion in out constitution. To be Maltese, male or female , no matter as long as they are competent at their job.
One chap says how he hates these islands, as we are racist and homophobic.I say if you don't like ithere ...Leave.

T.gauci

Nov 10th 2009, 16:52

@Robert Azzopardi

I am well pleased to see your lack of validity in your reply. unfortunately multiculture will last for some period of time until when the rapid dominating culture takes over the minor culture. everyone knows what culture is taking over Europe, it's survival of the fittest.

@colin stanley

is that comment aimed at me ?. i think both of us share the same views. read my comments again

Joe Buttigieg

Nov 10th 2009, 16:51

But isn't discrimination the prerogative of choice (taking one option and leaving out the other)? This doesn't necessarily mean that the other is not good, but only shows your preference. And when it comes to a choice don't everybody try to choose what is most compatible with his or her wishes, desires and form of being? So why can't the Maltese wish for a Catholic Primeminister who is straight and Maltese? For me this simply means that the majority are Catholic, straight and Maltese.

K Vella

Nov 10th 2009, 16:40

I cannot understand what a person's gender, religious leaning and sexual orientation has with his/her ability to lead successfully. I have had gay bosses and they were great managers, I have worked for women and they were intelligent and remarkable leaders (perhaps more so then men). Why do we need to label people in such a way? Everyone who's capable should be given the chance to lead and seeing out political situation where no one party is mature enough to lead, a black lesbian atheist female prime minister would perhaps get our economy into gear and cut the arrogance and ignorance down to size for us Malts to start looking forward to real political, social and economic progress ... check out the mighty lasses who've won the Nobel peace prizes and tell me whether you wouldn't want one of these magnum calibres as our PM rather than the present amateurs http://nobelprizes.com/nobel/women.html

T.gauci

Nov 10th 2009, 16:24

@Scerri S, Leah Micallef

So according to you 'experts, it's not tolerated to dislike gays but it's tolerated to like gays ? you liberals are the real hypocrites here. you can say whatever you want but you censor, shout "racist and homophobic" to someone who differs from your views! - liberals double standards at its best . you should be thankful that you are allowed to be gay in a Christian country, i can't imagine what would happen to you if you had been born in Iraq, Afghanistan etc..this is eventually what Europe is going to be in a few more decades. have fun being what you want to be while you still have time then ADIOS multiculture and this and that.

colin stanley

Nov 10th 2009, 16:11

@ T. Gauci. you know that we have no problem with women in power. We have them everywhere,in parliament, doctors, lawyers, chairpersons.even had a female president. you know the people that have a problem with women,and how they treat them,even stoning them to death if they do something wrong, are these the people you want us to learn from?

Vincent Galea

Nov 10th 2009, 16:06

You want to see the greatest canvasser Castille has ever seen ?
It will be me canvassing the like of the courageous and charismatic Zahra Rahnavard wife of the allegedly defeated Iranian presidential candidate Hossein Mousavi. She holds a Ph.D in political science

The Iranian government ,that oppresses its people can only sustain itself with violence. We all witnessed when thousands took to Iranian streets. It was violence against women and homosexuals and others considered inferior. It isn't only permitted but justified.
In the midst of so much heat, Zahra urged students at a Teheran university to hold fast in their resistance.
Climbing to the roof top she said and shouted " God is Great ."
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was so undone by Zahra's power that he questioned whether her dictorate was legitimate.
What a brave woman. What a woman of valor.

colin stanley

Nov 10th 2009, 16:02

@ R. Degiorgio, and Sean Fenech. I f you hate Malta so much, and you think that a lot of people are leaving because, we Maltese are stupid and racists, why don't you leave too, before it's too late. go to a Muslim country, tell them that you are Christain,wear a Crucifix around your neck, and see what a warm welcome they will give you. Because they are not Racists, like us.!!!!!!

