Muscat: We have been orphaned
Joseph Muscat greets Dom Mintoff during his first visit to the new Labour headquarters.
Labour leader Joseph Muscat in his first reaction to Dom Mintoff's death said today that 'we have all been orphaned'.
Dr Muscat visited Mr Mintoff's home soon after the former prime minister died aged 96 this evening.
He said Mr Mintoff had died as he wanted to, at peace, at home, surrounded by his children.
He said he had been told by his daughters that he had died peacefully.
"Malta has lost the architect of its freedom, a giant of its political history" Dr Muscat said.
He said Mr Mintoff was the source of controversy, but many considered him as the greatest asset this country ever had. His political adversaries too recognised that Malta would be different now were it not for him.
He was the man who, against all odds, put Malta on the world map. Malta started being taken seriously by the foreigners.
Dr Muscat said he only first met Mr Mintoff 20 years ago but he was impressed by his vision and energy. For his own thesis he had spoken at length with Mr Mintoff and was impressed by his insight, his love for his country and his unprecedented love for the workers.
Mintoff had built a living monument for himself through social benefits such as pensions, children's allowance, the free medical service, free tuition, stipends, the minimum wage the right to sick leave, equal rights for women, the right to vote at 18, the separation of church and state and so much more.
Dr Muscat said there had been a difficult period between the Labour Party and Mr Mintoff in recent years, but he was pleased that over the past four years that chapter was closed.
He wished to thank Mr Mintoff for everything he had done, Dr Muscat said.
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John Azzopoardi
Aug 22nd 2012, 02:07
I am totally against using such words as well by anyone. To me, missier, orphan, father, - only belong to family members and not politcians. This is whether PL or PN. I also feel offended when people say missier Malta, etc etc.
PAUL BUSUTTIL
Aug 21st 2012, 12:34
Dr. Muscat please do not speak on my behalf i was not orphaned by Mr . Mintoff nor do i fell the loss of a father but just an other human being, God bless his soul.
Gerry Cowie
Aug 21st 2012, 12:21
May God have mercy on his immortal soul.
Now we await the first statue.
A. Sultana
Aug 21st 2012, 11:53
How come the labour always iterate that PN should get over the numerous wrongdoings that occurred during Mintoff's reign yet still hail the good things he did?
Doesn't it look like the PL only wants to remind people of what is appropriate for them?
J. Sciberras
Aug 21st 2012, 11:20
Orphaned!!!!? For all those orphaned by Mintoff....thank God for that. Its a chance to start making amends to the greatest missed opportunities of the Mintoffian era, distance oneself from that horrible past, and move on with a completely different mindset into the future. May he rest in peace, and may Malta remember him for the little good but also the disastrous results of the bad governance of this ex-prime minister.
Ms Rudi Mcbeal
Aug 21st 2012, 10:23
"We have been orphaned".
WE? Who is "WE"? Please speak for yourself, Dr Muscat. I shall call NO Prime Minister or ex Prime Minister, father, NOT now and NOT in the future - this is Malta NOT North Korea! For heaven's sake!
These words can only mean one thing then - that with you at the helm we'll go 40 years backwords instead of moving forward!
I hope that the majority of the electorate are clever enough to figure out at least this much.
