Later this month, we will cast our vote for that candidate who, in our opinion, will best represent our country in the European Parliament. Insular as we are, most of you will be tempted to vote in the grand tradition of your parents and grandparents, barely hearing what a candidate is promising to do if elected, but largely influenced by the party badge near said candidate’s name. Even if we weren’t as insular as we Maltese tend to be, the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition are encouraging their respective supporters to vote for their candidates, often choosing one over the other, thereby lending credence to his being the teacher’s pet, as though the stamp of approval of “The Capo” renders that person more competent in European parliamentary affairs than his fellow candidates. But that is the way things are done in Malta. A few hours in front of your TV will show how the European election is overwhelmingly viewed through the prism of domestic politics, with Labour candidates seeking to emphasise their victory in the general election, and the Nationalist candidates viewing it as a rehearsal for future elections.
Not so in the rest of Europe, where traditional parties are being pushed aside in favour of what were previously classified as fringe movements, usually labelled extremist, far right or even dismissed as a passing fad. Ten years ago we too were interviewed by a local paper which published an article entitled “The Rise of the Far Right in Malta”. At the time, we were dismissed by many, but we are still here and still consistent. Despite the odds and through sheer determination, we have grown both in strength and in numbers.
Like Britain’s Farage for UKIP, Marine Le Pen for France’s Front National, and other truly nationalist parties across Europe, Imperium Europa has been slowly but surely gaining support for our anti-immigration, anti-multiculturalism and anti-EU stance.
It might sound abstruse that an anti-EU movement is fielding three candidates for the European Parliament elections, but in fact it is quite the opposite. We are not anti Europe, we are against the mercantile union that the EU has become; a Union that puts economy above politics and squanders taxes with barely an obligation to furnish receipts. This generosity with our taxes, especially to fund the outsider is no longer feasible. Multiculturalism has failed, and diversity is a no brainer especially when we can see with our own eyes that the foreigner shows no inclination to integrate with us. Our previously generous people are now economically insecure. They see Malta change from a safe island to one overrun by foreigners with alien traditions and cultures – some of them of a violent nature – and all incompatible with ours.
As a mother, I look around and wonder what legacy I will leave for my children. Those who mock our Movement seem to imply that there’s nothing wrong with alien cultures and fail to realise that certain religions, such as Islam, are inimical to the freedoms they are accustomed to.
What will Malta or Europe look like in 20 years’ time? On present demographic projections, it will be far more Muslim, and how far depends on whether European politicians make any serious attempt to stop the flow of immigration from African countries into Europe. If they make no attempt at all, our society will become increasingly Islamic in its demographic character, and consequently increasingly Islamic in its political character.
Picture a stroll down Republic Street: a Muslim woman in black, covered head to toe. She is passing a boutique, its window filled with skirts, jeans and accessories. It is a perfect snapshot of the internal contradictions of multicultural diversity. In 20 years’ time, either the African woman will still be there, or the fashion boutique, but not both.
We are already witnessing our young children being indoctrinated at school, taught how to integrate with other cultures. Four-year-olds are taken on weekly visits to the mosque, while in certain schools mothers are requested to collect their children dressed modestly.
We should not bow our heads to foreigners who come into this country illegally, nor forsake our traditions to appease those who slaughter animals using Halal methods. We were a once proud nation whose ancestors fought the Turks in the Great Siege so that our cathedrals retain the glory they still boast today, unlike the cathedral of St Sophia in Constantinople that now serves as a museum run by the Turkish government.
The damage that has been done in mainland Europe is colossal and in some cases irreversible. Malta is still in time to retain its unique heritage, but to do that we need to stop immigration and start repatriation, and the only candidates who promise to do that are the three candidates for Imperium Europa.
A vote for Imperium Europa is a vote for Malta.
Arlette Baldacchino is an Imperium Europa candidate in the upcoming European parliamentary election
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