Robert Azzopardi

Nov 10th 2009, 15:49

@IgaleaOk genius you seem to have the answers to all the plights of the world and we should all listen to you without questioning, to a person for whom others' points of view are insignificant as he refuses to listen and see things from a different perspective. You still fail to understand that hatred breeds hatred. I see your concerns but believe me you're only doing more damage. It seems to me that you have a confused ideology!

@T.Gauci Sharia Law can never be introduced in European Countries because they are Secular in nature and therefore do not allow religious institutions to interfere with their legal systems (with the exception of Malta and Poland perhaps) there will be more colour in society and different mentalities which in turn will lead to growth and better understanding, if and on IF people like you start woking on their attitude!

D Muscat

Nov 10th 2009, 15:48

@ R Degiorgio

Would you care to explain how "even in Malta people are racist on other maltese people just cos of politics. "?

I suggest you look up the word racist. Politics has nothing to do with it.

Joe Xuereb

Nov 10th 2009, 15:29

Apologies. The big four should have been: Male, Heterosexual, Christian and White (not middle-aged as stated in my comment). Well, I guess I pass for white provided I stay out of the sun

Joe Xuereb

Nov 10th 2009, 15:22

Quote: An institution, bank, NGO, whatever, is run by a Male, a Christian Male, a Christian Hetersexual Male, and he must also be middle-class. Yes, that's it. Male, Hetero, Christian(but in Malta Catholic is definitely better), and middle class. Lack any of these four and you've had it.
I am the brain-drain that someone further down mentioned. I am middle-aged so that's OK. But living and working abroad has made possible my refusal to believe in tooth-fairies. This is popularly known as atheism. Oh dear! Two to go. And as for my homosexuality - well, as popularly said, I am not proud. I am not proud because sexual orientation, any sexual orientation is neither here nor there. But I tell you one thing. I am certainly not ashamed which is what me and mine are expected to be, aren't we?! No way, Jose`! And of course I am working-class. Because my father worked for a living. As do doctors, lawyers, periti and all the other stuffed-shirts. So I guess that's me out of the running. Paradoxically I would run Malta very well indeed. Or I could be culture minister. I.know.a.lot.about.that. Or.education. I.know.about.that.at.least. Not.good.on.transport.though. Or.the.other.butch.aspects.of.running.a.country. Oh.well!.can't.win.them.all. I.am.long.gone.anyway.

Scerri S

Nov 10th 2009, 15:14

@Stephen Farrugia - I'm tempted to react with outrage to your comments. Instead I will just say that I'm really sorry for you - all the hate which seems to thrive within you can only harm you and no one else really.

@M. Vella - "I've no problem with X...but". "We should not discriminate against gay people...but they're not appropriate to run the country" - isn't that what you were trying to say? So non-heterosexual people are second-grade citizens then. Gay or straight is not about moral values but a state of being. You would know this well if you had gay people who are close to you. Or maybe you do, but they hide their orientation from you, given this attitude...

Adrian Cachia

Nov 10th 2009, 15:12

They forgot to mention that they would want her to have 3 kids...know how to cook, do the laundry, maybe have some hobby as ganutell as well!

Evelyn Felice

Nov 10th 2009, 15:00

In ref. to the poll regarding electing a female PM; Cheer up!! At least the Maltese were honest and want to keep the Island for the Maltese! Malta is too tiny to allow itself the luxury of extravagant broadmindedness. I cannot imagine Malta as another Brazil who has blended in so many ethnic groups, not always successfully, mind you! The RC bit is what I find morbid. What a country needs is a person of good moral standing, tough on graft and with a good social program. She could be Protestant or Jewish and still make a good PM. I would certainly draw the line at a MUSLIM!!!
Unfortunately, Catholicism has not been capable of giving the people the right guidance and moral support. It needs to revise its policies and make religion something to look forward to for guidance, solace and advice. The Wind of Change never hit Malta realistically.

R.Degiorgio

Nov 10th 2009, 14:36

@l.grima

Dont forget to go to church and listen to God's word next sunday!!!

