Dear Alberto, Of course people in Goa and elsewhere are going to vote whenever there are elections. The problem is not the people, but those candidates who jump wagon once elected, thus betraying people. So many votes are gone in vain... I did not mention the other dictators, including Xi and Kim, as in their countries, it is not such a farce as in India. Over there, they don't pretend it is a democracy - they just accept it is a dictatorship. If there is an opposition, they just jail them or shoot them. At least, these are dictators who make themselves known as such. The Armani suit guy here goes on preaching about the 'world's largest democracy' - and does nothing when muslim or christians are attacked/shot/burnt by the saffron lunatics. It is the world's biggest farce. Joao Paulo
________________________________ From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of [email protected] <[email protected]> Sent: 11 May 2024 10:40 To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [GRN] GOA : High Voter Turnout Dear Cota You will never stop the people of Goa and other Indian states from going to vote whenever there are elections. They were there in large numbers and even the Catholic nuns were there as seen in the photos. In addition to your friend Modi, you forgot to mention Trumph, Erdogan, Bolsonaro, Duterte, Orban, etc… and the dwarf André Ventura. Regards Alberto ----- Mensagem de Joao Paulo Cota <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> --------- Data: Thu, 9 May 2024 22:16:02 +0000 De: Joao Paulo Cota <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Assunto: Re: [GRN] GOA : High Voter Turnout Para: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Dear Alberto, The dictator I was referring to is no other than our good friend Modi. The Armani suit guy. I wonder how these voting machines are rigged this time to favour the votes towards a certain communalist, fundamentalist, party we are familiar with the name. Till date, I am curious to know why Mr Goel resigned as Election Commissioner for 'personal reasons'. Could it be he did not agree to certain 'stuff' imposed on him in West Bengal or elsewehre, or was he threatened in any way? Many organizations overseas already label India as an autocracy, ruled by a dictator - not a democracy. If anyone disagrees with him, it is his way or the highway... democracies function differently. The main element being accountability - which he feels he has none. BTW, these arrangements of refreshments, shades, etc. at pooling stations are basics and should not be seen as freebies with a poster of the big man - as if he has provided that. Other states in India have candidates offering freebies like chickens, booze, etc. Democracy, seriously? Regards, Joao Paulo ________________________________ From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of [email protected] <[email protected]> Sent: 09 May 2024 12:03 To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [GRN] GOA : High Voter Turnout Cota Your opinion expressed here must be referring to Donald Trump and subsequent events in the USA or Iran. As a Portuguese politician said: Let us have the humility to always prefer imperfect democracy to dictatorship. Nobody wants to exchange a less perfect democracy for a dictatorship. We want better, much better democracy. Now about retornados. The people (like a former Goan priest I met) who left Goa after 1961 will never support tDemocracy, especially when they jumped to where Salazar ruled, then from Portugal to Africa and finally from here to Portugal and Brasil in 1975. Cota, there's more. Polling booths in Goa were seen with arrangements of refreshments, coolers, and shades to protect the voters from the heat. We can imagine, PEOPLE DRINKING COKE, JUICES, EATING SHRIMP, BEFORE GOING TO VOTE. Want better than that? Not even in the USA. Regards Alberto -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Goa-Research-Net" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/20240509130326.Horde.dZxYRyx1oBT91sw9LXQeO12%40mail.sapo.pt<https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/20240509130326.Horde.dZxYRyx1oBT91sw9LXQeO12%40mail.sapo.pt?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Goa-Research-Net" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> . 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