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Cornel, I'm not sure how you come to see yourself as an expert on the many Goans who have settled in the US, Portugal, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, or the UK, and think you can gage their feelings about these countries vis-a-vis their place of origin. I know many Goans who always thought of themselves as Portuguese, and never acknowledged that they were Indians. Others feel differently. I know many Americans, Canadians, Brits and Australians who are extremely loyal to these countries, without denying their Goan or Indian heritages. Others feel differently. I think your feigned "fascination" of the loyalty of only some Americans of Goan descent is more a reflection of your own cynicism and anti-Americanism, which you have expressed repeatedly on this forum. However, I do agree with you that those who are not interested in a topic should use their delete buttons more actively rather than poke their noses into what others may be interested in. --- cornel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: ########################################################################## > # If Goanet stops reaching you, contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] # > # Want to check the archives? > http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/ # > # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to > reflect respect to others # > ########################################################################## > > I for one, would be disappointed if the Goanet admin > team accepted 'advice' > to 'close' the discussion about the last American > election for president or > about American action in Iraq and Afghanistan and > support for Israel etc. > My main reason is that I am rather fascinated by > the depth of > Americanisation among some Goans who have gone to > the States in very recent > times and become so totally American (and "we" > overnight) that it would make > the First Americans/Red Indians blush with > embarrassment! > > I can't recall similar blinkered 'adulation' from > Goan folks in Canada, > Australia, New Zealand, the UK or Portugal, where > significant Goan numbers > have settled and seem to have a much more realistic > view of their relatively > mundane lives in their new countries of abode. > > The particular discourse, which seems to be > upsetting to some, is and has > been among Goans surely i.e those located in Goa > and other places, and > especially, some located in the USA. > > Also, debates do die a natural death as people get > weary of them and so > there is really no need to kill them off through a > kind of censorship. In > the final analysis, different issues interest > different people and there > really can't be a consensus, surely, on the boredom > threshold. > Cornel > > > Admin ..lets hear more about Goa > > > A small note to admin-team.... > > > How long are we going to get this crap in our > inbox?? Its a month since > > the > > > US elections. Will it take long to close this > debate. Just asking so i > can > > > unsubscribe for sometime......... > > > >