Steve Zammit
Aug 21st 2012, 10:23
orphaned? ma nesegerawx issa
Victor Vella
Aug 21st 2012, 10:10
Muscat: We have been orphaned. It is very said to hear such words. We have been orphaned because the people of this nation always wanted to be orphaned. Mintoff gave this nation to its people, and this people do not understand him. Mintoff was used by his Maltese adversaries as a tool to achieve their personal ego. Mintoff built this nation and put this small country on the map to be respected by everybody. It is very sad to see many economic monuments that this present administration has blown to bits. This nation will never be orphaned by Mintoff. It will be orphaned if this nation continue to remain complacent and continue to be part of the dismantling of the monuments that this nation built with great sweat and sacrifices. Mintoff built the welfare state.Social services that this nation never dreamt of. The monuments of free education, free university tuition, stipends for students not to be a burden on their parents, free health for both rich and poor. Mintoff introduced the minimum wage, introduced decent pensions for those who retire from work to live a decent life. Mintoff gave the homosexuals the ability to integrate themselves with society while the church looked upon them as a pest. Mintoff gave even a wage for the priests . These same priests that have harmed him personally and Malta as a nation. Mintoff never showed hatred to his adversaries. On the contrary, Mintoff wanted a good opposition to tarnish his thesis through a constructive antithesis. No. This nation will never be orphaned. Mintoff will be everywhere in this nation. Mintoff will be always the father of this nation. We will be orphaned if this nation remains complacent and does not keep in their minds that everyone of us has to give his/her share to make of this nation the envy of Europe and the world. Mintoff your monuments and presence are everywhere. It is up to us if we want to be orphans or not. With you in my soul and mind I`ll never be orphaned.Grazzi Perit. I`ll never forget you. You remain as my mentor and I never forgot your vision and charisma as a big leader.
Mark. Galea
Aug 21st 2012, 10:23
Speak for yourself. The majority of Malta was orphaned during 1981 and 1987. And I STRESS the word MAJORITY.
Victor Vella
Aug 21st 2012, 11:09
Tell us where was that majority? Mintoff was executing the same constitution that your party voted for it. You should be ashamed of yourself. Mintoff was responsible enough to change the constitution to give you chance to get to power. Today your GonziPN lost the MAJORITY and still clinging to power. And I stress Today your GonziPN is not credible let alone continue clinging to power to a hung parliament. Why does your regime have not gone to Parliament as Mintoff had done to solve this impasse where the people of this nation have been living in uncertainty fort he last seven months?.I repeat shame on you because at this time of a death of a person it was not my intention to talk about politics.
Mark. Galea
Aug 21st 2012, 11:42
@Victor Vella
Talk and praise Mintoff how much you like. But the word WE excludes more than half of the people who lived during the 1981-1987 and had a vote. Do you understand that?
Mark. Galea
Aug 21st 2012, 11:44
@Victor Vella
If Eddie Fenech Adami is not with us any more, we will not say we are orphaned. We would say we lost a great person ...
Manuel Camilleri
Aug 21st 2012, 10:00
What an arrogant politician! Speak for yourself please Dr Muscat. I never considered Mintoff as a leader, let alone a father. You offend those who suffered under this "father" of yours. Shame on you
Peter Zahra
Aug 21st 2012, 09:44
Speak for yourself dear Dr Muscat. I'm no orphan at all !!
I acknowledge that Mintoff was a great leader and that during the early 70's he made several achievements for the nation, however I will NEVER forget the turbulent dark days of the late 70's and early 80's..!!
Ms D. Borg
Aug 21st 2012, 09:38
I am only an orphan because my own father is dead not because a politician died. Sorry that's the way I see it.
Jason Zammit
Aug 21st 2012, 09:33
ORPHANED ?????? -------- WHAT IS THIS GUY ?
Edward Curmi
Aug 21st 2012, 09:30
Dear JM the less you comment the better !
Angelo Vassallo
Aug 21st 2012, 09:13
@ frans agius
ORPHANED - a child whose parents are both dead or who has been abandoned by his or her parents, especially a child not adopted by another family
So my comment is CORRECT as much as it MAKES SENSE, but not for you it seems..
M Damato
Aug 21st 2012, 09:12
"Mintoff had built a living monument for himself through social benefits such as pensions, children's allowance, the free medical service, free tuition, stipends, the minimum wage the right to sick leave, equal rights for women, the right to vote at 18, the separation of church and state and so much more."
and I would add:
Every Maltese citizen who dreamed in seeing Malta in the EUROPEAN UNION, ultimately are indebted to him as well.
