Daphne ma nqatlitx ilbieraħ

Daphne ma nqatlitx ilbieraħ.

Daphne inqatlet meta esponiet traffikanti tad-droga, bil-provi u bir-ritratti tagħhom, u dawn flok ġew arrestati sabu Gvern jgħattilhom. Għax il-papa kien midħla tal-Partit. Għax kien ħabib tal-Ministru.

Daphne inqatlet meta esponiet korruzzjoni fil-Korp tal-Pulizija, meta esponiet spetturi u kuntistabbli li kienu kompliċi mal-kriminali, u dawn flok tkeċċew sabu Gvern li jtihom il-promotions. Anzi, min minnhom kien laħaq tkeċċa qabel, sab Gvern li reġa' daħħlu lura.

Daphne inqatlet meta esponiet bil-provi każi ta' ħasil ta' flus fuq livell internazzjonali, minn reġimi dittatorjali, u l-Kummissarju, l-Avukat Ġenerali, u l-politiċi tagħna, flok ħadu passi raw kif għamlu biex l-evidenza tinqered jew titħalla taħrab.

Daphne inqatlet meta l-Avukat Ġenerali u tliet Kummissarji tal-Pulizija in fila, raw quddiemhom il-provi ta' kriminalita' organizzata min-nies fil-poter, u għalqu ħalqhom u m'għamlu xejn.

Daphne inqatlet meta l-politiċi tagħna ħallew Korp tal-Pulizija jitnawwar, li kif qal tajjeb Manuel Delia, "kien kapaċi jibgħat il-muturi biex il-mara tal-Prim Ministru tasal 5 minuti qabel għand tad-dwiefer, imma ma kienx kapaċi jipproteġi l-aħħar difensur tad-demokrazija tagħna."

Daphne inqatlet meta esponiet politiċi korrotti u maħmuġa, u aħna flok ma bżaqna fuqhom, ċapċapnielhom, tajniehom l-istanding ovations, u tellajniehom b'aktar voti minn qabel.

Daphne inqatlet meta dawn il-politiċi korrotti u kriminali, sabu Parlament jiddefendiehom flok jikkundannahom.

Daphne inqatlet meta min kien responsabbli mid-demokrazija tagħna, qered l-istituzzjonijiet li suppost jipproteġuna għal gwadann personali tiegħu, u flok indirizza l-problemi li esponiet, attakka lill-messaġġiera. Sa ma l-attakk sar ta' veru.

Daphne inqatlet meta ftit ftit, ħallejna Gvern jinnormalizza l-korruzzjoni u l-kriminalita', anzi jippremjaha, flok ma jieħu passi fuqha. Sa ma l-kriminali ħassewhom komdi biżżejjed li mhux huma l-ħżiena imma min qed jikxifhom.

Daphne ma nqatlitx minn bomba. Daphne inqatlet minn Stat li falla. U minn kull wieħed u waħda minna li konna lesti nagħlqu għajnejna għal dan kollu. Għax il-but kien sejjer tajjeb. Għax konna komdi. Għax ir-rota qed iddur. Għax fil-verita', għalkemm ma rridux nammettu, morna lura flok 'il quddiem. Għax jekk qabel għal ħabba konna nqaxxru qamla, illum għal ewro lesti nħallu pajjiż jinqered. Anzi, konna lesti nħallu lil xi ħadd minn ħutna jmut.

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