From: "Rui Collaco" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Goanet]Soglleanche randni kodde tench bannxirem! Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2003 01:10:06 +0100
>I have read the article. So what? What are you trying to prove Mr. Souza? >Can anyone draw conclusions from the fact that an anonymous citizen makes >some criticism regarding the conservation�.Anyone interested can check on the very interesting work carried out by Portuguese institutions in the restoration of the Fort >of S�o Jo�o Baptista de Ajud� (west coast of Africa) and on the Portuguese >fortifications in Morocco. These are just 2 examples, there's a lot more. ���. The writer of the article has a name, and as such is not *anonymous* (if I understand the dictionary meaning right). She is a researcher on themes relating to conservation. Perhaps, what Mr.Rui Cola�o meant to say is *insignificant* or *selective informer* ! One wishes Mr.Rui Cola�o did a better job than renting and fuming on Goanet! Could give us more comprehensive picture (and be less selective himself )by disclosing who had destroyed the Fort of Ajud� in the first place! And to stop being selective it is not enough to say �there�s a lot more�. >*apparently* hate so intensely, betraying yourself, your ideals and your >fellow Portugal-haters. �.. Criticism, even when crude or hard, is translated as *bashing* or *hate*, Mr. Rui Cola�o is perhaps still suffering from the hangover of the Salazar regime and its half a century of culture of censorship! Fortunately, the Portuguese, sepcially the younger generation, are getting over it. Mr. Rui Cola�o should not forget that Goa entered the age of democracy at least a decade of years before 25 of April of 1974! Perhaps Goanet will have to see more renting and fuming following this reminder! >I couldn't understand your Konkani proverb and I do not intend to take and Konkani classes. What a pity to hear this from someone who wastes so much energy to help the future of Goans (and their identity)! The Portuguese believe ardently that *Alma portuguesa � a lingua portuguesa* [Portuguese soul is the Portuguese language] That should be true of Goans as well? It is not without sense the other goan proverb: "Chodd firangi bhas, haddank urta mas". ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################
