>From: The Goan Forum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: [Goanet] re: Sunila's "Fred Noronha and Co" comment >Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2002 04:39:25 -0700 (PDT) > >Sunila Muzawar wrote: > >[I have no problem with discussing these of course. >The problem I believe is that this forum completely >ignores the otherside.... i.e.crimes committed against >the majority in India. And due to this imbalance a >biased view is perpetrated to the members of this >forum.] > > >JC's response: > >Perpetrated By whom Sunila?
By lopsided reporting, lopsided arguments, ignorance of many incidents. >Is it possible that >1. The vast majority of members are silent Yes, of course. >2. The views expressed reflect what is presently going >on On some counts, yes. But not all counts. That is where the imbalance comes about. >3. If there is something going on, which you know of, >....you would have let us all know. Of course not ! After all it is not my job to let you know all that is going on in this world and India in particular. I do send in a few messages when I can find the time to do so like the last few days ;-) but generally I hardly bother at times. But if you would like to take on this job, please go ahead. You have my blessings ;-) >Sunila:[Let's hope Fred Noronha and Co. will now give >us more balanced reporting and news and the rest of us >can discuss it at length.] >JC's response: >The last paragraph from Sunila suggests (I stand >corrected if I am wrong) that 'Fred Noronha and Co' >are NOT providing fair reporting. (Don't know what >"more balanced" means.......like..more better, I >suppose) When I say the reporting needs to be more balanced I mean exactly that. Let's not get into the crab mentality here. I am talking with a focus on issues and not people. Fred Noronha was mentioned because he is our main news reporter on this forum. I have no personal axes to grind with Fred. I have met him and found him to be a nice quiet unassuming chap. And knowing him, he will actually view my message with an open mind and possibly work towards giving more balanced news reports. >In any event...I disagree. > >Joel in his Goa News mostly reposts what summaries of >what the Goa Newspapers say while "Fred Noronha and >Co" are, in my opinion, pretty objective. I accept your opinion. However I disagree. >I wonder what makes the reporting from 'Fred Noronha >and Co' unbalanced. Perhaps, Sunila will care to >advise us. If reporting (and by reporting I mean news and views here) was more balanced we would have heard of Godhra before the revenge on Muslims took place. We would have heard of the hundreds and thousands and hundreds of thousands of Hindus being killed in Kashmir EVERY DAY in the name of religion. We would have heard of the killings in the North East which force conversions and hatred which occur EVERY DAY. We would have heard of the numerous deaths on the caste issues in Bihar and UP which occur EVERYDAY! And we would have heard more about the findings on the anti-Sikh riots which occurred a long time ago. And we would have heard more about the elimination of Kashmiri Buddists in the name of ethnic cleansing which occur EVERY DAY. And we would have heard more about the 0.8 million Kashmiri Pandits who have been displaced from their homes and who live in pitiable conditions EVERY DAY for for the last ten years. And we would have heard about the Naxal bombings and killings in Bihar and Andhra Pradesh for the last few years which occur EVERY OTHER DAY. And we would have heard of the recent bombing in Punjab. And etc. Instead we heard a lot about the Christian missionary Staines...but not a word about the one of the harshest punishments in the world meted out to a minor aged 14 years for involvement in the crime when he was a couple of years younger at least. A lot about sporadic incidents on Christians and the church bombings. However, when it was finally discovered that the church bombers were hired by the Pakistani ISI, silence reigned in this forum for sometime until I sent in the news article. We heard and are hearing a lot about the Muslims killed in Gujarat but zilch about the Hindus killed in Godhra which triggered these riots in the first place. And of course we hear a lot of rubbish which comes out from the likes of the VHP etc. But do not hear a word about what the Imam of Jama Masjid said about the disintegration of our nation. Need I say more ? >And let us just cut the mustard and say Who are the >"majority community" . Hindus? Atheists, Harijans, >Dalits?... Oh fine with me. I don't like mustard either. I am talking about the non-Brahmin Hindu community which includes but is not limited to Harijans, Dalits and Atheists. Now let me repeat I have NO problem with reporting about atrocities on minorities. In fact, I think that such reporting is most important in a democracy. Besides I am interested in all news. But when the reporting is ONLY limited to that it gives a lopsided view of my beautiful country, and I don't like it. Besides it is untrue that only minorities are hurt in my country. The majority community is the biggest sufferer and India is the only country in the world where it's majority is trampled upon, exploited and killed without anyone batting an eyelid. Let us also recognise that. I do realise that this forum has a major lot of Christian voices, a single Muslim voice and a couple of Hindu voices. I don't count myself in any of these, of course, because although born a Hindu I married a Muslim and I never did and never will believe in any religion and would not like to limit myself to a particular community. And I also realise that most of the news and views reported on this forum cater to the majority of the voices heard. However, I still believe that lop sided reporting is sending an incorrect view to the members of this forum about my country. I would like more balanced reporting to allow more balanced views. After all riots and communal violence occur due to hatred propagated via half truths and untruths. Do you not agree ? Cheers, Sunila P.S. I will rely on you to take my views with a balanced mind and not try to shred it to start a wrangling match. ;-) _________________________________________________________________ Join the world�s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-W-E-B---S-I-T-E-=-=-= To Subscribe/Unsubscribe from GoaNet | http://www.goacom.com/goanet =================================================================== For (un)subscribing or for help, Contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dont want so many e=mails? 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