Stephen Lock
Aug 21st 2012, 09:06
Father of the Republic, to what is the Republic ???? To what changes did it bring ??? A president rather than the Governor !!!! It was Borg Oliver who gained Independence - why re-write history. I support neither party and I do think he was a great ma, he filled the power vacuum in post independence and had he gone sooner from politics then his legacy would be great rather he tainted his own legacy for holding on to power. That said in death we are equals and he deserves the respect of us all, but history is history, who know where we may have been today if we had remained a commonwealth realm or if the forces had remained or if we had not entered euro if had we not out to the East. History is history and it's to the future we must look and to ensure the country remains strong
Mr Anthony Zarb
Aug 21st 2012, 09:06
I am no labourite or nationalist but a person who can choose according to what I view as the lesser evil of the moment.
If I were to say something about Mr. Mintoff, I want to salute him because he introduced the student-worker scheme and this helped me so much.
Despite his defects and shortcomings, the man was truly decisive and determined and above all disciplined. I would not call him a saviour, because there is only one saviour and that is Christ Jesus, but I would put him in the mould of the great patriarchs of the Bible such as Moses and Abraham and others who were strong enough to lead there people. It is a pity that he was surrounded by so many people who tarnished the image and reputation of his party and government.
Malta needs a man who is not another Mintoff but a man who has his good qualities minus his bad ones of course, to bring about some discipline in this country and a sense of vision and direction.
L Grech
Aug 21st 2012, 09:04
To Dr. Joseph Muscat - li kien ghal Mintoff huti ilhom li sfaw orfni minn dakinhar tal-Barrani.. u jien bqajt ma gejtx f'din id-dinja.
Filwaqt illi nifhem li ghal xi nies ghamel il-gid, it-tbatija u t-tigrib li sofrew hafna ohrajn setghu kienu akbar.
Mark. Galea
Aug 21st 2012, 08:53
I am NO orphan. We were orphans between 1981 and 1987.
andreana attard
Aug 21st 2012, 08:29
I'm no orphan, thankyou. If Mintoff were my father, i'd want to be adopted.
P BORG
Aug 21st 2012, 07:28
Dear Joseph
The Labour Party had been orphaned in 1998... whatever everybody says...
Mark Cocker
Aug 21st 2012, 07:26
I am 44.. how do I remember him??
When I was six, in 1974, me and my brother were playing aloud in the living room when we were forced to stop by our father. The reason was the Budget Speech.. and they were truly Budget Speeches, not like the farces we are used to nowadays.. unfortunately..!!
At one moment my father jumped with joy shouting "MINTOFF ALLA!!".. Me and my brother stood still and puzzled seeing our Breschnevish father jumping with joy!! But he turned to us saying aloud "Lm4 zieda!!". Yes, in 1974, the lowest workers were awarded Lm4 pay rise!!.. a rise that we only dream of nowadays!!
I am the product of the 70's Labour Goverment.. free education and health schemes.. and now proudly I say that I form part of the Engineering Department as a Ground Engineer with our beloved National Airline.. AirMalta.. now being downgraded.. sorry.. re-branded.. to a low costish image ready to be privatised..!!
Yes.. being a convinced Labourite, I was very cross and felt betrayed by his actions in 1998.. and that is a scar that will never heal..
Still now I feel I lost my father.. my protector..
Rest in Peace Great Leader.. Architect of Modern Malta.
A. Sultana
Aug 21st 2012, 11:47
Lm4 zieda u 65% taxxa.. Kemm qishom insewha dik in-nies!
Claire Busuttil
Aug 21st 2012, 16:51
@Cocker- OOHH please 'a scar that will never heal' how pathetic......he had his reasons to go against dr.Sant and the party. His priority was Malta, and it`s people, and not the party. We was never afraid of stating what he thought was right for his country, even if this meant that unfortunately many people from his party called him traditur and hated him. That`s why he is so different from other politicians!!