Leah Micallef

Nov 10th 2009, 14:28

Why on earth should it matter what colour her skin or what her sexual orientation is? Both are completely irrelevant. I can't believe this is even an issue in this day and age!! DOWN with homophobia and racism!!

T.gauci

Nov 10th 2009, 14:24

@Robert Azzopardi

You will also absorb the Sharia Law from multiculturalism in a few years. what can i say ? enjoy what's left in North Utopia because you are going to regret it, mark my words.

Peter Korsten

Nov 10th 2009, 13:47

Ah, not Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir then, the Prime Minister of Iceland: she's not straight, very blonde, and presumably not a Catholic either, in a country with just a few thousand of them. Nor Barack Obama, although at least he's straight.

Given how homogeneous the Maltese population is, though, it would be hard to imagine having a Prime Minister who would not come from that background. And look elsewhere in Europe: how many leaders are there that do not fit the mainstream? Even Tony Blair waited with his conversion from the Church of England to Catholicism until he had stepped down.

The only example that I can think of, where someone from a minority became leader of a European nation, is where a Georgian became leader of the Soviet Union (which was predominantly Russian). His name was Joseph Stalin.

James Formosa

Nov 10th 2009, 13:37

To all the modern, progressive ppl who are disgusted, appalled annoyed with conservative ppl and feel ashamed, embarrased by their country - you have the option to leave and go to a country that's progressive enough for you. However you'd have problems finding a European country that has elected or will elect a gay, coloured, (jew, muslim, hindu, buddhist,etc.) anytime soon. So at least have some respect for your country, your religion, your fellow nationals, your heritage and identity. Thats who you are!! If you're ashamed of it its your problem and not the rest of us. And be rational and realistic - we don't just become liberal because we're in the EU. It will take generations.

G. Vella, Gozo

Nov 10th 2009, 13:31

One should not care about this survey, it is only a tentive one. If all the Maltese were to vote for these issues I am sure that the results would be different.

James Formosa

Nov 10th 2009, 13:23

Really??? Doesn't this apply to Male PMs too?? Can you ever imagine than any man will get accepted as a PM if he where NOT 'pure' Maltese?? Frankly I cannot imagine the people or political parties to choose a leader who is gay, black and Muslim (in Malta)!!!! They would not stand a chance of winning an election. And before anyone starts to moan about this - most/all of the other European countries normally have straight, white, male or female, Christian PM or presidents.

lgalea

Nov 10th 2009, 13:23

Stephen Farrugia
Totally agree with you.

R.Degiorgio
They are black not dark skinned.
Political correctness like yours has brought the world and us in the dire situation that we are in.
If they are ashamed to be called what they are, why should they call us white?

Stephen Borg Cardona

Nov 10th 2009, 13:23

This must be the effect of having crucifixes in schools !

Vince DeBono

Nov 10th 2009, 13:21

WHO is Eurobarometer? WHO is the EC in Brussels? Don't they have anything better to do than dream up such questions to insert in surveys?

Sexual orientation and taste are private matters. We need our politicians to be tough and rough to get the desired results.

S. Calleja

Nov 10th 2009, 13:15

Racists and sexists but Catholic! What hipocracy!

Stephen Farrugia

Nov 10th 2009, 13:05

@ G Azzopardi

I cannot write what I really want to tell you because the Times will rightly not allow me but rest assured that it will only happen over our dead bodies.

David Seychell

Nov 10th 2009, 13:05

How dare the Maltese refuse to have an illegal Prime Minister? Where do the Maltese think they're living? In a democratic country where they can FREELY choose whom to elect to represent them, their children, and their country?

Emmaneuel Ebejer

Nov 10th 2009, 13:03

So what's wrong with being a lesbian? I'm sure she would do better than the lot we've had around for the past 30 years!!!

m.borg

Nov 10th 2009, 12:57

Shame on this country and its homophobia!!! SHAME!

J Borg

Nov 10th 2009, 12:56

"only 22 per cent would accept having a Maltese Prime Minister embracing a different religion to theirs. The majority, 69 per cent, admitted they would be uncomfortable if the Prime Minister was not Roman Catholic."

