Malta Communist Party being resurrected

Graham Crocker

Mar 16th 2010, 21:00

What works for the ants and the bees does not necessarily work for humans.

Daniel Zerafa

Mar 16th 2010, 19:39

This is some good news.. BUT My dear friends Do not compare how communism was used in the pasts, that was obviously violent, most unclean disgusting, when applying it just as it should work. after you understand that Do not Trigger your mind when you hear COMMUNIST, after all this time you were taught that communists kill brutalise, terrorises, oppresses, no freedom, which is actually true what happened in the past. The Capitalists say such things when they enhace and induce even more these things themselves. . after you understand that Do not judge the word being a COMMUNIST when you do not know what are its principles and what it really means. According to catholics Jesus preaches love each other as brothers and sisters, share equally as brothers and sisters. help the forsaken. Communism is about sharing the abbundance of resources and richness equally between people regardless of its status or posistion. It is classless, therefore no oppression. It is about the labour of the people that creates progress, further more it enables every individual to participate in any decision taking place. HOW DOES THAT SOUND ABOUT COMMUNISM?

Alex Ellul

Mar 16th 2010, 16:41

@David Caruana:"Then how does Capitalism differ in that? Are you forgetting the wars on Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan to mention just a few?"
Answer: Capitalism, first of all, is not an ideology while Communism is. The origin of the Vietnam war was the Vietnamese Communists' military adventure, supported by both Communists China and Soviet Union to take over the country in a violent way. The rest of the war history is left for capitalist Hollywood to explain. The Iraqi war is a vestige of a dictator, who was supported by the Soviets in his quest for control of the land. Afghanistan is the after effects of the soviet invasion of that country. Afghanistan's stable society was practically demolished during those years, during which the Afghans waged a guerrilla war against the Soviets. After the collapse of the soviet union, the Afghans waged an internecine war culminating in the Taliban's take over of that country. The Talibans are actually not Afghans but an international extremist Islamic force that had taken over an independent country. The Nato forces (from democratic capitalist countries) are there to free Afghanistan from a dictatorial, despotic invading force.

Christopher Camilleri

Mar 16th 2010, 16:28

@ Anthony Farrugia

Sure, we can broaden up our discussion on the valid points you have raised. But if we continue with our "batti-bekki", our debate will become never ending. Therefore, at this stage it would be better if we call it a day.

However, I can weigh the valid points you raised with other facts. Why did the USSR put nuclear missles in Cuba? Answer - The USA had nuclear missiles in Turkey. Why did the USA finance and support Al Qaeda in the 80s? Answer - Bin Laden fought the Communists. Why is it that values have disintegrated? Answer - We live in a greedy unbridled Capitalist society which puts profits before the common good.

Louis Borg

Mar 16th 2010, 15:30

I just can't understand how Mr. Victor Degiovanni or any other Party official, are going in front of the Maltese public, and show themselves. What a great joke. This is 2010, and there are very very few comunist countries left, in which all their inhabitants live in poverty. Check if your watch stopped, Mr Degiovanni.

Brian Farrugia

Mar 16th 2010, 13:11

Holocaust denial is a crime in Europe, the Jewish holocaust that is.
The Comminists have butchered more than anyone including the Nazis but still people support this evil.
Two weights two measures, what hypocrisy from people who should know better.

David Caruana

Mar 16th 2010, 12:15

@ Brian Farrugia:
"Communism is an evil doctrine that has led to the butchering of millions of innocents"

Then how does Capitalism differ in that? Are you forgetting the wars on Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan to mention just a few?

Ah yes, that is not butchering, they're all "good" wars according to CNN

Nicholas Cassar

Mar 16th 2010, 12:11

HELL NO!!!!!!

David Cuschieri

Mar 16th 2010, 11:49

@Brian Farrugia: "Let us not argue over words. Communism is an evil doctrine that has led to the butchering of millions of innocents, pure and simple, got it?" For how long have you studied Communist "doctrine" to be able to say that it is evil? Killing people is wrong, but it is totally incorrect to equate the principles of Socialism/Communism with the killing of human beings. Have you forgotten how many hundreds of thousands of people lost their lives because of various positions taken by the Roman Catholic Church in the past (look at the Inquisition and the Crusades!)? Has the Roman Catholic Church been scrapped because of those events? If you look at present-day life in Malta, the Roman Catholic Church is still very strong! As I said before, it is very important to avoid confusing historical errors with the principles related to a particular belief system.

