Updated - Lonely protest

Joe Fenech

Aug 24th 2012, 22:00

In Malta Pussy Band would have got 20 years in an psychiatric hospital!

Joe Xuereb

Aug 21st 2012, 23:47

@frank tokin (Yesterday, 13:20). Mr. Tokenism, the old Communist Regime true to its Socialist ideology was essentially atheist. Paradoxically, even Jesus a socialist par excellence, would have agreed. Now the Old Russia is the New, 'liberated' Russia, the Russian Orthodox Church has reopened its door and is tolerated. The congregation is made up of old die-hards and the frightened young who cannot cope with Capitalism and its attendant evils (like the Mafia, crime, the haves and have nots). Now, over seventy years Russians in their millions abandoned any 'relisiosity' altogether. Now that the Church is 'rehabilitated, do you honestly think that they have all come back to the Patriarch whatever-his-name-is?

Some food for thought, Tokin. The Old Russia is gone, but is it? The Cold War is now history, but is it? But all is not lost. More and more people are embracing atheism.
And to be sure, converts to religions are happening in droves. But that matters not. What matters is that more and more people are embracing atheism. Get it?! And if this disturbs the neighbours, so be it! As we say, if you cannot beat them, join them. It would mean hard work but people like Edward Curmi (Yesterday, 13:18), who says that time should be used wisely, might be a good candidate. What has he got to lose but his soul and putting up with a bit of clamour outside his kitchen-window. He's known worse in noisy Malta.

@ Joseph Agius(Yesterday, 12:46). 'Unfortunately on removing the garbage bag it was not the beautiful Nadezhad Tolokonikova !'. Mr. Agius, do you have to be so sexist?
Also, has nobody ever told you that assessing for bed-ability every female that passes by is making your life a misery and worse? The frustration, the ignorance, the anger, the 'loneliness' - you are always in the company of guys with a mindset similar to yours so you are all lonely 'together' - build up making your life a heavy weight to bear on your sagging shoulders. Stop being sexist and your life and its quality will improve. Get to work! Her name is NadeszhDA for all it matters to someone like you.

@S. Azzopardi(Yesterday, 17:23). S. Azzopardi, instead of spouting nonsense why dont you think of an issue adversely affecting Malta (you are spoilt for choice), why dont you show us the strength of your conviction and organise a rally/protest/demonstration and gather 2 multiplied by two thousand. Now there's a nice little task for you! But please! keep away from the Cathedral, we dont want no Rasputinian murders in the cathedral, a` la S. Beckett.

Joe Xuereb

Aug 21st 2012, 13:02

@M Smith (Yesterday, 22:12). M. Smith, well said. People could think twice before commenting without knowing the intricacies of a situation. Some while back a Charles Caruana derided my atheism by quoting a book by Philip de Botton, The Atheist and Religion. Caruana, in spite of his superior intellect, did not see beyond the title of said book and used it as a boomeranging weapon, to his detriment. More recently they have been getting their knickers in a twist over Dr. Saliba's syntax and clarity of vision. Or was it the other way round?

Alastair Farrugia

Aug 20th 2012, 22:19

Pussy Riot, and this protest by Graffitti, helped highlight the dictatorial conditions in Russia.

It's disappointing to see some people criticising the protesters (shooting the messengers).

Robert Agius

Aug 20th 2012, 21:11

I'm not one to usually lambast Graffiti's protests but seriously, out of all things happening (or that happened in Russia recently) this is what caught their (and a lot of people's) attention. Let me get this straight - i do not condone what happened to pussy riot trio.... BUT... western powers criticism is just an attempt by those powers to appear strong TO THE SAME WESTERN PUBLIC NOT RUSSIA, nothing more. (Perhaps keeping attention away from what is going on about Assange).

Francis Saliba M.D.

Aug 20th 2012, 18:10

Let us be thankful for the small mercy that our local solitary protesters had enough sense not to imitate their protegees by storming the high altar at St John's Co-cathedral, and that there were only two of them!

S. Azzopardi

Aug 20th 2012, 17:23

At these two individuals. Please stop embarrassing yourselves and the Maltese country with such silly protests. One good thing is that there were only two to whom all I can say is to get a life.

The Pussy Riot group deserve what they got. This is not about what they said about Putin but because they derided the religious beliefs of so many. Had they really wanted to pass on a negative comment about the Russian government I'm sure that they had many other opportunities to do so and could certainly find more civilised ways to present their arguments.

Ivan Falzon

Aug 20th 2012, 17:23

well done. at least some people still care

BRENDAN AZZOPARDI

Aug 20th 2012, 16:55

Some people really got nothing to do with their life...... Well they're happy now. They got themselves inThe Times.

JR Apap

Aug 20th 2012, 16:42

As a Maltese citizen living in a free democratic country i think we should bounce all Russian citizens back to their country in protest to their puttin's ignorant behaviour.

martin chetcuti

Aug 20th 2012, 16:25

If some agree that by freedom of speech and opinion you can express yourself even dancing and singing like mad on a church altar, well then it is no wonder of the rife disrespect in todays society,

Johnathan Cilia

Aug 20th 2012, 15:56

I'm a bit shocked that some people actually thought this was a waste of time. This was to show solidarity to 3 young women who have been abused by a unjust law system. And when someone speaks out about it, you criticize him? I assume you are the same people who voted no in the divorce campaign.

Andrea Portelli

Aug 20th 2012, 15:17

Funny considering that Moviment Graffiti takes pride in flaunting red and black colours; the colours of the left which were synonymous with the establishment of the same USSR this chap seems to despise.... and so my respect towards this joke group decreases.

Ian Pirotta

Aug 20th 2012, 14:46

Well here Times of Malta is wrong in stating that the only attention they got was that of the police man...the pic was taken and here you have the article, so that's now not just the police man, but the whole country. Same tactic as Pussy Riot, which in the end, did manage to get a message to the whole world that they are standing up for something.

To me this is not how real journalism should be phrased, im sorry. it's just constantly and blatantly biased.

and yeah E Curmi, im sure you cant understand what Pussy Riot's message is or even bother to check it out, yet you are first to tell others what to do from your comfy sofa. let's just sit down all our lives, do nothing, and complain about others' doings....after all the world in our head, and the world we see on our nice TV at home is the perfect place to live in!


Free Pussy Riot!

Paul Azzopardi

Aug 20th 2012, 14:13

Real cute...wouldve used his time better collecting some funds for the kids at sagra familija institute ,I'm sure he/she wouldve got more satisfaction through doing so....might have even been considered a hero of sorts..

F. Pisani

Aug 20th 2012, 13:53

Another useless protest by pathetic movement!

Christo Starostin

Aug 20th 2012, 13:22

<SIGH> The Russian Church has "forgiven" Pussy Riot, but it made no difference to the sentences laid down by the Russian Government. Sound familiar?

frank tokin

Aug 20th 2012, 13:20

these graffitti people have no idea obviously that in some countries they have respect for their countries religion. and if they think the Russians are going to take notice of a clwn outside their door . they are totally mistaken. all the graffitti have done is disturb the people in the surrounding buildings with their lame protest.

Edward Curmi

Aug 20th 2012, 13:18

ahjar mar jghamel naqra volontarjat flok jahli il hin taht ix xemx!!

Joseph Agius

Aug 20th 2012, 12:46

Unfortunately on removing the garbage bag it was not the beautiful Nadezhad Tolokonikova !