Hello? We've already had a non-Catholic Prime Minister.

T.gauci

Nov 10th 2009, 12:56

@G.Azzopardi

Obama is half white and there's still a controversy regarding his birth certificate.

T.gauci

Nov 10th 2009, 12:48

in America, the president must be American - born and Christian in order to be eligible for Presidency. this is not discrimination but the way civilized society works.

Francis Bellizzi

Nov 10th 2009, 12:41

Does it matter whether she`s lesbian or straight? I think not. The only qualification should be whether she can do good for the country. Let`s face it, the male members we`ve elected so far have failed miserably .We are still a joke amongst foriegners.Give people a chance and look at the BIG PICTURE.
Malta must move away from the " I`ll see the minister for a job. After all I voted for him" culture. If not our children will have the same problems and thier only option will be to emigrate to earn a living. No change means no improvement.

lgalea

Nov 10th 2009, 12:40

R.Degiorgio If you don't like it you are always free to leave for pastures new.

malcolm tortell Isn't it true that such idiotic surveys are carried out by idiots to justify their fantastic salaried paid for through our taxes?

Isobel Mcgonigle Perfect argument

Robert Azzopardi No Robert, the eu idiots only fight for themselves at our expense. EU more than 22 million unemployed while allowing illegal immigrants in and wanting immigration because the capitalists want to lower wages and working conditions which are accepted by immigrants but are not acceptable to the native workers. Yes Robert, the eu idiots are in the pay of capitalists to squeeze the workers, but you can rest assured that there is going to be such a widespread revolution across the eu that the French and Russian revolutions will be nothing compared to it. As for a better standard of living we had a much better standard before we joined the cursed eu dictatorship.

Mike farrugia You bet they are.

G.Azzopardi

Nov 10th 2009, 12:38

This is survey is only valid to when it was done and no more. Most of the comments here are also invalid. Sentiments change.

Why do I say this? Well take the US president, a black man. Who would ever have imagined that the a US president would be black. This for a country notorious for racism. Well - it happened.

Same for Malta - it will happen, once a true leader with a dream and a lot charisma emerges. This person could black, Muslim, atheist, gay, Lesbian or whatever. As long as s/he is an inclusive Prime Minister with a passion for his/her people – we will one day have such a person lead us.

Notwithstanding the current sentiment that the survey in question portrays.

Stephen Farrugia

Nov 10th 2009, 12:19

The Rightwing would only accept a Maltese European as leader of the country.An alternative is not an option but an offence and confrontation. Cards on the table.

Anyway, its not going to happen, live with it !

Stephen Farrugia ( Sliema)

R.Degiorgio

Nov 10th 2009, 12:06

@Mike Farrugia
The proper word is 'dark skinned people'. And also..even in Malta people are racist on other maltese people just cos of politics. So your arguement it really dont make any sense. I hate ALL kind of racism. I am not sayin that i excuse any dark skinned people who are racist with others. ALL kind of racism should be condemned!

Robert Azzopardi

Nov 10th 2009, 12:02

@Mike Farrugia

of course Blacks can be racist too, towards whites, asians, hispanics, and other blacks too. But since when do two wrongs make a right???

M. Vella

Nov 10th 2009, 12:01

Whilst I have no problem with gays, I see no problem in wanting a PM (female or male) who is straight and catholic.

As a predominantly Catholic country, the leader of the country should have at least the same moral values as the majority of the island.

Having said that, it is important that no discrimination takes place towards the gay community.

reepaula vella

Nov 10th 2009, 11:55

HOMOPHOBIA!!!!! i thought malta was indipendent.

