> Remo Fernandes strummed to fame raging against drugs. Years (and a few > damp-squib albums) later, the popstar is seething again, this time against > "intellectually bankrupt" audiences in India. > > The 51-year-old crooner believes listeners have become incapable of > understanding or appreciating anything serious. This trend against "anything > that is serious" has taken root not just in music, but also cinema, > literature and art.
Anti-intellectualism is on the rise everywhere, not just India. It is a successful movement and got the current occupant of the White House further than he would have in a more discerning age. I hear Tony Blair has a more difficult time conning the public. George __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard - Read only the mail you want. http://antispam.yahoo.com/tools ########################################################################## # 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 # ##########################################################################
