The US have bigger problems than Malta. The magnitude and the number of their problems which affect the globe are much worse than ours. We, and our idiocy, resemble a little fly that bothers a dinosaur. The US is more like a meteor that could not just bother the dinosaur but destroy the whole planet.
Like us, the Americans often vote for the worst people to lead them. Soon the orange peril could take over and only God knows what horrors he will unleash on the US and the globe.
But, unlike us, the Americans still have some institutions which work, and when they want to nail someone for their misdemeanours and crimes they don’t flinch. Even Donald Trump, notwithstanding his nationwide support, is facing not one suit but a whole barrage of them.
This is so unlike us here in Malta, this paradise of crooks, bent politicians and mafia-style living.
It isn’t likely that any of our many merry thieves will be handed anything like what the Americans have dished out to fallen crypto tycoon, Bankman-Fried. This poor guy, who was once mega-rich, has been truly whacked and fried, and given a 25-year jail sentence for his fraud and crimes. He also has to cough up all the money he defrauded – a mere 11 billion dollars.
While this bad guy was caught and given a sentence fitting his misdeeds, in sunny Malta where according to our Labour propagandists no evil lurks, the exact opposite happens.
Granted that the sums concerned are different; but here in Malta, no matter what misdemeanours you are accused of, all is fine and wonderfully dandy. Just as long as you say sorry. No need to suffer the ignominy of paying back what you stole, misappropriated or gave to your friends, colleagues and former prime ministers and ministers.
When Rosianne Cutajar was uncovered for all the ħnizrijiet (swinish misdeeds) she was allegedly involved in, no police investigations were launched, there were no tax department probes, and no court summons about her affairs were forthcoming. No one was really impressed by her decision to drop her libel case against Mark Camilleri, which would have proved beyond doubt that she had lied about her financial – and nefarious – affairs.
It’s true she was booted out of the Labour Parliamentary group but she still remained an honourable member of the House. And now all she has to do – not sure how long the magnanimous offer by Robert Abela lasts – is say sorry and all will be forgiven. If she just cries a little, the prime dolt will forget all her sins.
Our politicians, the ones we should look up to most, act like the worst louts, but then when it comes to how they get away with anything they resemble a few schoolyard buddies who just say sorry, hug and go on with their old methods.
This has been the story of Labour ever since that much heralded new era was initiated back in 2013. Nothing ever happened and no crimes or ill-gotten gains investigated with regard to the minister who admitted that he had half a million euros in cash at home. For anyone to own that amount of cash is in itself preposterous enough.
The minister remained a minister and is now our man in London, representing the Republic of Malta as our own High Commissioner.
And His Excellency (since that’s his proper title) didn’t even need to apologise.
In the meantime, no one has been chased to make amends or repay what the Steward hospital deal cost us, the silly taxpayers. In that there is a big bunch of millions involved, so anyone with some brains would imagine action would be taken and quickly. That the deal was a fraudulent one and involved many people high in the power rankings is beyond doubt.
No one is in jail and it is highly doubtful that anyone will end up behind bars or be made to repay to the people the money that was passed around.
Saying sorry is hard to say said the singer. One day, if this sorry state of affairs persists, this country’s new slogan will be that living a life of crime is the best thing for the best of us.
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