Alex Ellul

Mar 16th 2010, 11:07

@David Caruana: Communism is dead, but capitalism will never die, not because I like it, but because, like it or not, it is the natural order of things. If someone needs potatoes, there will be someone who will produce potatoes and sell them at a profit. It was so when the first Homo Sapiens came out of the cave and shaped the first society, traded corn for a goat and a daughter for 100 cows. Today we trade a tanker-full of crude oil for ten million dollars while in some countries they still trade a daughter for 100 cows or camels. That is capitalism. The modern state government authority is to regulate against abuses.

Anthony Farrugia

Mar 16th 2010, 09:13

@Chris Camilleri: Was I aggressive in quoting what you had already stated and your giving no replies to my queries on "good dictators" and the delight of living in Tito's communist paradise.
What about broadening the discussion to include the Hungary uprising in 1956, the Cuba Crisis,the Berlin Wall.the Prague Spring, the Gdansk strikes in 1981, East Germany's Honecker pleading with Gorbachev to use Soviet troops to prop up the crumbling East German regime in 1989 with Gorbachev replying that this was an internal East German affair and Soviet troops would remain in their barracks: poof - end of Berlin Wall, USSR?

C. Sapiano

Mar 16th 2010, 08:47

@C Busuttil

I am sorry but you are factually wrong. Mass attendance is very low in Labour districts like Cottonera. It is very high in Mdina, Balzan and Gozitan villages which are typically Nationalist. You rarely find a PN supporter who attacks the Church but you find many Labour ones who do. From where did you get the information that PN supporters are more liberal? All the surveys show that Pn supporters are more against divorce than the Pl ones. All the surveys show that more PN supporters are against Gay marriage than Pl are. Joseph Muscat is a proof that Pl is still more socialist than the Pn is.

The PN's record in Europe speaks for itself. Do not be disheartened - PN still has Christian Democratic credentials (obviously it has its liberal and conservative factions).

Brian Farrugia

Mar 16th 2010, 07:51

@Kevin Cassar

Let us not argue over words. Communism is an evil doctrine that has led to the butchering of millions of innocents, pure and simple, got it?

C.Busuttil

Mar 16th 2010, 00:34

C.Sapiano -
" Pn is firmly entrenched in a centre-right Christian Democratic ideology"
___________________________________________________________________

was once, you should say,the Party of Nerik Mizzi and Borg Olivier is a memory, today's PN with exception of Gonzi and Tonio Borg are a bunch of liberals masked as conservatives. Just because its still convenient to have the Curia as the main "forcina" otherwise they don't share any of the values the old PN stood for, especially those influenced by christian ideology.
The Pn's voters and supporters are more liberal than the labour ones. Take a look at the church mass attendance survey, the lowest average comes from PN orientated localities.
Today's PN supporters don't have an idea for what the party stands for, I say so with a heavy heart because I belong to a family that has been nationalist for generations even during the most difficult times when nearly everyone abandoned the party.

Within 10 years the PN will transform itself into a liberal party because its voter base would have become totally liberal. As the older generation disappears the changeover will take place, so please leave the christian ideology out as its not the case anymore.

J. Grech

Mar 16th 2010, 00:24

......like this italian clip says about the communists...."A volte ritornano!!"
....Avanti popolo, alla riscossa, bandiera rossa, bandiera rossa!!
:)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaTN2Rfs7PI&feature=related

David Caruana

Mar 15th 2010, 22:08

Communism might be dead... but Capitalism will soon join it

George Pace

Mar 15th 2010, 18:47

No harm in that. We can now see what they stand for, and say, with more conviction, Long live the Right.

