When Malta belonged to the Maltese.
When a small beach was full of people and yet there was still space.
Few cars in the background. No kiosks. None of the marmalja that you find in Birżebbuġa today.
Malta’s soul was sold to the developers and to greed. No wonder many Maltese are leaving and many tell you they plan to.
The bloody governments and their liberalism destroyed all this for us.
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