Saviour Balzan’s comments on the Bormlizi offensive
I refer to Mr Saviour Balzan’s contribution in the edition of MaltaToday dated 30 September 2009 captioned “Did you say a Cabbage butterfly?”, in particular to his humane advice to Ms Marisa Micallef “to transfer herself to Bormla and mix with the Bormlizi milieu: starting off by exchanging her Chanel for some cheap eau du toilette and her elegant watch for some thick gold bracelets, and instead of chocolate croissants, eating pastizzi tal-pizelli.”
Unfortunately this hideous advice continues to foment the artificial social stigma towards people coming from the south of Malta, especially those hailing from the Cottonera area. The comments made in the article towards il-Bormlizi most probably reflect the inhibition of a person not completely satisfied by himself six years after the Iva campaign. Nonetheless, this inhibition does not give the author the right to dish out despicable comments towards his fellow countrymen… for this, il-Bormlizi, demand a public apology.
May I remind Mr Balzan that Bormla and the Cottonera area has provided Malta with illustrious politicians in the likes of His Excellency President Emeritus Dr Ugo Mifsud Bonnici, the former Prime Minister of Malta Dom Mintoff and the current Minister for Justice and Home Affairs the Honourable Dr Carmelo Mifsud Bonnici. A former Archbishop Sir Michael Gonzi, the uncle of the current Prime Minister, and two renowned Court Judges in the Gulia brothers. These are just a few and I am sure that there are many others, who in their own way have made a valid contribution towards economic and social development of the Maltese islands. If the author considers these people as milieu then there is something logically incorrect in the author’s mindset.
In addition, may I remind Mr Balzan that for many years Bormla housed the Malta Drydocks where many Maltese workers spent a lifetime providing the necessities of life for their families including, hopefully, educating their children.
I take this opportunity to urge all Bormlizi and the regional local governments to publicly express their disappointment and disgust for the comments made by Mr Balzan in respect to the people of Bormla.
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