Gianninu Saliba
Aug 21st 2012, 17:33
Those that were lucky enough to have a job were given LM4 salary increase, but the whole nation went through hell, had no democracy, had no job opportunities, no electricty and as the saying goes, not a drop to drink. That was Mintoff for you.
Mary Rose Grech
Aug 21st 2012, 07:11
Rip missier ir -repubblika ta malta
A.f Ellul
Aug 21st 2012, 06:21
God put him R.I.P. Mintoff that ruled Malta for many years has the good and the bad. Everyone is the same and has to be judged for all that we do in our lives .condolence to his family .Whatever left is his Memories, so leave him R.I.P.
M camilleri
Aug 21st 2012, 05:32
Like him or not..You will see the greatest funeral ever made in Malta ,and not only becoase it will be a state funeral but becoase this man have made this country walking on its own legs.
Julian Borg
Aug 21st 2012, 08:25
I agree it will be massive because Mintoff had a unique way of mesmerising those who followed him. It is inversely proportional to the effect it had on those who did not follow or support him because of what he did to them and their families.
There is no doubt that he had a profound effect on Maltese politics - as to whether it was positive or negative or a bit of both - is up to the individual to decide.
RIP
A. Sultana
Aug 21st 2012, 01:23
First things first; May he rest in peace and may God have mercy of his soul and all the lately deceased. My condolences to his family and loved ones.
Secondly, I cannot go passive to some comments being made…
1. Apart from my real parents who for the last decades raised me and loved me unconditionally, only God is my father. Neither Mintoff nor any other Prime Minister went through any sacrifices to give me a better upbringing. If anything kudos goes to Dr. Fenech Adami for managing to haul the country out of the dark abyss.
2. Mintoff was the person to introduce the social benefits. However, I recall paying heftily for these benefits. Apart from that, as good as these benefits might seem to many, it is the same benefits that are burdening our country as the more it goes the more they become unsustainable. Problem is that neither party wants to negotiate these benefits in fear of losing votes.
3. It was under Dom’s rule that I spent months barely seeing my father as a kid because he felt like sending him to the other island for work just for sheer revenge.
4. For some reason, having my family been tagged as Nationalists (for no apparent reason as my family was Labour) there were plenty of wrongdoings done to us.
5. Freedom was given to us from the hands of foreigners, but was it really given to us locally? Who gained mostly? Dom or the Maltese? Did he really fight for us or for himself?
I could go on for hours, however, on the other hand it would also be totally unfair to discount the mammoth achievements he had in his career. His influence to this country was paramount and perhaps, even if not always in the best interest of the country, he shaped Malta to what it is today. Whether that being positively or negatively.
Most importantly I’m quite confident that not only did he reshape history during his life, but he will continue to make history in the afterlife.
Aidan Zammit Lupi
Aug 21st 2012, 01:01
Speak for yourself. YOU have been orphaned.
Mr Clayton Mangion
Aug 21st 2012, 00:12
Thank you Dom for everything you done and made the Maltese worker be respected as one . All those who speak against mintoff are either living in space or else polluted by the PN venom . If its wasnt for the FATHER OF MALTA wwe wont have social benefits , would still be under English rule and the workers will still be treated as dogs ! If those who drive in a Mercedes V8 and dont respect this saviour are coming from a wealthy family . Once again may your RIP and WE APPRECIATE what you done to the Maltese worker ! May you find haven as you did with the Maltese Islands .
Joseph Brincat
Aug 20th 2012, 23:44
Labour leader Joseph Muscat in his first reaction to Dom Mintoff's death said today that 'we have all been orphaned'.
Yes we all are orphaned , with the death of Dom Mintoff's ( R I P ) for we consider him as our father except some few blind folded that you can count them on your fingers !!
S Farrugia
Aug 20th 2012, 23:39
Nibqa' mistaghgba b'hafna kummenti li hawn. Dawn in-nisa li qeghdin jiktbu, jmissu jafu li Mintoff kien li tahom id-dritt tal-vot, li Mintoff kien li tahom ic-children's allowance, li Mintoff tahom il-pensjonijiet.