Joseph Aquilina

Nov 10th 2009, 11:52

I can’t understand why we do surveys that report the obvious. It is obvious that the majority will prefer their leaders to be from the same ethnic background as theirs! Malta cannot be compared with UK, France or the U.S. either! Such nations do not have the same social/ethnic background as Malta. It is obvious that in such nations the results would not be the same as here in Malta since the ethnic diversity (because of historical background – slavery, colonialism, economy, etc) is much larger then in here. To be honest sometimes I wonder if the EU wants us to be ‘ashamed’ of whom we are! They come and teach us the values of democracy and then they want us to be ashamed of the opinions and values we hold so dearly! Being Maltese does not only mean having a Maltese ID-Card but it also incorporates the social background we come from – something we should be proud and not ashamed of!

John Lauri

Nov 10th 2009, 11:52

@ C.Zammit - The prime minister of Iceland is an open / out lesbian and lives happily with her partner in the Icelandic government's official residence. I do not recall her focusing on gay rights, as being her agenda. The fact she is lesbian in Iceland is neither here nor there. It does NOT impede her abilities to do her job well. She is currently focusing on getting her country out of the financial nightmare, she inherited when she came to office last year, when earlier that year, Iceland was officially declared bankrupt !

Your comments stink of homphobia....... religious intolerance.

Mike farrugia

Nov 10th 2009, 11:46

Has anyone ever asked if blacks are racists against whites and other blacks? You will be surprised!

Joe Caruana

Nov 10th 2009, 11:41

I evaluate a Catholic by his deeds and not by the number of Hosts he swallows or by the number of times he sits in the front row in churches especially when there are the media cameras present.

c.caruana

Nov 10th 2009, 11:40

I hate this country...always showing discrimination on every basis, sexual orientation, race and religion. We need a change, and a radical one!!

C. Farrugia

Nov 10th 2009, 11:31

WOW!! I am really impressed!!!! (Sacrastic wise of course!)......... and all this coming from a supposedly *devoutly tolerant and Christian* country!!! We really do follow the teachings of Christ don't we?!

K.Anastasi

Nov 10th 2009, 11:26

What do you expect from a very small island! The mentality will reflect it, its only natural.

Robert Azzopardi

Nov 10th 2009, 11:23

I wish I could say that I am surprised, but I'm sorry Eurobarometer this is no news. I wonder why we persist on calling the Maltese a hospitable nation! I wonder why we keep promoting Malta as a nation where the people are friendly and welcoming! hah!
@ Brian Farrugia sorry to disappoint you Brian but I live up North in "Europa Utopia" as you call it, I'm still here and loving it, I learn each day from multiculturalism, the things you absorb from other cultures enriches you not the opposite and safety is relative, I could give you an endless list on why Malta is also usafe. Word of advice, upon your mind and learn from others not fear and dislike what you dont know or perhaps fail to understand.
@Joss Galea please let's not take American policy and politics as a blueprint, I mean we are talking about the same country that has Arnold (Conan) Schwarzenegger as the Governator of California. ps American Christian Fundamentalism is as bad as Islamic fundamentalism.
@Igalea these EU idiots also fight for your rights and try to ensure that you and the 500m others reach a sustainable standard of living

JF Bartolo Snr.

Nov 10th 2009, 11:20

Ref:_ Sean Fenech>>>> this reminds of the late 60's when very often i used to see big signs on boarding houses, i was just in the UK at the time and much younger,looking for work and somewhere to live as i had no family over there, but as i was saying i literally noticed big signs on some boarding houses, NO Blacks and NO Irish,PLUS/ others.. so may i ask is history repeating itself, i certainly hope not besides the British have a completly different mentality& attitude then us the Maltese, God help us if we were to follow the British way of doing things, we are NOT a Colony any more and we the Maltese are a civilized nation and this type of heading in the article just insults our inteligence.

John Lauri

Nov 10th 2009, 11:17

@ Joss Galea - Barak Obama is NOT Catholic. As Kevin Philps told you, JFK was the only Catholic US President. The only stipulation of the US constitution for the American presidency is that he / she has to be American born. Therefore check your facts before you make statements.

@ J farrugia - These surveys are NOT stupidies / imbecillitajiet, as you so eloquently put it ! These surveys highlight a growing and serious problem of racism, homphobia and sexism in Malta.

