Two observations: 1) The Portugal of today is markedly different from the country's ethos even 25 years ago and the main difference may be European union. My subjective opinion is it does *feel* somewhat - and occasionally significantly - less racist against Indian people, or more generally South Asians, than most of the rest of Europe. That's an impressive thing, in its own way.
2) Nonetheless, it would be too much to expect Portugal to be immune to racism of the right-wing European variant, and it never has been so. Yet, every single time racism in Portugal is broached as a topic, in my experience, the standard Portuguese response is stubborn denial that such a thing could ever be perceived in the first place. That itself is quite worrisome, as is the refusal to accept that others experience the society in different ways. On Tue, 14 Nov 2023, 17:24 'Nuno Cardoso da Silva' via Goa-Research-Net, < [email protected]> wrote: > > "The number of Portuguese that on their daily life are invited to go back > to their lands when a minimal conflitual situation starts surely have > reasons to doubt so." > > Yes, that does happen, but how often? Can those few instances tipify > Portuguese behaviour? I sincerely doubt it. If you walk in Lisbon you only > have to see the number of mixed couples and children of mixed blood (for > the lack of another better way of saying it) to realize that ancestry is of > very little importance to many - probably most - Portuguese people. > Fortunately. We have always been a "mestiço" people and adding a few more > genes does not frighten us... No such a thing as a "pure" Portuguese... > > Nuno Cardoso da Silva > > *Sent:* Tuesday, November 14, 2023 at 7:34 AM > *From:* "sandra lobo" <[email protected]> > *To:* "[email protected]" < > [email protected]> > *Subject:* Responder: [GRN] Re: Fw: A INVASÃO DOS GOESES > > It must be quite unconsciously. The number of Portuguese that on their > daily life are invited to go back to their lands when a minimal conflitual > situation starts surely have reasons to doubt so. They share the problem of > being black, Portuguese born in Brazil which is easily identifiable, etc. > The case of the very small Goan community, for historical and social > reasons, is an exception. In some cases we are speaking of pure racism, in > other cases, of its variant, xenophobia. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sandra Ataíde Lobo > > > > > > > https://giepcip.wordpress.com/ https://praticasdahistoria.pt/ > > > > tmn. ++351 930690459 > > > > > > ------------------------------ > *De:* 'Nuno Cardoso da Silva' via Goa-Research-Net < > [email protected]> > *Enviado:* 13 de novembro de 2023 12:33 > *Para:* [email protected] < > [email protected]> > *Assunto:* Re: [GRN] Re: Fw: A INVASÃO DOS GOESES > > Whether consciously or unconsciously, the vast majority of Portuguese > people feel that to be Portuguese only two conditions must be satisfied: > > 1. Wishing to be Portuguese > 2. Being able to speak Portuguese > > Ancestry is of no concern... > > Nuno Cardoso da Silva > > > *Sent:* Saturday, November 11, 2023 at 12:52 PM > *From:* "'Pedro Mascarenhas' via Goa-Research-Net" < > [email protected]> > *To:* "Goa-Research-Net" <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [GRN] Re: Fw: A INVASÃO DOS GOESES > > If it was posted earlier, it was later changed with the phrase «Invasão > dos goeses »Invasion by the Goans, with deep political significance, and > circled after the fall of the Costa. > > > > On Saturday, November 11, 2023 at 09:11:47 AM GMT, fredericknoronha < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > As a matter of detail, I don't think this has come up after the fall of > Costa. It was posted on the Goychem Daiz-2 (Goan Heritage) group by Amalia > Nazareth on Oct 28, 2023, and then too, after it was posted "many times" as > WhatsApp puts it. See the attachment. 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