Connie Deguara
Aug 21st 2012, 03:51
I agree with you S.Farrugia.There was none of that before Mintoff only begging in the streets.
Richard Caruana
Aug 21st 2012, 07:27
For historical accuracy, the vote for Maltese women was granted by the MaDonald Constitution of 1947 draftd by the British. Don't see what Mintoff had to do with it.
Carmel Borg
Aug 21st 2012, 09:27
Mintoff ta c-children's allowance mhux billi tejjeb l-ekonomija izda billi ha l-flus lil min kien jistinka (sa 65% taxxa barra l- bolla) u taghhom lilln haddiehor. Illum it-taxxa hija 30% inqas tammetti jew ma tammettix dawn huma l-fatti.
adrian micallef
Aug 21st 2012, 09:38
Sur Farrugia, id-dritt ghall Vot lin-niesa, gie bil-mghodija taz-zmienijiet. Jekk mghamiliex il-perit mintoff kien jghamilha il-perit cikku jekk il-perit Freddie. Rigward ic-children's allowance u l-pensjonijiet, ma taghna xejn, ghax biex tiehu xi haga trid thallax 10 darbiet iktar l-N.I. Contribution l-ewwel. Mohhkom mghaluq kontu u mohhkhom mghaluq tibqaw.
Haga wahdi tani zgur li meta kont zghir ma stajtx immur skola, kelna immoru nitghalmu god-djar u meta kbirt l-istess partit tieghu nehha l-istipendji. Nixtieq inkun naf ezatt dak li tak lilek.....nabseh xi ftira shuna.
Jason Zammit
Aug 21st 2012, 09:39
Are you serious S.Farrugia ??????
l Ifrizzar tal Pagi idoqlok xi haga ghal widnejk ? li il PN ma setawx jamlu meeting goz Zejtun ???? il glied tal Barani ???? L universita fi zmien Mintoff ???? Il pbs bis suldat fil bieb ???? .....i could go for hours but im a bit busy working
i guess you have very short memory
e farrugia
Aug 21st 2012, 16:09
Jien nghidlek la tinkwetax! Hafna qed jiktbu u johorgu dak li jigihom f'halqhom. Hawn min qal illi trid thallas 10 darbiet aktar NI sabiex tiehu childrens allowance u beneficcji ohra. Nghidlu lil dan is-sinjur, dak iz-zmien u sa llum, taht dan il-Gvern ghadek thallas xahar NI, izda jaf li l-Perit Mintoff, kien assigura pensjoni ghal ulied pajjizna, tajjeb jew hazin, jaf li kien assigura childrens allowance, jaf li tah is-sick leave, jaf li tah is-sahha b'xejn? Illum bil-paroli kollu u hdura zejda, jaf fejn ninsabu bil-bolla li aktarx hu stess qed ihallas? Privatisation tal-pensjonijiet! Jaf li dan il-bniedem halla biljuni ta' liri maltin f'gid filwaqt li dan il-Gvern hallielna ma wiccna xeba' dejn li sa fejn nafu ahna jlahhaq 5 biljun ewro?
Din hi s-sitwazzjoni li ma riedx Dom Mintoff!
Julian Borg
Aug 20th 2012, 23:32
We learnt to live without Mintoff 25 years ago. We are not orphaned but a section of the Labour Party might be. May he rest in peace.
Alfred Falzon
Aug 20th 2012, 23:52
@ Julian Borg
Shame on you!
The Labour Party owes its reputation to Dom's wise and pragmatic leadership, and to NOBODY else!
Alfred A. Falzon
Joseph Brincat
Aug 21st 2012, 00:13
Julian Borg
@ We learnt to live without Mintoff 25 years ago. We are not orphaned
Yes we are orphaned for he is the father of the Republic of Malta in which you make part of too., you like it or not !!!!
