Category: politics
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Who needs who?
It is both satisfying and horrifying that the people at Bolt have taken to striking; unlike a certain chef of a certain wannabe renown implied, this of course reflects on our co-nationals as NOT being lazy, but unwilling to be exploited. It is great to see these foreign nationals as being just as unwilling and…
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The Picture that Launched a Thousand Pitchforks
While the whole Mario Mallia thing is happening, across the ocean we have had a Pope with ailing health who traveled to the ends of the Earth to reach out to the indigenous peoples of Canada to apologize for years of colonial interference, genocide, and cultural suppression. Meantime, back home, the chaplain of the town…
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Of Martyrs and Pricks.
I did not like Daphne Caruana Galizia at all. I do appreciate her place in our history, mind you; especially since her death triggered a domino effect of having years-long corruption being unearthed and brought to justice. Never mind that so much corruption is entrenched in our society and given our blessing that it may…
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Spot the Difference
Yesterday I had an enlightening conversation with a friend of mine whose wife comes from Vietnam, a notoriously communist country. It is very evident that unlike capitalism, which is intrinsically exploitative and slips into neoliberalism no matter who is at the top manning the wheels, socialism and communism are political systems that are only as…
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Misery and Company
Sometimes people need reminding; we love pointing fingers at the symptom without figuring out the cause now don’t we? I applaud Ms Galea’s efforts in this venture; it sure highlights our mentality of besmirching the “other”, the unknown, the “not us.” If we keep pointing our fingers at the “other”, no matter how true certain…
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Who is responsible?
I often wonder if people think through what they spit out. Recently a poster on Facebook stated that “No one, not even the government, should tell anyone what you are supposed to do.” To some extent, I agree. The government should not take decisions for you but on your behalf. Furthermore, of course, laws should…
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The Embryo Obsession
I must admit that I am rather…puzzled…by this motion. On the one hand, I know for a fact on a human level, especially given a few recent experiences, that I would not rest easy knowing that somewhere on this island – or wherever, I have no idea how this works – someone is poking around…
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For Sale!
Are you for sale? Your knee-jerk answer from a perfectly sane person would be a resounding “no.” After all, we are people with integrity, that have a fixed identity, or so we say; we would not compromise or what have you to no force on heaven or hell and anything in between. But the truth…
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Valletta, City of (Multi)Culture…
Ironically most racist people start their racist remarks by outlining that they are “NOT racist but…” What is being said in this post by a certain Maltese citizen is that they are disappointed to hear African music at the city gates of the Maltese Capital City. Of course without going into the why that person…
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Your Own History, Now at Bargain Price!
It is very understandable that especially with the products and technologies involved to preserve historical sites, especially within a capitalist context, maintaining a place such as this would cost quite a hefty amount of money. Being manned by the public sector, however, maintenance at the Hypogeum is government-funded and therefore paid by our taxes; asking…
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