[Goanet]A CIVILIZED SOCIETY DOES NOT REOPEN WOUNDS - A GT REPORT & COMMENTS

[Sachin Phadte]

I think Gabe misses the point that I am making and that is why he says: 
"Please give us guidance on what you expect Christian Goans to do - just 
accept the VCD and a few days, weeks, months or years later, we can be 
brought to accept the yoke or taken to the slaughter house?" Nowhere in my 
message have I even given a hint that I want to take the Christian Goans to 
be taken to slaughter house.

The editorial in Goa is titled: "A Civilized Society Does Not Reopen 
Wounds". The issue is whether a civilised society should change its history 
because some may feel hurt with the truth. And I said that the editorial 
does not give any indication that facts have been wrongly stated.

Gabe says: "I do not know, which Religion you espouse to but if you are a 
Hindu and a similar VCD was made which shows that the Hindus created a lot 
of atrocities - ala Gujarat, I am sure you would not want to be associated 
with this extremity!" And this is exactly the point. I denounce the 
atrocities committed against the Muslims in Gujarat. Just as I denounce the 
burning of the Hindus in Godhra. And this I do not because I am a Hindu, but 
because I am a human being.

I would like to end this message form quoting what Halur had written in 
context of this thread. "Hindus are not total idiots, inspite of what you 
may think. They can distinguish between cruelty committed by Portuguese 
conquerors hundreds of years ago, with the bible in one hand and the sword 
in the other, and the present day catholic inhabitants."

Sachin Phadte
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