Julian Borg
Aug 21st 2012, 08:22
@Alfred Falzon
You prove the point I was making
@Joseph Brincat
Did you feel orphaned when GBO passed away - the father of our Independence - by your yardstick not mine?
Mary Borg
Aug 20th 2012, 23:16
What a bunch of whiners! What do you expect the leader of the party to say? Ambivalent words as the PM uttered? Whether you liked him or not, he was a great statesman who brought a lot of social changes and an overflowing treasury. Whatever you criticise about him (corruption, stubborness, nepotism etc) it has been also done on the other side. So, blackmailing the current PL with your vote is utterly purile. Just pay your respects to the suffering relatives or have the decency to wait a few days before spilling venom. It's pure common sense.
Alfred Grech
Aug 21st 2012, 00:04
Very well said Mary and I'm in full agreement. One may disagree with what Mintoff has done but the fact remains it was he who eliminated poverty from our country. If anyone is interested to read some vile comments, please tune to Madame Vile, Daphne Caruana Galizia.
Charles Debattista
Aug 20th 2012, 23:14
Tafu x inhu rispett basta nofs ingliz u nofs Malti !! Tafu li nofskom ghandkom li ghandkom bis sahha ta dal bniedem jekk inthom tfal tal haddiema bhalna? Morru habbtu fuq sidirkom u tqarbnu l Hadd ta ghax vera ghandkom rispett anka lejn il mejtin. Isthu !!
Joseph N. Attard
Aug 20th 2012, 23:13
As happened everytime that Mr Mintoff has been ill these last months, we start getting ludicrous eulogies and untimely denunciations. I, who never agreed with Mr Mintoff, find both extremes highly disrespectful. In this hour of death, we should all accord the man the respect due to any deceased public person.
Mr David Ganado
Aug 21st 2012, 09:31
One has to earn that respect and unfortunately he lost it all with the way he did things. All those eulogising him only see the improvements they got, but not the rest of the damage he and his thugs brought on Malta in order to get those 'improvements'
Angelo Vassallo
Aug 20th 2012, 23:02
Now that Mintoff is dead,may he rest in peace.
Otherwise and on the other hand I will NOT accept and be called an orphan simply because mintoff died. "dear leader joseph muscat I never considered mintoff to be my father.
I was orphaned twice, the first time when my father died in 1962, 50 years ago and in 2011, a year ago, when my mother died.
.
May my father and my mother REST IN PEACE.
Frans Aguis
Aug 20th 2012, 23:21
I guess you do not know what orphaned means.
Mr D Grima
Aug 20th 2012, 23:32
It means he was the father of the Republic of Malta in which you make part of too.
Ben Agius
Aug 21st 2012, 02:20
Anglu: don't take everything literally!
G Tonna
Aug 21st 2012, 06:37
Yeah but this guy was against independence and wanted integration with our oppressors at one stage! What do we make of that?
Frans Aguis
Aug 20th 2012, 23:01
The reactions below speak volumes.If one cannot acknowledge the contributions this man gave to the country then there is no hope us Maltese can ever see things in an unbiased way.
Henry S Pace
Aug 20th 2012, 23:00
Mintgoff passed away. May He Rest in Peach.
History would judge him
Carl Borg
Aug 20th 2012, 22:59
The true colours of Muscat have come out in this very important moment. He is a typical laburist/Mintoffian who looks up at Mintoff with admiration. Imbasta he wants the vote of disgruntled nationalists. Muscat, no true nationalist is orphaned today! So shame on you.
Matthew Xuereb
Aug 20th 2012, 22:57
No sorry I have not been orphaned Joseph...
Anthony Arpa
Aug 20th 2012, 22:56
We all the Mintoffians, yes have been Orphaned
Mr Ernest Vella
Aug 20th 2012, 22:55
Sirtu orfni??? irrispetta lil Perit Dom Mintoff imqar issa li miet....ma ccapcaptlux bizzejjed lil Dr.Alfred Sant meta dan ghajjar lil Perit, traditur?