A.Gauci Cunningham

Mar 15th 2010, 18:34

Communism might be a noble idea on paper...equality and all that.... but we all know that when in practice Communism has not only failed those who had to live under the system but also those who fiercely propogated it. Communism in practice ends up rewarding the lazy, those who have no ambitions, those who couldn't give a damn and those who sit pretty waiting for Mr.Government to throw a piece of bread or two and punishes those who invest, those who tirelessly work to build business empires that employ thousands of workers. @Mr.Degiovanni-So tell us ....imagine the Communist Party wins power (yeah right....when body hair grows on my palms and pigs learn how to fly ) what will you do with ,say, thousands of summer houses and people's business and properties? Take them and give them to some social services leech in the name of equality.....u tghid mhux hekk nibqghu!!

Joseph M. Meli

Mar 15th 2010, 17:59

Communism IS dead and burried ... died at Marsaxlokk Harbour and burried with the falling debris of the Berlin Wall. Communism has been DISCREDITED all over the Globe, even in China the so all Communist Party there is defacto CAPITALIST !! If the revived Communist Party of Malta is revived its funding cannot be from the Soviet Union, the paymaster of the previous Party, so from where the funding is comming from - North Korea maybe ?? Victor Degiovanni & Comrades, if you thing that by reviving the Party you be doing a Service to the Country, GOOD LUCK ! DVX

Christopher Camilleri

Mar 15th 2010, 16:36

@ Anthony Farrugia I do not consider Tito's Yugolavia to have been a paradise. You know that nothing is perfect. However, compared to "communist" tyrants like Ceaucescu or Stalin, he was a good communist. Even though a communist, he was very much respected in the western world. As a matter of fact, almost every head of state attended his funeral in Belgrade in 1980. The world has always been ruled by dicatorships. From the Egyptian Pharoah's, the Roman Empire, the King of England, The Tsar of Russia, The Kaiser of Germany etc. The democracy which we know today in the USA and the EU is not exactly a democracy. The Israeli historian J.L Talmon explains it best in my opinion "Democracy is a system of government in which lawfully elected representatives maintain the integrity of a nation state whose citizens, while granted the right to vote, have little or no participation in the decision-making process of the government " I hope the above is to your satisfaction. And by the way, you shouldn't be so agressive in your comments.

Anthony Farrugia

Mar 15th 2010, 15:53

@Christopher Camilleri::""He is one of the few good dictators that the world had." How can you explain or justify a "good" dictator "? So dictatorship is justified ? Doesn't dictatorship mean lack of freedom and free elections and human rights and so forth ?" Your reply and comments please.
"Although Milosevic was a member of the Yugoslav Communist Party during Tito's reign, he was NEVER appointed as his successor" Ah, so Milosevic was a communist after all and Karazdic and Mladic were his henchmen: so not "completely out of point" ! And I suppose you consider Tito's communist Jugoslavia an earthly paradise for workers and the proletariat !

Mikiel Sciberras

Mar 15th 2010, 15:49

China is nominally Communist, but that for all effects and purposes it is actually a Capitalist Totalitarian State. Being world's fastest growing economy, does not mean anything, especially when the wealth is foreign owned and/or concentrated in the few hands of the 'party' officials, their families and cronies.

To be sure, this economic growth is thanks to the blood and sweat and toil of the Chinese workers – the slaving classes.

Nowadays, having a strong economy does not automatically translate into benefits for the workers, not according to Neo-Con theory. In North America, for example, real wages for workers have actually gone down, while Companies have registered unprecedented growth and wealth.

By the way, I strongly suggest that the name 'Communism" be done away with, for it has many bad connotations. The Centre and Far Right parties are today hiding under the pseudonyms of Neo-Conservatives, Christian Democrats etc. (sounds so much better then fascist). I suggest that Mr. Degiovanni opt for a similar nomenclature - how about Neo-Com.

C. Sapiano

Mar 15th 2010, 14:04

@J.Cauchi

Your argument does not hold water. The PN was never an extremist party so it would never align itself with Lowell (Lowell is a social rightist - remember that NAZI stands for National Socialism). The Labour party in the not so distant past was very communist in its idelogy (bulk buying, trampling of human rights...). So yes the Labour party is not so distant from the extreme left whereas the Pn is firmly entrenched in a centre-right Christian Democratic ideology.

