Hello, Rui!
(You wrote: You must also be aware that not all that you hear in Goa is
factual, there's a lot of misinformation and plain anti-Portuguese
brainwashing in the Goan media. That's ironic, because I don't find an
equivalent anglophobia in the rest of India.)
I categorically deny your first statement (there's a lot of misinformation
and plain anti-Portuguese brainwashing in the Goan media). I'm a journalist
who has been part of the media scene in Goa and still maintains close links
with media there. I've never seen any "misinformation" or "plain
anti-Portuguese brainwashing" in the Goan media. How did you get that idea,
Rui? Surely through someone like a Goan doctor in Nassau whose favourite
pastime is to nitpick inaccuracies in the Goan media and flaunt them as
egragious examples of Portuguese-bashing!
As for the second sentence (That's ironic, because I don't find an
equivalent anglophobia in the rest of India), the apologists of the
Portuguese regime must do some introspection as to why it's happening in Goa
and not in other parts of India. If you take a close look, you'll notice
that the anti-Portuguese sentiments expressed on this forum are basically
reactions -- a kind of backlash to the brazen India-baiting by a handful
drummer boys of the Portuguese.
In other parts of the country, nobody harks back to the pre-1947 days to
belittle the advances made by independent India. That's not the case in Goa.
Here a miniscule minority (most of them fossilised pensioners) can't still
reconcile to the reality of Goa's integration with India and keep bombarding
others with their bigoted anti-India rubbish, provoking neutral observers
and well-wishers of Goa like me to retaliate in kind.
Believe me, Rui, I've nothing against Portugal and I'm all for friendly
relations and closer interaction between the peoples of the two countries,
if only the delirious stretcher cases here would allow that to happen!
Now let's move on to the last paragraph of your post. You write: "In this
country, some people can get very rich honestly. One example is Mr. Belmiro
de Azevedo, founder of "Sonae", who built and industrial empire from scratch
in less than 20 years. No one ever accused him of committing any crime. By
the way, would you tell me what are the crimes committed by Bill Gates on
his way to success and fortune?"
Dig deeper into 'Sonae' and I'm sure you'll find skeletons tumbling out of
the cupboard. As for the Bill Gates bit, Rui, please read the ant-trust case
files and you'll get a fair idea of the crimes he committed. Had the
Democrats won the last US presidential elections, Microsoft would have been
split into two, three or four entities.
I hate long posts. This is already beyond my limit. Will discuss the other
points you've raised another time. Keep in touch!
Regards & best wishes,
RKN
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