Fleur Hili
Aug 20th 2012, 22:50
Rather orphaned all my life that having a parent like him!
Sher Balzan
Aug 20th 2012, 22:48
God bless Mr. Mintoff for all he had done for Malta. From what I hear my great grandmother and the rest of my family supported and loved Mr. Mintoff and we are all sad about his passing, Thank you Mintoff!!
Antoine Vella
Aug 20th 2012, 22:36
"We have all been orphaned" - Muscat has no right to speak in my name.
C Calafato
Aug 20th 2012, 22:48
neither in mine, if he has been orphaned, I know who my father is
C Calafato
Aug 20th 2012, 22:49
Niether in mine, if Muscat has been orphaned I wasnt.
J. Mizzi
Aug 20th 2012, 22:50
He wasn't speaking in your name but in mine!
Kevin Sciberras
Aug 20th 2012, 22:55
Were it up to your party no one would be able to speak!
John Williams
Aug 20th 2012, 22:59
u oqod kwiet Antoine, se nibdew bil paroli fil vojt jaqaw!!!!
robert pace
Aug 20th 2012, 23:06
He speaks in the name of all Maltese unlike our Prime minister who speaks in the name of PN supporters only.
Mr Joe Micallef
Aug 20th 2012, 23:25
Not even for me or my family's to whom this person and supporting thugs caused inestimable moral and physical harm.
Other than that, as for all mortals may he rest in peace.
Biker Man
Aug 20th 2012, 23:31
Neither in mine. When I was a boy, Mintoff locked out my father from his teaching job, leaving him and his whole family, me included, to go beg for money to the rest of family members, as we had no savings. This for some ten weeks.
John Williams, ahjar tara sew min bdieh il-paroli fil-vojt. Int jaqaw xi wiehed minn dawk bir-ritratt ta' Mintoff u bix-xema quddiemu d-dar? Hehe. filkas ahsiblu wahda ghal Joey wkoll tinsiex.
Anyways, may the deceased man rest in peace now.
Dorianne Pirrone
Aug 20th 2012, 23:42
I haven't been orphaned either thank you very much but nice try Sur Muscat!!!
Francis Zammit
Aug 20th 2012, 22:35
Mintoff freedom?! Muscat shame on you! Issa tohodhom il-voti tan-nazzjonalisti b'diskors bhal dan! Shame, shame, shame
Byron Camilleri
Aug 20th 2012, 22:59
Kieku ghadek tghix go pajjiz li terz minnu kkontrollat mill-Inglizi inkluz il-banek u x-xandir.
Aaron Cremona
Aug 20th 2012, 23:40
@Byron Camilleri,
If it's not freedom, than what is it ?
Ok then, bring back the free ambulances we had whilst labour was in government, given to us from the labour's dear friend Gaddafi.
Everything was cheap and useless, it's when the PN went back in the government that Malta took a big leap to start competing with other big countries (:
For me, yes it is freedom, but that just our oppinion.
Fran Abela
Aug 20th 2012, 22:27
Yes, the Mintoffians have been orphaned. RIP
Stephen Lock
Aug 20th 2012, 22:26
Personal I feel we have been freed, by that's my opinion
Dione Pace
Aug 20th 2012, 23:19
And a bad one, at that.
Antoine Vella
Aug 20th 2012, 23:46
We were freed in 1987 but there are those who would bring back the Mintoffian regime.
K Mifsud
Aug 20th 2012, 23:59
Yes Mr Vella, the same regime that gave you all your social benefits.
Antoine Vella
Aug 21st 2012, 00:35
No paltry social "services" can ever excuse a dictatorship.
Robert Cassar
Aug 26th 2012, 19:22
@ Antoine Vella
Very Well Said!! - 'No paltry social "services" can ever excuse a dictatorship.'
Says it all really....no need for any other comment posted!
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