@S.Vella

Well we can argue on this point but al least we agree that PN is not leftist.

Christopher Camilleri

Mar 15th 2010, 14:04

@ Alex Ellul & Anthony Farrugia

You're both completely out of point! The Serbian criminals that you mention have nothing to do with Tito. The atrocities which they committed happened more than a decade after Tito's death. Although Milosevic was a member of the Yugoslav Communist Party during Tito's reign, he was NEVER appointed as his successor. If you both read the history books, you will see that Milosevic took power in 1989.

As regarding the other points you have mentioned, I can copy and paste what Mr. David Cuschieri said below " It is also grossly mistaken to confuse historical mistakes committed by one or more parties with the teachings/beliefs of various Communist parties. This is a tactic favoured by many individuals and parties that are only interested in demonising anything which is Socialist/Communist "

Best of luck to Victor Degiovanni and the Communist Party of Malta.

S. Vella

Mar 15th 2010, 13:21

Flogging a dead donkey, are we? Good joke to start Monday morning!

@C. Sapiano

Granted PN is less leftist than PL but it still is a centre left party. If it looks like a duck, waddles like a duck and quacks like a duck, it is just a duck.

Brian Farrugia

Mar 15th 2010, 12:50

Communists butchered more innocents than any other creed. The most evil of all creeds.

Alex Ellul

Mar 15th 2010, 12:29

@Christopher Camilleri: Re Your Tito: "He is one of the few good dictators that the world had." I have this poison which happens to be the only good poison available, should you want to try it. Your adulation to this despotic dictator should have ceased whit your admission that the Yugoslav federation collapsed after his demise. Why did it collapse? Simple: He was a dictator. He had built Yugoslavia on tyranny, despotism etc. Tito had anointed Milosevic as his successor, a dictator who created the worst human disaster in Europe post world war 2 and ended up accused of crimes against humanity. Tito was only surpassed by the Soviet Union, which had sent millions to the gulags and eventual death during its 70 year despotic rule. In the far east, should you care to know, the Cambodian communists under a beast in the form of a human being, named Pol Pot, practically annihilated the Cambodian population in a decade. I think you should read a basic history book.

Alex Ellul

Mar 15th 2010, 12:12

Winston Churchill had once prophetically said: Socialism is the equal distribution of misery.

mark tanti

Mar 15th 2010, 12:01

will this be this years april fool??? R.I.P

J.Cauchi

Mar 15th 2010, 11:46

C.Sapiano---In your rush to try and taint the labour Party with horrid misdeeds you forget to take note of your credibility. Your arguments don't hold water because if they did the PN would have to align itself with Norann Lowell and Azzjoni Nazzjonali and the racists and the bigots and the ultra-conservatives of this world. Not much of an honour that would be right?

Anthony Farrugia

Mar 15th 2010, 11:21

@Christopher Camilleri :"He is one of the few good dictators that the world had." How can you explain or justify a "good" dictator "? So dictatorship is justified ? Doesn't dictatorship mean lack of freedom and free elections and human rights and so forth ?
"When he died in 1980, Yugoslavia started to break apart and hell broke loose in the early 90's. "
Yugoslavia did not break up because of the death of Tito but because it was artificially made up of states which were politically, ethnically incompatible not to mention the different faiths.
Are you trying to justify the various Milosevic, Karazdic, Mladic and other war criminals who brought untold misery on these peoples in trying to keep the ex-communist state together?

Charles Muscat

Mar 15th 2010, 11:11

Off course, those who are (Ippapua Tajjeb) are against communism.

John O Scerri

Mar 15th 2010, 10:44

The title speaks for itself . "Malta Communist Party being resurrected"

This party was dead and now it is a ZOMBIE........ a living dead so it is still dead .

Communism has been dead for a long time now .

Let it R.I.P

Christopher Camilleri

Mar 15th 2010, 10:43

@ Albert Buttigieg

There was one country that had the right form of Communism. That country was Tito's Yugosalvia. Josip Broz a.k.a Tito united several states under the banner of "Brotherhood & Socialism". When he died in 1980, Yugoslavia started to break apart and hell broke loose in the early 90's. He is one of the few good dictators that the world had.

