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Id-Differenza

Fi tmiem din il-ġimgħa kien hemm żewġ okkażjonijiet li fihom stajt nara aktar minn qabel id-differenza kbira li teżisti bejn iż-żewġ mexxejja politiċi ta' pajjiżna: wieħed fuq Xarabank, u l-ieħor fil-Kunsill Ġenerali. Fost il-ħafna differenzi u kuntrasti ta' bejniethom innutajt li:

- waqt li wieħed jistqarr li lest jimplimenta r-rieda tal-poplu avolja tmur kontra dak li jemmen hu, l-ieħor stqarr li jekk ikun Prim Ministru "hija prerogattiva tiegħu" jimxix mad-deċiżjonijiet tal-Qrati jew le. Għadu ma fehemx id-differenza bejn Prim Ministru u Imperatur;

- waqt li wieħed jikkundanna l-atroċitajiet ta' Gaddafi u jistqarr li jibqa' jagħti kenn f'każ ta' emerġenza lill-ajruplani li jipparteċipaw f'operazzjonijiet tal-Ġnus Magħquda, l-ieħor għadu s'issa qatt ma kkundanna lir-reġim tal-ħabib kbir tiegħu Gaddafi u jitfa' dubji li qed nintużaw bħala bażi militari;

- waqt li wieħed jistqarr li mhux ser iħalli dgħajjes bin-nies jegħrqu, l-ieħor jerġa' jisħaq li għamlu sew it-Taljani li għalqu l-port tagħhom (avolja l-għada talbu skuża u wiegħdu li mhux ħa terġa tirrepeti ruħha), u li missna nagħmlu bħalhom u nħalluhom jegħrqu f'nofs ta' baħar;

- waqt li wieħed iħabbar ta' kull ġimgħa b'investimenti ġodda, b'fabbriki jespandu, u b'żieda fir-rata ta' nies jaħdmu, l-ieħor iħabbar li jekk jitla' hu jintaxxa l-investituri u l-industrija, riċetta effikaċi ħafna biex jikser ir-rekords ta' qagħad ta' kulmeta ggverna Partit Laburista;

- waqt li wieħed realistikament jammetti li l-kontijiet tad-dawl ma jistgħux jibqgħu jiġu ssudijati mit-taxxi waqt li ser ikomplu jiġu megħjuna dawk fil-bżonn, l-ieħor iwiegħed li ser iraħħashom - kif għadu ma jafx - avolja fl-istess nifs kontradittorjament jgħid li ser iżid it-taxxi fuq il-polluters;

- waqt li wieħed ħalla lil kull membru tal-Partit tiegħu jesprimi l-opinjoni differenti tiegħu, l-ieħor għandu liż-żewġ deputati li kienu jaħsbuha differenti jgħidu li jħossuhom skomdi, mhux ser jikkontestaw, u saħansitra kien hemm min ġie mhedded;

- waqt li wieħed dejjem stima lil kulmin kellmu ta' ċittadin Malti, rajna lill-ieħor jipprova jirredikola ċittadin li għamillu mistoqsija fuq l-istazzjoni nazzjonali, billi akkużah li dan għax jaħem fl-Uffiċċju tal-Prim Ministru, u ma kienx kapaċi jistmah ta' ċittadin ieħor mingħajr preġudizzju;

- waqt li wieħed dejjem wieġeb għal kull mistoqsija u ta direzzjoni ta' fejn irid jasal, wieħed jgħidilna li f'dawn is-sentejn mhu ser jiddiskuti xejn, għax ser iħabbrilna x'għandu f'moħħu biss lejliet l-elezzjoni.

Dak li tieħu meta taqbad ġurnalist u tipprova ddawru f'mexxej, mingħajr ma jirrealizza li t-tmexxija ta' pajjiż differenti mit-tmexxija tan-newsroom tal-One.

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