Malta is stuck in a medieval timewarp, with a vast majority of people blinkered by their prejudices. No wonder Malta is suffering from a serious brain drain, when its educated professionals are leaving the rock to pastures new, where they can get on wihttheir lives, in a less fundamentalist environment, of the so-called Maltese mentality..... u jien kont wiehed minnhom... kont xbajt bl-injoranza u l-idejat estremi li hemm go Malta, li fl-ahhar tlaqt... and am glad I did !

Jon Agius

Nov 10th 2009, 11:15

@Brian Farrugia:
Prosit tal-kumment. Ahna l-Maltin ghandna ghalxiex inkunu kburin li ahna l-iktar pajjiz kattoliku fid-dinja. Min ma jogbux jmur Amsterdam jew postijiet ohra fejn ihallu dawn l-affarijiet. Liberlalizmu qieghed joqtol il-valuri kollha. U nahseb ukoll li PM, mara jew ragel, ghandu jkun straight, Malti u Kattoliku!

A. Gauci

Nov 10th 2009, 11:14

Keep it up Maltese people...
That's was obviously a sarcastic comment from my side...

What does it matter if ANYONE not just a woman to be of different religion, race and sexual preference? Don't we all have minds to think with?

And to those who don't accept women in politics and other places: Woman should be treated equally and don't think that a woman is incapable of politics. Ok, the majority of Maltese politicians are in fact men, but think about it twice. The women in the parliament are brilliant! I think that the younger generation of women keep holding back when they have a choice for jobs. Such comments really make them do so.

R.Degiorgio

Nov 10th 2009, 11:12

I am honored to make part of this TRUE catholic country!!! Welldone Maltese Catholics!!! You really is an example to follow!!!!
JAAQQQQQ...pajjiz tal ipokriti u razzisti. This country simply disgust me...the older I get the more unfortunately I hate it!!!!

John Azzopardi

Nov 10th 2009, 11:12

How moranic to ask such a question. Isn't that the feeling of all of Europe. The prime minister always represents what the people are. We are not talking about the EU President, which is not even elected by the people (which to me is not democratic at all). Please remember, that the EU is not the USA. Maybe over time, it will come together or pretend that it came together, but nationalistic feelings in EUROPE are completely different. No wonder the EU bureacrates are attempting to change the face of Europe.

Isobel Mcgonigle

Nov 10th 2009, 11:10

A Muslim Prime Minister,has been predicted,to govern the U.K., within the next 20 years
The way things are,in Britain,this looks like a reality,
Brian,you are so right my friend,could not agree more,
A society of people from all different,cultures,religions,is being forced on the people of Europe,it has been proved time after time,it is not working,after all,you would not put a Pride of Lions,together,with a Herd of Elephants,and expect them to live in harmony

M.L. Sant

Nov 10th 2009, 11:09

SEEMS LIKE SOME PEOPLE DON’T HAVE ANYTHING BETTER TO BE OCCUPIED WITH! I’m sure this morning such nonsense didn’t feature in any discussion between people living on this island.

Kevin Zammit

Nov 10th 2009, 11:09

The problem is if this fear is allowed to get out of hand fanned on by opportunistic polititians. That responsibility rest solely upon our EU partners. As long as they keep refusing to help out beyond this ridiculous "voluntary" basis an pm's hands are tied by limited resources and space. This in effect is creating a vicous circle of anger that can lead to hate.

I am baffled about how the Germans, French etc can go about celebrating the fll of one wall while at the same time re-inforcing another in Malta, Italy and Spain. Are we to continue being their border guards?

C.Zammit

Nov 10th 2009, 11:08

Yes it's very important that P.M. is Catholic / Christian and not Gay. With the P.M being a female I don't have a problem with that. Just imagine what a mess will be made if our country had to have a muslim / athiest as PM or Gay. It will be a goverment for minorities and only focusing on Gay Rights and other ethnic cultures.