As for the now defunct Soviet Union, one has to remember that it was mainly thanks to Soviet Russia that the Nazis were defeated. Even though Russia has changed nowadays, today's Russians are proud of their past and their country's achievents. In Russia it is against the law to vilify the ex Soviet Union and Lenin is still a very much respected historical figure.

C. Sapiano

Mar 15th 2010, 10:23

Will the Communist party ally itself with the other two leftist parties, Labour party and AD?
They could easily fit in the progressives and moderates coalition. God forbid these three left-wiing-parties win government. Hope they will finish redundant just like in Italy.

Anthony Bonnici

Mar 15th 2010, 09:24

Be it left, centre left or far right is not the issue here, this country needs a true leading party who balances out the needs of the people with the needs of the country without opressing both sides. I think it is about time that in this country we realise that it is not just about taking sides along our own political beliefs, colours of flag or personal interests, what is needed though is intervention which is sustainable in the preservation of the standard of living for the maltese people. Who is really able to grant this please come forward, the rest...stand down!

Kristian Zammit

Mar 15th 2010, 09:23

As a prominent local politician once said 'the orphans of karl marx'. Fossils and dinosaurs are only fit for museums, thank you!

Anthony Farrugia

Mar 15th 2010, 09:22

An anticipated resurrection ! How about laying on a visit to North Korea (after all AST had signed a secret treaty with them !). China is being pragmatic and letting its own form of capitalism fuel its economic boom. As for Greece, the protests are led by anarchists and born again communists who are totally against capitalism starting from Macdonald outlets to the banks.
Where was the Malta Communist Party when the Berlin Wall fell spurred on by the East Germans thirst for freedom from an outdated oppressive regime still clinging to Marxist diktats; what do they think about Gorbachev: was he a revisionist capitalistic fellow traveller ?
Some people have no sense of history and still cling to the past which nobody wants to live through again.

C. Sapiano

Mar 15th 2010, 08:49

@P Debono

I do not agree. Your statement is an old cliche. The PN is a centre/centre-right party and the PL is a leftist party. How can you say that the PN is more leftist. Where is the proof?

The PN is more in favour of privatisation than the PL
The PN upholds traditional values more than the PL
The PN's values are similar to the ones of the PPE in Europe
Centre-right people still vote PN in their majority

The PL still believes that the Goverment can control the economy
The PL still aligns itself with certain trade unions to try to hinder the government.
The PL is becoming even more leftist under Joseph Muscat
The PL still beleives in workers vs.'rich' people philosophy
The majority of leftists in Malta still vote PL

M Genovese

Mar 15th 2010, 08:35

I said it before that life is a cycle that repeats itself on and on again. When there is a buyers labour market, the situtation re-emrges. This is nothing but the Marx - Engels thesis and anthesis model at its best.

Joseph Ellul - Sydney

Mar 15th 2010, 08:34

wherever communism reemerged is due to the tyranical powers of the rich. These mega rich people are above the law and do not care. Politicians are their slaves and will pass laws against the workers. We will see if real communism will make a comeback. Only time will tell. So do not joke about this new party as it might bite you all in the backside... as it well should.

smifsud

Mar 15th 2010, 00:31

the rising of the Communist party is the fault of the GREEDY CAPATALISTS!!!!.....we need something in between !!!....Maybe its the "The New World Order" that has to be created after another world war ...or after a major depression in the world....

Paul Francis Farrguia

Mar 14th 2010, 22:42

Communism is defunct by today's standards... What we really need to address is to keep Malta up-alive and kicking by bringing further investment (which un-doubtly this goverment is doing all the time) and also by brining further tourists which will help us in upgrading our services offered to the tourist and also the underlaying service infrastructure.

Anthony E Portelli

Mar 14th 2010, 21:33

Easter time?

