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Fred Noronha wrote: Hang on. I thought Godfrey was raising issues about script, dialect, caste
and language. Not about whether Goa is part of India/Asia or isn't...
Whether we agree with Godfrey's perspective or not, are we suggesting that some issues are beyond debate? FN
On Sat, 20 Dec 2003, Radhakrishnan Nair wrote:
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(Neal Pinto wrote: Forget India... do some of you even consider Goa to be part of Asia?)
No way, Neal!
They're just ashamed of their skin colour. They don't even identify themselves with the creamy white of Southeast Asians. They want the "pure" white of European descent!
Wonder who's stopping them from a mass migration -- maybe their white demigods just don't want the brownies around!
Good luck, all you brown saibas!
No, Fred! Nothing is beyond debate, and as journalists worth our salt, we must uphold the right to debate issues threadbare. But then, what if someone has nothing worthwhile to say and just flogs the dead horses just for the heck of it?
Read between the lines, some of the posts on this forum betray the slave mentality of a handful of people, especially the vintage variety. It would seem that they're pining for the good ol' colonial days and are nursing hopes of the Portuguese making a Second Coming to liberate them from the "bharatis". How do u respond to that?
Cheers,
R.K. Nair
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