New democracies with Islamic tinge should not be feared - Foreign Minister

Bill Khan

Dec 1st 2011, 19:44

@Andy Farrugia

The essence of democracy is to let people cast their votes for whosoever thety choose. If they elect a right wing or socialists or christian, Christian democrats or islamic parties it is the democtaric right of the people. Ifv we deny them that right then it is something wrong with the democracy we so admire.
The mandate given by the people should be respected . Fear in the west of islamic tinted parties winning is not so much to do with the islamic laws( becuse these effect only those living there), butmore to do with the notion that the islamic parties tend to be more anti-west than the secular ones. That really is the crux of the matter. nothing to do with implementation of Islamic /Sharia laws.

Warmer Libri

Dec 1st 2011, 19:45

@Andy Farrugia

I think you need to read about Islam in transparent way and I am sure you will be able to answer your self!!! the problem of all the world is the media( media tells us that the islamist won the elections in Marroc) what any body expect from country with all the populations are muslims, is not obvious that they will win!! like you say the catholic won the election in Malta!!! allora is nt funny way of description (Malta nearly >99% are catholic)!!! we have to respect our selves and our faith, we should not judge the others at all! we have to understand and the best way to understand is read in transparent way with out any influences!! I have read about Islam myself and really it is very comptabile with democracy!! if we remember Europe history no one can imagine the democracy we are in now days, but the democracy came through roads of blood floods and indefinitive sacrifies to whom we have to keep gratitude and forever respect. Turkey is islamic country so we can not exclude that at all unless you do not want understand, because the poeple who practice and encouraged democracy in Turkey are all muslims ( Turkey population are also > 99% muslims) and it is excellent example how Islam can give strength when it is practiced with out corrupted govenrments like what is going in other Islamic countries!! islamic countries main problems are not their religion but their corrupted goverments!! I wish all the islamic countries the best of luck in their democracy practice and I hope we in europe will be able also to solve our financial crisis which came through extensive corruption. God Bless you all.

Andy Farrugia

Dec 1st 2011, 20:17

@ Bill Khan

I regret to inform you that i have no time to waste trying to disabuse you of your false notions of democracy; it will suffice to inform you that even Hitler obtained a popular mandate. As for the so-called Islamic Republic of the Ayatollahs, you should be aware of course that the Guardian Council appointed by the said Islamo-fascists vets all prospective candidates prior to any election. So much for democracy. Yeah, right!

@ Warmer Libri (a likely name!)

Could not make heads or tails of your rant - sorry! Come back when you have read Ataturk! Carefully.

Joe Grech

Dec 1st 2011, 18:35

Mr. Farrugia, you are absolutely right to question the rather questionable - certainly too early - remarks by Foreign Minister Tonio Borg. But then we do need to show that we exist at Brussels one way or another. Hopefully Dr. Borg will be proved right.