Eric Gahn

Mar 14th 2010, 21:29

The need for Marx's teachings to be resurrected has never so neccesary as in these days. A true, living, leftist society would never have created the monster that the Credit Crunch is. Instead big business was allowed to go its own way without any regard for those who toiled to enrich the business owner's pockets for low pay and long hours.

A well done to Mr DeGiovanni and the MCP. We NEED to move more left of where we are today.

@J Schembri: What about China? It is the fastest growing economy in the world.

Joe Xuereb

Mar 14th 2010, 21:27

The Maltese mindset is notoriously difficult to shift. Communism is only a word but for the people on this blessed island, it will forever be linked with godlessness and therefore, a big no-no. Rather than make sarcastic remarks about the Communist Party, I think it would be more constructive to see if the points raised (about the raw deal being meted out to the working-class for instance) have any validity and whether anything can be done to reverse trend. Of course either of the extant Parties could do this without recourse to any dreaded extra parties, not tried, not tested. And Communism can stay out in the cold and church congregations could even see an upsurge. Problem solved. And not a shred of sarcasm in sight. Only irony.
In other words, how about a secular Malta with people worshiping whatever they like?
The Communist ideology is a sound ideology, make no mistake about that. It sinned and was sinned against in equal measures. Like ANY system it can be corrupted. Yes, including the one that purports to have long-term, eternal best interests at heart. Food for thought.

James De Giorgio

Mar 14th 2010, 21:26

Oh great, I always knew it takes two to tango. And lowell's partner in comedy is going to resurrect his phoney party. So we'll have a debate between Norman Lowell and Degiovanni in the next election; gosh will I look forward to it!! hahahaha

Patrick Vella

Mar 14th 2010, 20:54

Well done.
I hope that this Party will be a true 'MOVIMENT TAL-HADDIEMA'
I will join for sure.

Albert Buttigieg

Mar 14th 2010, 20:53

"We need to see a benevolent and humane version of communism, that puts human beings ahead ....".
And which Communist country did that? China? Soviet Bloc ? Albania? Cuba? North Korea? While Capitalism is the other extreme but Communist its other side of the coin. What we need is a Central left or right parties...and i think we do have these ..although not all are living to their charism. WE NOT NEED EXTREMES. Histroy is our best teacher.

J.Tonna

Mar 14th 2010, 20:52

Do they expect intelligent people to welcome them back????????

steve busuttil

Mar 14th 2010, 20:44

Communism is the biggest failure of the 20th century! Why try and resurrect such a failure?

Stalin? Ceaucescu? Pol Pot? Who are they trying to emulate exactly?

Duke Wellington

Mar 14th 2010, 20:26

How Boring, ah well back to bed. have fun

David Cuschieri

Mar 14th 2010, 20:20

There is clearly an urgent need for a strong Communist party in Malta! The Labour Party in Malta is clearly detached from reality when it expects to improve matters for thousands of workers without a proper critique of capitalism! Indeed, many would argue that the Labour Party's stance on capitalism is not so different from that shown by the Nationalist Party. Perhaps that is why most people keep on voting for the Nationalist Party every five years!

Whoever says that Communist parties are no longer relevant does not know what they are talking about. Many countries in Europe and elsewhere still have large Communist parties and they are still struggling to ensure that human beings receive free education, health care, a decent roof over their heads, stable and decent jobs...

It is also grossly mistaken to confuse historical mistakes committed by one or more parties with the teachings/beliefs of various Communist parties. This is a tactic favoured by many individuals and parties that are only interested in demonising anything which is Socialist/Communist.

Mikiel Sciberras

Mar 14th 2010, 20:18

@J Schembri

China is by no means a Communist country.

It is a totalitarian country to be sure, but the wealth and means of production are controlled not by the Proletariat, as would be in a Communist State, but by foreign Trans-National Corporations and the Leaders of the so-called "Communist" party. These Transnational Corporations have moved a lot of their factories to China and manufacture the bulk of their products there, no doubt thanks to China’s a huge and low-paid, disenfranchised workforce. In North America, for example, after NAFTA came into effect, most of the manufactured goods and even foodstuffs are now 'Made in China" even high end appliances and Brand Name products. In fact modern day China resembles and fits the exact definition of a fascist state.

