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  • Sicily should stay part of Italy, and Malta independent.

    29 40.28%
  • Malta should become part of Italy as a Sicilian province (like Messina or Catania)

    14 19.44%
  • Sicily should receive independence from Italy and unite with Malta.

    12 16.67%
  • Sicily should become independent from Italy but not unite with Malta.

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Thread: Should Sicily receive independence from Italy and join with Malta?

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    Default Should Sicily receive independence from Italy and join with Malta?

    Why or why not?

    If anyone remembers alfieb on ABF, he always thought the best thing is for Sicily to be independent from Italy and reunite with Malta.

    What would be the advantages and disadvantages of doing this? Would Sicily adopt the Maltese language, which came from there anyway, or would Maltese people adopt Italian?

    Culturally, apart from the language, there are many more similarities than differences -- certainly more similarities than either of them shares with northern Italy or anyone else.

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    Hm, I think Sicily should remain Italian, and Malta could join if people there wish so.

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    Our Language, our History, our Identity, our Nationality..

    is Maltese.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Malta1066Falzon View Post
    Our Language, our History, our Identity, our Nationality..

    is Maltese.
    So you don't think it would be beneficial for them to unite?

    My argument wouldn't be that Maltese people should "become" Sicilian, but rather that true Sicilian culture, history is shared much more with Malta than with many Italian regions. There is not much that bonds Sicily to Venice, Emilia-Romagna, Marche, or Tuscany.. but much that bonds it to Malta.

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    In that case rather Sicily gains independance and Malta joins Sicily. If they have good reasons to become independent let them be.

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    It wouldn't be beneficial to Malta. Not at all.

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    Maltese culture is more like the original, "true" Sicilian culture.. which is disintegrating the longer they are part of Italy. I don't want to see them become a copy of Emilia-Romagna or another Tuscany. I'd like to see Sicily join with Malta and become more culturally "Maltese", so it wouldn't be a cultural change so much as a restoration of what I consider the true Sicilian culture.

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    However, I kinda like the idea of uniting Malta and Sicily with the only condition that Malta is the rightful leading "Influence" since we have a richer History (from the Megalithic Temples to the Knights Hospitaller), a badass Flag, better management of resources and financial/budget/trade/investment skills.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Malta1066Falzon View Post
    However, I kinda like the idea of uniting Malta and Sicily with the only condition that Malta is the rightful leading "Influence" since we have a richer History (from the Megalithic Temples to the Knights Hospitaller), a badass Flag, better management of resources and financial/budget/trade/investment skills.
    I agree for this reason. Much of Sicilian culture is now pan-Italian and originated on the mainland. Italian language is from Tuscany, for instance. The Maltese language originated in Sicily.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Incal View Post
    It wouldn't be beneficial to Malta. Not at all.
    I agree with this, if we were to join Italy.. Malta wouldn't be given any priorities or special attention, just look at Sicily and how they are treated, it's much less developed than Malta.

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