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Norman Lowell (born July 29, 1946) is the founder and leader of Imperium Europa, a Maltese movement promoting an amalgamation of sociopolitical ideas, mainly Libertarianism, Nationalism, and Environmentalism.
Recent years
In 2002, Lowell was banned from the Maltese media following some of his more controversial comments on public television. Despite this, Norman Lowell has gathered an ever increasing number of adherents, partly because of his charisma, eccentric sense of humour and readiness to challenge local authority, but also due to his exploitation of the increasing tensions caused on the island by seemingly unsustainable numbers of illegal immigrants.
Norman Lowell contested the first European Parliament elections that were held in Malta on June 12 2004, obtaining a highly unexpected 1,603 first-count votes and roumered to have obtained thousands of second-count votes.
Racial hatred
Despite being accused numerous times for being a racist, Lowell insists that he is actually a racialist and has nothing against minorities, as long as they don't invade White countries, especially Malta, with its population of less than half a million. However, he has issued several statements expressing intolerance against certain races, especially immigrants reaching Malta from the African and Asian continents, and also Jews, who he feels are degrading Maltese and European cultures.
Several lawsuits were filed following speeches he has made. Two charges of incitement of racial hatred are currently being settled in Malta's law courts. The first case concerns an article written for MaltaFly, in which several highly pejorative words, such as “lackey”, “mass-murderer”, “vermin” and “pest” were used to describe Jewish People. The second case deals with a public meeting organised by Lowell on 22 January 2005 in Safi, following a case in which illegal immigrants involved in an alleged peaceful protest on their detention were injured by Maltese soldiers.
An official enquiry about the protest concluded that the protest was not peaceful and the Maltese soldiers were justified for the use of force. The enquiry found out the illegal immigrants involved in the violent protest had been denied refugee status and where to be deported.
Malta in the future
If ever in power, Norman Lowell claims that all buildings post-dating 1800 will be razed to the ground. Exceptions for historical buildings of great value will be made, post dating 1800 by a few years. Valleta, Mdina, and the Three Cities will stand within sight of each other, countryside all around. An Arcology will be built right in the center of Malta, where Mosta stands presently. No vehicles will be allowed to pollute the island; an underground railway system will be the main means of transportation.
Other priorities
- A dynamic foreign policy to recover offshore oil fields.
- A National Unity Government drawn from the best of the Army, Police, civil service, university, world of industry and commerce.
- 10% flat rate VAT and abolition of income tax.
- Energy Island off Maghtab. Solar energy, wind and waves.
- Turning Malta into the Spiritual focal point of Europe. Advertise it as such. Quality tourists from all over the world in search of their own selves. Millions of discerning Europids descending upon us in order to be attuned to the Cosmos.
- Niche farming of exotic fruits and herbs.
- A total reorientation of present, mercantile values that have ruined our island.
Legalization of the following:
- Drugs (both soft and hard)
- Adult Entertainment (adult shops, adult cinemas, licensed brothels, etc)
- Abortion (especially in cases of rape).
- Weapons (Armory shops, shooting halls etc)
Trivia
- Norman Lowell is a dedicated artist in his own abstract style ; Dionysian Action Painting.
- Is also an author and a qualified banker.
- A martial-arts expert, he is the founder of Ch'uan Shu in Malta.
- Generally refers to Malta as "The sacred island of Melita".
- Is a Holocaust Denier/Revisionist.
- Criticized numerous times for speaking in a mish-mash of three languages, Maltese, English and Italian.
- Often refers to the Christian Church as "KKK" (Knisja Kattolika Korrotta), meaning "Corrupt Christian Church".
- Ends his speeches with "Ave", Latin for "Hail".
- Usually carries a cane.
- In 2003, he wrote a letter to Dr. Fenech Adami, then Prime Minister of Malta, predicting that the referendum determining Malta's entry in the European Union was going to be lost.
External links
- Imperium Europa — Official Website of Imperium Europa.
- Vivamalta.org — Maltese nationalist/patriotic site affiliated with Norman Lowell's Imperium Europa.
- Maltafly — Maltese politico-satirical site with various Norman Lowell interviews available for download.
- Credo — "Credo, a book for the very few" written by Norman Lowell.
- Fenech, Gerald (Jul. 03, 2005). Norman Lowell in court on inciting racism. The Malta Independent.