At best, modern China can best be described as a Totalitarian Capitalist society, but certainly not Communist.

Stephen Grech

Mar 14th 2010, 20:08

Let's see, I guess we're going to have the local Occhetto/Diliberto/Ferrero/Bertinotti.

Most probably Alternattiva will team up with the communists to emulate their italian counterparts. Lista Arcobaleno :-(.

God forbid.

Robert Mifsud

Mar 14th 2010, 19:52

Communism has stumbled in so many countries.This is surely not a God-send to our dear Malta.Why should we be so extreme in all we do,and be so proud of it too ! Dear God please help us

George Debono

Mar 14th 2010, 19:21

forward to the past ?

wally vella-zarb

Mar 14th 2010, 19:19

@ G.Attard.

Yes, in the unlikely event that they are in power, they certainly could! Contrary to a popular misconception, all they would need is a simple majority in Parliament, NOT a two-thirds majority. (Vide Constitution of the Republic of Malta). ;-)

Wilfred L Camilleri

Mar 14th 2010, 19:16

What a joke! And it's not even April 1st. Communism is a failed ideology and can only be kept alive through dictatorship and subjugation of the people it pretends to represent. Those who are ecstatic and praising its resurrection in Malta are delusional at best or completely wacko at worst. According to Mr. Degiovanni the party supports trade unions of all countries. What a joke. Communist party do not support trade unions that they don't control totally. There's nothing democratic or fair about trade unionism in a communist country where trade unions are just an arm of the party. Back to the trash heap of history please!

J. Meilak

Mar 14th 2010, 19:16

Here in Malta the communist party has never lived, so how can it be resurrected?

Raymond Cachia

Mar 14th 2010, 19:04

There is a great need for Communism/and true Socialism to be resurected again.

The emergence of the Centre and Far Right with their Capitalist agenda have run roughshod over Workers' Unions and labour rights for the past decades, especially since the fall of the Soviet Union.

Also, the new Ccommunist Party does not have to follow the tyrannical and despoti models of old, who in their despotism became just another totalitarian system like Fascism. We need to see a benevolent and humane version of communism, that puts human beings ahead of corporate profits and the amassed wealth of the world being controlled by a few people on top.

J. Schembri

Mar 14th 2010, 18:49

They will have some familiarisation visits to communist countries and will be treated as special guests.
China, here we come!

John Azzopardi

Mar 14th 2010, 18:28

Where have these people been hibernating these last 20 years? Communism has been consigned to the pages of history in its very cradle countries. And here we are in Malta someone has woken up and missed the event amd wants to resurrect communism here. In any case communism only brought oppression and abject poverty for the people (look at North Korea). Is this where the Malta Communist Party wants to go?

Dirk Urpani

Mar 14th 2010, 18:19

@A Spiteri.. Instead of thanking these people who are actually taking an initiative voluntarily to represent minorities...you criticise..
Good luck to Mr Degiovanni and the rest and prosit for their initiative..

P Debono

Mar 14th 2010, 18:10

Totally agree with A. Spiteri.

Whichever way you look at it, it is blatantly obvious that the PN and PL are both centre-left parties, and ironically, the PN is even more leftist than the PL.

Time for a credible centre-right party to be formed, and not some movement resurrected from Malta's Dark Ages.

G. Attard

Mar 14th 2010, 18:02

So, if they do come into power, will they replace the George Cross with the sickel and hammer on our flag? :-)

Mark Portelli

Mar 14th 2010, 17:21

At last some good news :)

Alexander Morana

Mar 14th 2010, 16:58

Jurasic Park re-doux coming to a cinema near you soon. Quick get your red flags and your Wal-Mart Che T-shirts now!

Raymond Sammut

Mar 14th 2010, 16:57

They are atheists, but they believe in their own resurrection.

ASpiteri

Mar 14th 2010, 16:41

so we have...2 centre left parties (PN+PL) and an extreme left (AD), and this folk here is claiming that we need more leftists political parties?!

Stephen Borg Cardona

Mar 14th 2010, 16:27

Talking about have beens !