J Cassar

Nov 10th 2009, 11:06

There is nothing particularly wrong with most Maltese wanting a catholic PM, I think this is perfectly normal and understandable. Most people would wish to have the leader of their country believing in the dominant faith.

The mistake is when people discriminate against the individuals sexual tendancies, age and sex. Whether the person is gay or not does not mean a thing, whether it is male or female does not either, nor age.

My only objection would be if the person weren't catholic. Though I am far from being a religious fanatic, I believe that a catholic PM would be extremely important to the countries religious culture. There is nothing wrong with this and perfectly normal.

lgalea

Nov 10th 2009, 11:06

Sean Fenech
You can join them if you don't like it.

Kevin Phillips
But he has to be an American.

malcolm tortell

Nov 10th 2009, 11:06

@ lgalea, jfarrugia and brian farrugia
Switch to decaff or go easy on the insults. You do your cause, such as it is, no good!

Kevin Zammit

Nov 10th 2009, 11:05

How daft this all is ... Everyone knows Alfred Sant is an atheist and he never did anything to hide it, yet was still voted in as head of MLP and eventually prime minister.

As for whether one looks at all Maltese or gender ... if the person speaks excellent Maltese and was born and raised in Malta I do not think that it would make any difference in the long run. Of course we are all annoyed at this sudden influx on immigrants. I think what most people would be worried about is that had such a person to become prime minister s/he would reduce the barriers already in place allowing more in. And by that lets read from much poorer countries. I wuld rate Albania and Moldova with that list as much as Nigeria even if ironicall the latter is actually much richer but population wise tiny.

Misplaced as this fear may be (since we all know we are already over crowded and therefore no sane pm would do something like that) I do not think that this fear is unjustified at all. Fear after all is a healthy and natural instintic that ensures ones safety. tbc

michael catania

Nov 10th 2009, 11:01

this country has not come out of the dark ages

Steve Rogers

Nov 10th 2009, 10:55

Joss Galea where do you get your info from??

Only one American president was catholic!! Kennedy.

William P Flynn

Nov 10th 2009, 10:54

@JossGalea

You are joking aren't you; about a US president having to be catholic?

Kevin Phillips

Nov 10th 2009, 10:52

@Joss Galea, do not be an example of one. Kennedy was the first and only Catholic president.

edward bartolo

Nov 10th 2009, 10:46

Quote: "On the other hand, Malta is more tolerant than the EU average when it comes to discrimination on the basis of disability and gender."

That is what I call tolerance! The EU is more permissive, rather than tolerant!

lgalea

Nov 10th 2009, 10:46

These eu idiots have to justify their exorbitant salaries paid from our taxes with equally idiotic surveys. Do they think that we would accept a foreigner as our prime minister especially if s/he has been an illegal immigrat?

Joss Galea

Nov 10th 2009, 10:46

Why do we always blame the Maltese as being stupid etc? An American president has to be Catholic, and has to be American born.

Brian Farrugia

Nov 10th 2009, 10:45

Malta is the safest place in Europe to live. Why dont you liberal fools go and live in Europa Utopia to the north. Find out about the realities of life.You will soon be back in Malta with your tailbetween your legs.
The Maltese see the real dangers of the forced multicult. As I said, go north for your eye opener.

Sean Fenech

Nov 10th 2009, 10:41

100% PURE RACISM IN YOUR FACES. Whose business is it if she's a lesbian or not a Catholic? Dejjem b-xi haga hawn Malta. Xeba tfal zghar. These smart ideas are why youngsters are leaving the country FAST. DISGUSTING.

J Farrugia

Nov 10th 2009, 10:39

What stupidies do these European institutions commission. Waste of time and money from our pockets. Imbecillitajiet.

L Bonnici

Nov 10th 2009, 10:37

I'm so proud to be from this banana republic ... well done maltese people!! you're always surprising me!!

D Cardona

Nov 10th 2009, 10:37

MIRIAM DALLI FOR PM!!!!